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ITV Digital’s future is likely to involve partnerships, according to Carlton Communications chief executive Gerry Murphy, but to what extent they will be with rival BSkyB is still not clear. At the release of Carlton’s full year results yesterday (see Carlton Losses Mount As More Jobs Go), Murphy spoke of the Government’s digital action plan… Continue reading ITV Digital Looks To Future Partnerships

ITV’s director of channels, David Liddiment, has publicly rejected claims that he has been defeated by BBC1’s recent ratings domination. Writing in the Independent today, he said: “I am not about to surrender ITV1’s position as Britain’s most popular channel.”Liddiment’s defensiveness comes after many interpreted the speech that accompanied the launch of ITV’s winter schedule… Continue reading Liddiment Defends Risk Taking

The Zenith Optimedia Group released its annual December forecasts yesterday and provided a glimmer of hope for the advertising industry by forecasting a small rise in advertising expenditure in 2002. World Advertising Expenditure Summary ($ current prices)    2000  2001  % change  2002  % change  2003  % change  2004  % change  North America 149,572 141,039… Continue reading Global Advertising Forecasts From Zenith Offer Some Hope To Industry

The best performance in yesterday’s media market came from UBC, which saw shares jump 30.63% to close at 34źp, after the company said that it was positive about the future, in spite of the uncertain business environment.Cordiant issued its second profits warning in three months yesterday and announced further job losses, taking the total number… Continue reading Sharewatch

Channel 4 is restructuring its Commercial Development division in an attempt to strengthen its relationship with independent producers and generate new revenue streams.The division, part of Channel 4’s commercial arm, 4 Ventures, is to be renamed Consumer Products and will continue to be overseen by Channel 4’s managing director of marketing, Polly Cochrane.Cochrane said: “The… Continue reading C4 Restructures Commercial Development Division

Audited figures are the oil that makes the cogs of the advertising industry machine run smoothly. But should a lack of accountability keep newer forms of advertising on the sidelines, or should advertisers have the courage to encourage innovation, asks Anna Wise editor of MediaTel’s NewsLine.One of the major issues faced by younger media such… Continue reading Advertising By Numbers

Carlton Communications revealed a fall of 39% in core profits in its preliminary year end results, released today. Unsurprisingly the fall in advertising revenue was the prime reason for the slump although the burden of ITV Digital continues to weigh heavy on Carlton’s balance sheet.Around 100 hundred jobs are expected to go at Carlton, on… Continue reading Carlton Losses Mount As More Jobs Go

Associated New Media (ANM), the new media arm of Associated Newspapers (ANL) launches its second attempt at a women’s web offering on 6 January. Initially meant as a relaunch of charlottestreet.com,femail.co.ukhas emerged with barely a trace of its forebear and is billed as a “2nd generation women’s web site”. The generation the site is aiming… Continue reading Associated New Media Readies For Launch Of New Women’s Website

The Government has unveiled a series of initiatives designed to boost the uptake of broadband services in the UK.E-commerce Minister Douglas Alexander, has outlined the Government’s strategy to “map out a route forward for the UK’s broadband industry.” The strategy highlights the need for increased competition in the broadband market and proposes a joint Government/industry… Continue reading Government Unveils Broadband Initiatives

Carlton Communications revealed a fall of 39% in core profits in its preliminary year end results, released today. Unsurprisingly the fall in advertising revenue was the prime reason for the slump although the burden of ITV Digital continues to weigh heavy on Carlton’s balance sheet. Around 100 hundred jobs are expected to go at Carlton,… Continue reading Carlton Losses Mount As More Jobs Go