The chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission resigned yesterday after the News Of The World printed a series of revelations about his private life. Lord Holme of Cheltenham handed in his notice to Culture Secretary Chris Smith after the newspaper published details about his extra-marital affairs.The peer said he had decided to “fall on my… Continue reading BSC Chairman Resigns
The amount of people expressing concern about the content of television programmes has grown, according to the latest briefing from the Broadcasting Standards Commission. Half of all respondents said that they had been offended by television output during 1999, a 17% increase on the previous year.Violence continues to be the prime offender, with 39% of… Continue reading 37% Of People “Personally Disgusted” By TV Content, Says Report
WPP today reported a 21% increase in revenues in its quarterly trading update. New billings for the period were worth £830m, compared to £730m for the same period last year, as the company benefited from large assignments from new and existing clients including Ford, Motorola, Nike and KPMG.The company is now the biggest advertising group… Continue reading WPP Reports Revenues Up 21%
The Radio Authority has received three applications for the local digital multiplex licence for the North-East England licence, advertised to run initially for a period of twelve years from commencement of broadcasting. The applicants are the Digital Radio Group, which counts The Wireless Group, GWR, Emap Digital Radio, SMG and the Carphone Warehouse among its… Continue reading Three Applications Received For North East Digital Radio Licence
Shares in information group Reuters jumped almost 6% after posting above-forecast interim results and confirming plans to push ahead with the partial flotation of its broking arm Instinet. Prices closed at £13.11, an increase of 73p.United News & Media was lifted by a positive trading update on Thursday, in which the group announced plans to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Advertising group WPP posts its third-quarter trading update.Tuesday Radio group Jazz FM, which owns stations in London and the north-west, publishes its annual figures.The MRG group meets to discuss internet research.Also this week…A television viewing and market round-up for September will… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Interactive services are being used to complement internet usage, according to a new survey by BMRB. Three-quarters of Sky Digital viewers have used the Open interactive platform, and most of these are regular users of the net.In fact, only one tenth of Sky Digital viewers who have not yet used the services available on Open,… Continue reading Interactive Services Work With The Internet, Says Survey
Cable group Telewest has joined forces with global venture consultancy Atomic Tangerine in an interactive television venture. The new company, SmashedAtom, will offer services to TV channels, advertisers, retailers and Government departments wanting to capitalise on or benefit from the growing market for interactive television services.Flextech Interactive, established in 1998 (see Flextech Moves Into The… Continue reading Telewest Forms Interactive Venture
Further details from research published by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) in its RadioLab survey (see Radio Ads – Three Fifths As Effective For One Seventh Of TV’s Prices, Says Study) have revealed the factors present in effective radio campaigns.One of the most important factors identified was a high level of branding. The survey warns… Continue reading Branding And Likeability Key To Effective Radio Ads, Says Survey
Broadband internet users are likely to spend more online than those using modem dial-up connections, according to a new report by the Gartner Group. The research predicts that by 2006 a quarter of US households will spend more than $10,000 each via the Net – 75% of them will use broadband access. Broadband connections are… Continue reading Broadband Users Will Spend More Online
