Kim Howells, the new minister for broadcasting, film and tourism, has questioned whether the original time scale for the analogue switch-off is achievable. According to an interview in the Financial Times this morning, Howells believes that there are too many people dependent on television for their entertainment to rush the decision. Also in the interview,… Continue reading Howells Questions Digital Switch Date
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The top 10 UK domains remain unchanged during May with msn.com dominating the field with 6,508,000 unique visitors and 44.7% digital reach. Yahoo.com retained its number two position with 5,220,000 unique visitors and 35.9% digital reach. At the other end of the scale bbc.co.uk held on to the number nine spot with 2,662,000 visitors and… Continue reading New Media Round-Up
Radio has not been immune to the doom predictions of the adspend downturn. The Advertising Association expected average year on year quarterly growth would be 9% in 2001, down from an average 11.2% during 2000. The first quarter growth of just 0.8% this year appeared to confirm fears and AA estimates expect the second quarter… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Radio Resists Adspend Trend
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Condé Nast fell victim to the success of its new fashion title Glamour, when complaints about its failure to fulfil a subscription offer it advertised were upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The complaints stemmed from a subscription offer advertised in the magazine saying that readers could get a year’s subscription at £9.99 and receive… Continue reading Glamour Rapped For Subscriber Complaints
Scandinavia and the Netherlands are leading the way in the development and usage of the internet and mobile phones, according to the 2001 Yearbook from Eurostat. Throughout the EU, between 1995 and 1999 the number of mobile phones per 100 inhabitants increased by seven times and the number of companies hosting internet access rose by… Continue reading Scandinavia And Netherlands Lead EU Mobile And Internet Developments
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Trinity Mirror announced the sale of eight of its weekly free papers to Johnston Press yesterday (see Johnston Press Gains Eight New Weekly Titles). Shares in Trinity were not greatly affected by the announcement, rising less than 1% to £4.10, while Johnston Press rose just 2p to £2.79½.Despite the uncertainty surrounding the industry in view… Continue reading Sharewatch
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Granada Broadband, the new media wing of Granada plc, is teaming up with lastminute.com to launch four new leisure sites that will cater for around 21m sports fans.Lastminute.com will provide visitors to the sites with a range of sports related travel, entertainment offers and monthly competitions. Sports fans will be offered behind the scenes access… Continue reading Granada Broadband To Launch Websites
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The BBC’s annual report, published today, shows a continued decline in BBC1’s share, despite an extra £165m being spent on programmes across the board, including drama, entertainment and sport.The BBC spent more of its income on programmes and services last year, increasing the proportion from 76% to 81%. However, according to the report it will… Continue reading BBC Publishes Annual Report
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Radio has not been immune to the doom predictions of the adspend downturn. The Advertising Association expected average year on year quarterly growth would be 9% in 2001, down from an average 11.2% during 2000. The first quarter growth of just 0.8% this year appeared to confirm fears and AA estimates expect the second quarter… Continue reading Feature: Radio Resists Adspend Trend