A positive comment made yesterday about the prospect of United News and Media making a large share buy-back by the end of the year lifted the value of shares in United by 29½p by the end of the day’s trading, leaving them at £7.73.Meanwhile concerns over Capital Radio’s ad revenue prospects had a negative effect… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV’s audience share will fall 7% by the end of the decade, according to the latest forecasts from ABN AMRO. The drop in audience share from 1999’s figure of 31.7% to the predicted 24% in 2010 would be caused by increasing numbers of multi-channel homes and, in particular, digital television.“The key advantage of the switch… Continue reading ITV Will See 7% Audience Share Fall By End Of Decade, Says Report
The BBC is to move its flagship 9pm news programme to 10pm from 16 October, it was confirmed today. Governors at the Corporation decided to continue with the move, despite ITV’s recent decision to restore its 10pm bulletin from January 2001 (see News At Ten To Return To ITV).Speaking at a press conference this morning… Continue reading BBC To Broadcast News At Ten
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has once again demonstrated that sheer numbers of complainants will not guarantee that complaints are upheld against TV adverts. Earlier this year two adverts in a month attracted around 100 viewer complaints, but were still deemed acceptable for broadcast (see ITC Refuses To Uphold Hundreds Of Complaints Against Adverts). The… Continue reading ITC Sides With The Devil Over Viewer Complaints
Dotcoms are having an increasing effect on advertising growth, according to new research from ABN AMRO. Figures for advertising growth in 1999 and the first half of this year show that dotcoms are playing an ever-larger role in growth across all media, and the research also shows where the various different types of dotcoms are… Continue reading Dotcom Advertising Plays Increasing Role In Advertising Growth, Says Report
The BBC is today launching a consultation to discover public opinion of its digital plans. People will be able to make their views on the subject known through questionnaires or on the internet between now and 17 November.Greg Dyke, director-general of the BBC, unveiled future plans for the Corporation at the Edinburgh Television Festival in… Continue reading BBC Launches Public Consultation Of Digital Plans
Speculation that NTL is planning a take-over bid of Telewest was renewed yesterday (see Telewest Shares Climb Amid Takeover Rumours), as the company launched new communications packages after its summer of component shortages (see Telewest Hopes For Comeback With Cut-Price Digital Package). This led to a rise in share price for Telewest, which gained 2¼p… Continue reading Sharewatch
In the latest national newspaper circulations audit from the ABC, the two papers to show the highest year on year percentage growth were both business titles – the Financial Times and the Sunday Business – with circulations up 18.7% and 14.7% respectively. The Sunday Business, admittedly, has a relatively small base circulation from which to… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Doing The Business – How Financial Titles Are Challenging The Circulation Slide
In the latest national newspaper circulations audit from the ABC, the two papers to show the highest year on year percentage growth were both business titles – the Financial Times and the Sunday Business – with circulations up 18.7% and 14.7% respectively. The Sunday Business, admittedly, has a relatively small base circulation from which to… Continue reading Feature: Doing The Business – How Financial Titles Are Challenging The Circulation Slide
Shares in Telewest climbed over 4% today amid renewed speculation that the company was about to be taken over by rival NTL.After prices reached their lowest level since December 1998 on Friday they bounced up to a high of 140źp this morning after a report in the Independent On Sunday said that UPC, which controls… Continue reading Telewest Shares Climb Amid Takeover Rumours
