Hamish Pringle is proving quick to implement change at the IPA, only a month after taking up his position as director general. He has announced changes to the IPA secretariat affecting areas of membership and communication, as well as increasing the level of commitment to creatives.“The IPA doesn’t do enough for the creative people in… Continue reading IPA Makes More Creative Moves
US newspaper publishers have shown the extent to which the advertising and economic slowdown there is hurting the media, with a disappointing set of figures for August, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The New York Times Company saw revenues decline by 17.8% last month, with technology, media and telcoms advertising particularly weak. Revenues at… Continue reading US Newspaper Groups’ Figures Show Tough Conditions
RevenueYear on year analysis showed that TV revenue fell across the board during August, with the exception of Satellite revenue which rose by 10%.Total terrestrial TV revenue showed a fall of 7% year on year, as the advertising downturn continued to cast gloom over the industry. Channel 5 was the worst hit with revenue dropping… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – August 2001
The Italian advertising market, the only remaining growth market in Europe just a few months ago (see Forecasts and Forecasts), is now showing a continuing downward trend. The latest ACNielsen data, analysed by ABN Amro, show a 7.3% decline in ad revenues during July. The majority of this was felt in the radio and newspaper… Continue reading Once Strong Italian Ad Market Now Shows Downward Trend
Gavyn Davies, chief economist with Goldman Sachs and former Labour party member, has been confirmed as the new chairman of the BBC.The decision to appoint Davies, who still has strong links with the Labour party, has been heavily criticised by the Conservatives, who have accused the BBC of cronyism.Conservative party chairman, David Davis, spoke out… Continue reading Davies Announced As New BBC Chairman
s share prices continue to tumble at Pearson, both Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and ABN Amro have downgraded their outlooks for the media group. Much of the fall in Pearson’s figures comes from European broadcaster RTL, in which Pearson holds a 22% stake. RTL yesterday reported an interim loss of ₏2.2 billion (see RTL Postpones… Continue reading Pearson Downgraded As FT And RTL Outlooks Deteriorate
According to reports in the national press the BBC is today expected to announce that former Labour party member Gavyn Davies, will replace Sir Christopher Bland as the next chairman of the corporation.Any further developments will be reported on NewsLine.BBC: 020 8743 8000 www.bbc.co.ukSubscribers can access ten years of media news and analysis in the… Continue reading BBC To Announce New Chairman
ITV Digital has admitted to a piracy problem, whereby users are avoiding paying more than a basic subscription by obtaining pirated smartcards in order to watch premium services.Stuart Prebble, ITV chief executive, has acknowledged that the problem is there and has said that an investigation is underway.Adam Singer, executive chairman of Telewest, has also expressed concern… Continue reading Pirates Target ITV Digital
US journalist Michael Woolff said at this year’s Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival that, thanks to the internet “No one can ever make a living selling headlines again”. Bad news for newspapers, which sell headlines sometimes hours after the event went live online or on screen.What is true (and bad news for advertisers) is that… Continue reading Feature: Read All About It
Over 3.5 million homes across the UK now subscribe to cable TV, an increase of 8.8% on the same period last year, according to the Independent Television Commission’s (ITC) cable statistics report for the second quarter of 2001.According to the figures 15% of UK TV households now have cable TV, which has increased its penetration… Continue reading Over 3.5 Million UK Homes Now Have Cable
