The data for Q2 in the IPA’s Trends in Television report has shown that viewing levels are in line with those of a year ago. However, the share of viewing seems to be shifting as newcomers such as Channel 5 and non-terrestrial channels continue to establish their hold on the market.For the first time ITV’s… Continue reading ITV Slips Below 30% Audience Share In Q2 Trends In Television Report
Yesterday was a mixed day for magazine publishers in the wake of the latest ABC report (see Jan – June 2000 ABC’s – Performance By Publisher). Emap rose 20p to £11.50, thanks to the rising circulation of its UK titles. Future Network, which publishes less mainstream titles, ended down 57½p at £7.30 amid fears that… Continue reading Sharewatch
The BBC and Telewest have today announced a long-term agreement for carriage of BBC licence-fee funded digital channels and interactive services on Telewest cable networks. The deal, which runs until 2006, will allow Telewest digital viewers access to the BBC’s radio services and digital versions of its terrestrial channels as well as BBC Choice, BBC… Continue reading BBC Services To Be Made Available On Digital Cable
BSkyB is to launch Europe’s first television channel devoted to the automotive industry. The Automotive Channel, which launches on the 28 September, will broadcast news, analysis, market information and training programmes on the Sky digital platform.The full schedule will begin on 9 October with programming going out between 8.30am and 1.30pm each weekday. The channel… Continue reading Sky Prepares For Launch Of Automotive Industry Channel
AltaVista UK has put its unmetered internet access service “on hold”, having found it economically unviable to run the service without a discounted call rate from BT.AltaVista, famous for its popular internet search engines, announced its intention to launch unmetered internet access in March this year (see AltaVista To Offer Unmetered Net Access). At the… Continue reading AltaVista Blames BT For Stalling On Free Internet Service
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) releases a quarterly report on television audience shares.Six-monthly reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) for the gaming magazine sector and for performance by publisher will appear on Newsline.Tuesday Scottish Media Group, which recently underwent… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Circulation figures of home interest titles suffered a 4.5% decline in a year on year analysis, according to the latest ABC report. Some titles in particular suffered rather miserable figures, and leading the way are Feng Shui For Modern Living which took a 27.5% drop in sales, closely followed by Homes & Ideas, which fell… Continue reading IPC Retains Its Hold On Home Interest Market
Recent launches dominated the gaming market in the first half of 2000, with 6 titles reporting for the first time. Nintendo magazines suffered badly at the expense of the more popular Sony Playstation and Sega Dreamcast, according to the latest ABC figures for the six-month period to the end of June.Nintendo Pro lost almost two… Continue reading New Launches Steady Volatile Gaming Market
Every cloud has a silver lining, and this was certainly true of the cloud under which “Nasty Nick” departed from Big Brother on Thursday. The silver lining for Channel 4 was the highest viewing figures since Four Weddings and a Funeral was screened in 1995, with the extended 10.50pm show enjoying an average audience of… Continue reading Nasty Nick’s Nightmare Notches Up Record Ratings For Big Brother
There is now a set of tables available to subscribers showing the overall performance of each magazine publishing group in the January-June 2000 ABC’s, released last week. Attic Futura, Natmags, H Bauer, Future, Emap and Dennis all showed overall annual growth in their portfolios over the period, with H Bauer, Future and Dennis showing the… Continue reading Jan – June 2000 ABC’s – Performance By Publisher
