Granada Media appeared to have lost the momentum caused by the UNM takeover (see Sharewatch), and even the news that it is to collaborate with the BBC to create a production facility in Manchester (see Granada And BBC To Form Regional Production Facilities Joint Venture) could not stop the company’s share price falling 4p yesterday… Continue reading Sharewatch
Their flagship soap operas may be the battle ground for top ratings, but the BBC and Granada Media are planning to join forces to create a joint venture company offering production facilities from Granada’s Manchester home.Granada Media will own 80% of the joint venture, called 3sixtymedia, while the BBC will own the remaining 20%. The… Continue reading Granada And BBC To Form Regional Production Facilities Joint Venture
Advertising revenue for the Sunday titles may be up (see Ad Revenues Up For Sunday Newspapers), but the downward slide in reader numbers shows no sign of abating, as the latest NRS figures for the six month period ending June 2000 show a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%, with the majority of titles losing readers.Having restored… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – June 2000
Sports sites are now a more popular destination for UK internet users than auction, career or hobby sites. Figures collected over the past nine months by MMXI Europe show that reach in its sports category has grown considerably, from 1.6% in February to 9.9% in June.“Football is an important part of our culture, and this… Continue reading UK Internet Users Visiting More Sports Than Career Or Hobby Sites
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region yesterday sanctioned the scheme of arrangement which will see Cable & Wireless dispose of its Hong Kong Telecom interests through a merger with Pacific Century Cyberworks (see Sharewatch). Shares in Cable & Wireless responded by rising 18p to finish £11.80.Pearson made a good recovery after… Continue reading Sharewatch
The supermarket wars rumble on and Sainsbury’s appears to be increasing its offensive over the airwaves. According to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau and AC Nielsen MMS, the supermarket has more than doubled its adspend for radio, year-on-year. During the twelve months to June, Sainsbury’s spent £3.2m, making it the 18th biggest… Continue reading Sainsbury’s Doubles Radio Adspend But BT Takes Top Spot
ITN’s News at Ten will return to television screens this evening, not on terrestrial ITV as the ITC would like (see ITC Says ITV Must Reschedule Nightly News) but on the news provider’s new 24-hour digital, cable and satellite news service.As well as the much-mourned News at Ten, viewers of terrestrial ITN will recognise the… Continue reading News At Ten Makes A Come Back On New ITN Channel
More than three-quarters of the UK population now approve of advertising, according to a recent study from the Advertising Association. The subject is extremely low on people’s list of concerns, however, with few people talking about it or holding strong opinions on the subject and just 1% of the population feeling that major changes are… Continue reading Three Quarters Of The UK Approve Of Advertising, Says Study
A total of 92 viewers complained to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) when NTL were unable to cope with the response to advertising of its free internet service.Huge demand for NTL World led to a backlog in demand which forced the company to pull the advert in May (see NTL Pulls Advertising Of Net Service).… Continue reading ITC Upholds Complaints Of 92 Against NTL World Ads
Sunday newspapers have enjoyed a 10% increase in total advertising revenue over the past year, with broadsheet Sunday Business increasing from £1.5m to £2.5m , or 61%, and both the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph registering a year on year increase of 16%.While NRS figures show declining readership of national newspapers (see National Newspaper… Continue reading Ad Revenues Up For Sunday Newspapers
