Absolute Radio, a joint venture between Absolute Radio International, Ulster TV and Euronet, has launched in the UK with the intention of acquiring radio licences across the country.Created by former Capital Radio head of programming Clive Dickens, Absolute Radio UK’s first bid will be for the East Midlands Radio licence and the company is submitting… Continue reading Absolute Radio Launches In The UK
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is launching a new consumer campaign to develop consumer trust and confidence in direct marketing and is calling on the industry for support.The “Its Your Choice” campaign begins in February and aims to promote the commitment by “responsible” direct marketers to respect consumers’ data protection and privacy rights.The DMA is… Continue reading DMA Aims To Boost Trust In Direct Marketing
53% of the UK adult population, or 24 million people, accessed the internet during the last year, according to the latest quarterly figures from the October 2001 National Statistics Omnibus Survey.The survey shows that 39% of all UK households now have internet access, which amounts to 9.7 million households across the country, a figure that… Continue reading 53% Of UK Adults Use The Internet
Look out for NewsLine’s end of year news round-ups on New Media and Ambient/Outdoor on tomorrow, when we return on 2 January 2002, Cinema and a media financial round-up from MediaTel Insight.JanuaryThe Radio Authority published its new Advertising and Sponsorship Code to bring it up-to-date with current or imminent legislation. This was the first major… Continue reading End Of Year News Round-Up: Radio
Comcast has won the battle to merge with AT&T, to create the US’ largest broadband cable provider. The deal, announced last night, ends months of negotiations and sees Comcast emerge victorious over rival bidder AOL Time Warner. The deal is valued at around $7.2 billion, according to reports, and the Comcast AT&T group will reach… Continue reading Comcast And AT&T Finally Seal Merger
French media group Vivendi Universal (VU) has reached an agreement to buy the Italian pay-TV platform, Stream, from News Corp, according to a report in the Financial Times. The paper reports that VU will pay $390 million for the business. In principle, Stream will be merged with Vivendi’s Telepiu business, although the Italian regulation authorities… Continue reading Vivendi To Buy News Corp’s Stream In Italy, Says FT
2001 was ‘one of the most capricious years in decades’ for the media and advertising industries, according to a new report from the Billetts, with UK TV prices ending up at their cheapest since 1994. This appraisal of the year comes from Billetts’ Media Forecasts 2002 report, which predicts that there will be a slow… Continue reading Billetts Sees Return To Ad Growth Around September 2002
By 2005, US online advertising will be worth $18.8 billion, according to a GartnerG2 report released this month. This 2005 figure represents a 138% growth on the $7.9 billion of 2001. Gartner says that while advertising growth remains flat or receding in television, radio and print, online advertising revenue is set to grow considerably, but… Continue reading US Online Advertising To More Than Double By 2005
US radio advertising revenue remained weak in October, according to new figures from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Local sales figures for October fell 6% year on year, while national spend was down 15% and the combined total was down 8%. In the year-to-date, local figures dropped 4% during the first ten months of… Continue reading Top 15 Markets Pull Down US Radio Ad Revenues, Return To Growth Predict For 2002
Sales of IP telephones – telephones that transfer voice and data via the internet – grew by 111% in Europe year on year in 2001, according to research published this month by IDC. The report shows that there was a push in IP (internet protocol) enabled phones in the latter part of 2000. IDC forecasts… Continue reading IP Telephone Market Set For 108% Sales Growth 2000-2005
