Week on week analysis reveals a week of mixed fortunes for media companies, despite the IPA’s Bellwether report suggesting that the current advertising slowdown could be shortlived (see IPA Bellwether Says Downturn Will Be Brief).Granada and Carlton saw shares rise in week on week analysis, despite the Government rejecting calls made by the ITC to… Continue reading Sharewatch
A new report from Jupiter MMXI has highlighted the growth seen in internet usage since it began its research at the end of 1999. The number of monthly at home users in the UK has grown from 7.8 million in October 1999 to 13.5 million in January 2001. The number of minutes spent online each month… Continue reading Jupiter Charts Internet Growth
A new report from Jupiter MMXI has highlighted the growth in internet usage since the research group began recording data at the end of 1999. The number of monthly home users in the UK has grown from 7.8 million in October 1999 to 13.5 million in January 2001. The number of minutes spent online each… Continue reading Jupiter Charts UK Internet Growth
Shares in Carlton and Granada fell yesterday after the ITC warned the Governement that the planned OFCOM legislation to relax the media ownership rules would come too late to counteract the current economic difficulties faced by the commercial TV sector (see ITC Chief Calls For Interim Legislation) and called for interim legislation. Carlton was down… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Government has dismissed the ITC’s calls for interim legislation allowing the creation of a single ITV as “neither practical nor desirable.”A spokesperson for The DCMS responded to calls made yesterday by the ITC’s chairman Sir Robin Biggam, to relax the “hopelessly outdated” cross media ownership regulations ahead of the planned OFCOM legislation in 2003… Continue reading DCMS Dismisses Emergency Legislation Plea
ISBA and the Consumers’ Association have launched a new set of best practice principles for commercial activities in schools, which has received endorsement from the Department for Education and Skills. The new guidelines reflect the more relaxed approach to branding on teaching materials and corporate-sponsored activities which is evolving.The concept of companies sponsoring teaching materials… Continue reading ISBA Launches School Sponsorship Guidelines
UK internet users turned away from chat rooms, e-commerce sites and entertainment portals during September in favour of news and official government sites, according to web monitoring company, Hitwise.The latest figures for September reveal the inevitable shift in usage habits of UK users after the terrorist attacks in the US led to an increase in… Continue reading UK Internet Usage Habits Shift
The first run episode of Coronation Street, shown on ITV2 on Wednesday evening due to football being shown on ITV1, gained the highest audience yet achieved for the channel.During the 7:30-8pm slot, the channel was the 6th most popular channel in all homes, attracting 673,000 viewers and peaking during the second half of the programme… Continue reading ITV2 Achieves 6.6% Audience Share
Time Inc has announced the completion of its acquisition of IPC Group Limited, the parent company of IPC Media, from Cinven. The purchase price is £1.15bn, including the cash in the company.The deal was announced in July (see AOL Buys IPC Media For £1.15bn), following months of speculation about possible talks, thought to be held… Continue reading Time Completes £1.15bn IPC Takeover
The IPA’s Bellwether report has suggested that the advertising slowdown could be shortlived (see IPA Bellwether Says Downturn Will Be Brief), and yesterday’s media stocks reflected this optimism.Shares in Reuters staged a recovery, after Tuesday’s falls, caused by a downbeat trading statement, rising 51p to end at £6.55. Pearson was also among the better performers,… Continue reading Sharewatch
