Guardian Newspapers has this week announced the completion of extensive research into its papers’ sections and supplements. Guardian and Observer Sections 2000 is a detailed report covering the readership of its supplements, and is fully compatible with the National Readership Survey (NRS).Its research has shown that, of its weekday supplements, the most popular are the… Continue reading Guardian Publishes Sections Research For Advertisers
Nicholas Rudd-Jones has become group managing director (publishing) of Johnston Press. Rudd-Jones became managing director of Wiltshire Newspapers, part of Pearson Group, in 1995 before moving to United News and Media in 1997. Here he was initially commercial director, before moving on to become managing director of Express Newspapers, a post he held until this… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Telewest Communications today announced sales of 156,000 to its Active Digital service and stated that its goal for the future was to create Britain’s first “broadbandcaster”. Unveiling financial results for the first quarter, which saw the group begin its integration with content provider Flextech (see Telewest And Flextech Merger Cleared By DTI), chief executive Adam… Continue reading “Broadbandcaster” Telewest Signs Up 156,000 Digital Customers
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has rejected the proposals put forward by ITV for halting the decline in audience figures for its evening news output. ITV will have to come up with a final set of proposals in time for the next Commission meeting on 22 June.Sir Robin Biggam, the ITC chairman said “The ITC… Continue reading ITC Rejects ITV’s Proposals For Halting Audience Decline
Egg, the internet financial services brand, has signed a content deal with interactive TV platform, Open. The deal will make Egg’s products and services available to 3 million homes via digital television. Following the launch of the service later this year, customers will be able to make applications and service their accounts through the television.Egg… Continue reading Egg Signs Up To Offer Banking Via Digital TV
A TV sponsorship deal will be extended to radio for the first time in a deal between EMAP, Channel 4 and Malibu. Flava, a youth programme on C4 will be turned into a weekly radio show on EMAP’s Kiss and Big City stations in the deal, which is believed to be worth around £500,000.The radio… Continue reading Channel 4 And EMAP Unite In Sponsorship Deal
Shares in Granada fell by over 6% yesterday as the market responded to the news that the group was to purchase contract caterer Compass Group and split its hospitality and media arms into two separate businesses. Prices closed at 600p yesterday. This morning Granada confirmed that the deal was going ahead.Highbury House Communications saw a… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cinema admissions figures for April were up 30% year on year, resulting in the highest number of admissions for that month since 1972. An average of 3.04m per week went to see films including top titles Pokemon, Erin Brockovich and Kevin and Perry Go Large, which together grossed £23m.The critically acclaimed American Beauty came fifth,… Continue reading Cinema Admissions For April Up 30% On Last Year
BSkyB has acquired a 20% stake in Medical Information and Broadcasting Limited (MIB) which operates The Medical Channel. The channel is to broadcast via digital satellite to doctors and medical professionals and will go fully live on 1 June this year.The Medical Channel will air on Sky Digital channel 902 from 7am to 10pm every… Continue reading BSkyB Buys Into Medical Broadcasting
UK radio listening is performing strongly according to the RAJAR audience figures for the first quarter of this year, with the whole industry adding more than 33,000 hours’ listening quarter on quarter. Commercial radio’s share of listening has increased, on a national and local level, helping the commercial sector to close the gap slightly between… Continue reading Feature: Radio Groups Show Improvements In Latest RAJAR Report
