ProgrammesThe big television highlight of this month was the unveiling of the final five members of the Popstars group. Having gone through the excruciating audition process, which featured some singing talent not seen since the heyday of Linda McCartney in Wings and surviving Nasty Nigel’s fairly nasty putdowns, 3 February saw two programmes devoted to… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – February 2001
Recent forecasts from IDC suggest that Japan’s online population may grow to more that 104 million by 2005. ICD also forecast that this rise will be mainly due to the increase in mobile phones to access the net. In 2000, Japan’s internet audience stood at around 39.8 million people, just over 30% of the population,… Continue reading Japan’s Online Population Will Hit 104 Million by 2005
Freeserve has announced new pan-European advertising opportunities following its integration with Wanadoo (see Freeserve Sold To Wanadoo). The internet portal can now develop media plans and European campaigns from the UK, which can run across Freeserve and Wanadoo content in the UK, France, Belgium, Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands.Caroline Pathy, advertising sales director for Freeserve… Continue reading Freeserve And Wanadoo Offer Pan European Ad Opportunities
Industry figures were calling for a set of guidelines for poster ads planned for tube stations following a series of campaign bans by London Underground. This week new executions from Heart 106.2, Miss Selfridge and Vintage Publishing were banned by the Underground despite having been passed by the ASA.Posters for Miss Selfridge were considered not… Continue reading Industry Calls For Guidelines Following Tube Ad Bans
Less than a week after the Popstars series reached the desired conclusion of Hear’Say entering the singles chart at number 1, ITV has already commissioned another star-making show.Pearson Television has been commissioned to make a programme which will launch a solo pop artist. Like Popstars it will hold open auditions across the country. Having whittled… Continue reading Hot On The Heels Of Hear’Say, ITV Plans Another Search For A Star
Condé Nast’s innovatively handbag-sized first venture into the mid market women’s glossy sector, Glamour (see Condé Nast Prepares To Deliver Glamour To the UK, But Will We Buy It?), has proved such a hit that an additional print run of 50,000 has had to be produced to keep up with demand.The new magazine launched on… Continue reading Handbag-Sized Glamour Proves Big Success
After Capital Radio’s profits warning yesterday (see Capital Shares Plummet As Trading Statement Warns Of Half Year Revenue Below Expectations) shook the commercial radio sector, GWR has issued a trading update in order to restore some confidence.In its pre-closed period trading update the group indicated to investors that results for the full year to 31… Continue reading GWR Issues Trading Update In Attempt To Reassure Commercial Radio Investors
Fears of a recession in the US that could spread to the UK were fuelled yesterady as stock markets around the world slipped downwards, including the FTSE 100, which saw its largest one-day fall since October 1992.The worst performer among media shares was Capital Radio, whose profits warning (see Capital Shares Plummet As Trading Statement… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio is expecting half year revenue increases to fall below the expectations indicated in its AGM trading statement at the end of January. The prediction was made in a pre-closed period trading statement issued today in respect of the six months ended 31 March and comes as a consequence of the slowdown in the… Continue reading Capital Shares Plummet As Trading Statement Warns Of Half Year Revenue Below Expectations
Adam Singer, chief executive of cable company Telewest Communications, this morning described events in the last twelve months as the business equivalent of ‘changing jobs, getting married and giving birth all in one year.’ He was referring to Telewest’s move from analogue to digital, the merger with Flextech and the roll-out of its unmetered high-speed… Continue reading Telewest Chief Sees Rosy Future Despite £701m Losses
