The subscribers’ edition is a revised version of the original report.Recent launches dominated the 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… Continue reading ABC Report Update: New Launches Steady Volatile Gaming Market
As part of its enquiry into the Gannett UK/Johnson Press/Guardian Media Group/Regional Independent Media Holdings (RIM) mergers, the Competition Commission has sent issues letters to the main parties.The issues to be considered include the reasons for the proposed mergers and how they would be financed and managed; the financial position of the merged groups; any… Continue reading Competition Commission Sends Issue Letter For RIM Inquiry
The huge surge in home ownership of PCs and gaming consoles has created some fertile publishing ground for consumer magazine groups over the last few years. The PC leisure and internet market – excluding gaming titles – has gone from strength to strength. Ten years ago this sector was served by just one title, What… Continue reading Feature: Changing Trends Affect Gaming Magazine Market
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
The BBC has today announced the creation of a new subsidiary to house its commercial internet holdings and a US venture capital partner to help fund it. Valued at £240m, the new company, beeb ventures, has signed an agreement with US-based internet investor, T H Lee Global Internet Managers (THLi).THLi will pay £32.5m to acquire… Continue reading BBC Creates New Net Subsidiary, Ends “Free” Trials With WAP Platforms
The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) is enhancing its audience measurement service by introducing new Lifestage classifications. Available to all BARB subscribers from 21 August, the new data will now include the living patterns of its participants.BARB subscribers will be able to include the various lifestages of audiences’ viewing of channels, programmes or commercials in… Continue reading BARB Introduces Lifestage Classifications
SMG, formerly known as the Scottish Media Group, has announced pre-tax profits of £30m for the six-month period to the end of June. This represents a 25% increase on the same period last year, helped by its successful acquisition of the Ginger Media Group in January (see Ginger Acquisition Strengthens SMG’s Presence). Total turnover increased… Continue reading SMG’s Expanded UK Presence Lifts Profits By 25%
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
