Nearly 40% of the UK internet population, or 5.5 million users, have used credit cards online in the last six months. This represents an increase of more than 30% compared with December 1999, when only 4 million had.BMRB’s Internet Monitor, which released these figures, attributes this increase in use to an increase in confidence regarding… Continue reading UK Internet Users Giving Online Shopping More Credit
A beautiful Thursday evening greeted the first BMRB – Richard Poustie had chosen to bowl first.The MRG top order saw valuable contributions from Jones (19), Hiddleston (14) and Tiwari (27), whilst Shirley batted out the rest of the innings on his way to 38. MediaTel’s debutante Neil Guppy gave an exciting climax to the MRG… Continue reading Cricket: MRG Bask In Sunshine Victory
Merger talks between Seagram, Vivendi and Canal Plus (see Sharewatch) are said to be nearing completion. News of the possible deal has had a positive effect on shares in BSkyB, which counts Vivendi among its major stake-holders (see Vivendi Given Clearance For BSkyB Stake). Shares in BSkyB rose 16p on Friday, to end at £13.20.United… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Wednesday BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, publishes its annual report and accounts.Representatives from teenage magazines meet Tessa Jowell at a summit addressing images of women in mass media.Also…TV viewing and market round-ups will appear on Newsline.
More Group and Universal McCann have commmissioned a 6 month study into the effectiveness of outdoor advertising. The project, called Illumination is to examine the relationship between poster advertising awareness and sales and also the effectiveness of posters when combined with other media in campaigns.The research will look at 6, 48 and 96 sheet sites,… Continue reading More Group And Universal McCann Team Up For Poster Effectiveness Research
Paul Chantler (pictured right) is to join The Wireless Group as group programme director with responsibility for TalkSport and its 16 local stations. Paul is currently group programme director at the Essex Radio Group, part of DMG until its takeover by GWR earlier this week (see GWR Acquires DMG Radio Group). In 1997 he was… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Annual cinema advertising revenues for 1999 were £123m for 1999, representing a year on year growth of 23%. The latest figures from the Advertising Association show that for the first time the £100m annual revenue barrier has been broken.In the last decade, cinema advertising has recorded the largest growth of all the UK advertising media,… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Shows A Decade Of Growth
Note: The set of figures published by the ITC for the last quarter (see The number of people taking up cable services is continuing to increase. According to the latest Independent Television Commission (ITC) figures, 26.4% of homes passed and marketed now choose to take cable television, while 36.5% take any service, both figures representing… Continue reading Cable Television Continues To Enjoy Steady Growth
Television advertising revenues at United News and Media rose by 13% during the first half of this year. The media group, which owns ITV franchises including Anglia and HTV, said that growth for the year to the end of May was better than expected and predicted overall trading for the current year to be well… Continue reading United Reports Increased Revenue As It Awaits Regulatory Outcome
The BBC bounced back from yesterday’s defeat in the bidding war for Premier League highlights when it secured the live rights to the FA Cup and England internationals. The right to broadcast the matches will be shared with BSkyB in a deal worth £440m.The agreement was announced by the FA last night as the BBC… Continue reading BBC And Sky Secure Live Rights To FA Cup
