RevenueJuly saw falls across the board in TV revenue. A year on year analysis showed that total terrestrial revenue fell 12.2%. Channel 5 was worst hit, dropping 19% to less than £13m, while ITV saw a heavy fall of 14.5%.Satellite revenue showed an unusual fall, dropping 3.2% in a year on year analysis, against its… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up June 2001
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new pre-school title called BBC Toybox Teach Me aimed at introducing children to language, literacy and maths.The magazine, which launches on 1 October, will feature BBC pre-school characters such as Bob the Builder and the Tweenies and will have a cover price of £1.50. It will be supported by… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Launches Pre-School Mag
ITV is to rethink its sports highlights show, The Premiership, after complaints that the first programme contained too little action.ITV’s head of sport, Brian Barwick, confirmed that changes were being considered after complaints that the first programme, shown last Saturday, contained less than half an hour of on the pitch action.He said: “The programme will… Continue reading ITV Rethinks The Premiership
Web giant msn.com was beaten to the top spot in the online advertiser rankings for July by dell.com. The corporate communications website was visited by 5,417 unique at home users throughout the month and achieved 38.5% digital reach. ebay.co.uk rose to fifth place in July’s rankings gaining exposure among 4,404 users throughout the month. The… Continue reading New Media Round Up
Channel 4 have confirmed that commissioning editor responsible for Big Brother, Liz Warner, is leaving the channel to set up her own company.Warner has been at Channel 4 for over three years and is leaving to launch her own independent TV production company later in the year. The company, Betty, will specialise in documentaries and… Continue reading Liz Warner Quits Channel 4
Condé Nast has made a long term commitment to Glamour‘s success in the women’s magazine market by guaranteeing that the title’s cover price remains below that of its competitors for the next five years.After Glamour‘s impressive performance in the latest ABC consumer magazine results (see Glamour Makes Stunning 450,000 ABC Debut), the handbag sized title… Continue reading Condé Nast To Keep Glamour Cheap
IPC has today announced that it is to close three internet sites and make 90 staff redundant, following a review of its online business.Beme.com, unmissabletv.com and uploaded.com will all close as part IPC’s programme to rationalise its portfolio of internet brands. The company will now focus on six internet sites, which it believes will deliver… Continue reading IPC Closes Online Business
IPC Media has today announced that it is to close three internet sites and make 90 staff redundant, following a review of its online business. Beme.com, unmissabletv.com and uploaded.com will all close, as IPC instigates a programme to rationalise its portfolio of internet brands. The company will now focus on six internet sites, which it… Continue reading IPC Media Closes Online Businesses Costing 90 Staff
The ASA has let Britvic off the hook after complaints that one of its posters was “offensive and mocked those suffering from eating disorders.”The poster, which was advertising a low calorie fruit drink, carried the headline: “I can’t drink it. Grapefruit piles on the pounds” and showed a rake sunbathing on a boat. Next to… Continue reading ASA Lets Britvic Off The Hook
VNU released its interim results yesterday (see VNU Gloomy About Trade Journal Market), showing headline of £252m which was below analysts forecasts. The company also displayed pessimism for the coming year by lowered its earning per share figure. This had an adverse effect on companies in similar areas such as Reed, which saw shares drop… Continue reading Sharewatch
