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These forecasts see Commercial Radio growing at twice the rate of other media in 2000, at 12%. The effect of these growth rates would give Commercial Radio a 6.2% share for 2000. Of the other media, Television at 6% is predicted to fare better than the average 5%, while the Press and Cinema would lose… Continue reading CIA MediaLab/Admap Forecasts

Twenty new transmitters are to be added to Digital One’s 29-strong digital radio network. When commissioned, these will bring the percentage of the population able to recieve national digital radio to nearly 80% or around 40 million individuals. Commissioning of the transmitters, which are being built by NTL, is scheduled to take place between now… Continue reading Digital One Set For 80% UK Coverage By July 2001

Despite registering falling circulations earlier in the year (see Newsline), TV listings magazines remain the most popular choice for viewers to find out what’s on TV.The latest information from CIA Sensor shows that listings on the internet and on-screen programme guides on digital television are starting to make their presence felt, but reveals that traditional… Continue reading TV Listings Magazines Still Top Choice For Viewers

GWR today announced increased commercial collaboration with the Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), which could lead to the creation of Classic FM TV. DMGT owns a 18.8% stake in the radio group and the two companies are considering a number of proposals to leverage the audiences of both groups in the new media environment.A… Continue reading Classic FM TV Considered As GWR Increases Collaboration With DMGT

The Wireless Group had its first day’s trading yesterday, having been priced and placed at £1.90 per share last week (see Wireless Group Sets Price For Flotation). Shares dipped during the day, but ended at £2.05.Daily Mail rose over 8% to £9.09 despite quashing the idea that it would consider floating its DMG Radio Australia… Continue reading Sharewatch

Advertising revenue figures for 1999 released by CIA Medialab show that year on year TV advertising revenue has grown by 5%, to nearly £3.6bn. Sky enjoyed the largest percentage increases, with Sky News rising from £20m of ad revenue in 1998 to nearly £29m last year, an increase of 40%. Sky Sports revenue increased by… Continue reading Can ITV Sustain Revenues With Rising Prices?

Guardian Unlimited will this week become the first media owner to run advertising across its WAP content in a campaign for car rental firm Avis. The month-long campaign will include an email datacapture facility and banner advertising across the Guardian websites.On accessing the Guardian Unlimited network on their WAP phone, users will see a text… Continue reading Guardian Runs First Ad Campaign On WAP

A one-year carriage contract has been signed between Telewest and The Money Channel, the UK’s first television channel dedicated to money matters. The channel, which launched earlier this year on Sky Digital (see The Money Channel Gets Carriage On BSkyB) will broadcast its 24-hour financial programming on the cable group’s Active Digital service.The two groups… Continue reading Money Channel Signs Carriage Deal With Telewest

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has published an annual performance review for Channel 3. In it the efforts of ITV to halt audience decline through marketing were acknowledged and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was praised for having “restated the power of ITV to be a national talking point.”Children’s programming and dramas such as… Continue reading ITC Publishes Performance Review For ITV’s Dramatic Year

Revenue Total terrestrial revenue (including GMTV) rose by 17.4% year on year, according to agency estimates. Of this, ITV’s revenue rose 19.4%; Channel 4’s grew by 10.8% and Channel 5 saw its revenue rise by 19.4%.Revenue at breakfast franchise GMTV grew 11.7% and total satellite was up 37.8% in a year on year analysis.Amongst the… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2000