Film Four , the pay-TV film channel from Channel 4, has signed up over 250,000 subscribers by the end of December 1999. These figures are 100,000 ahead of the film channel’s projected target of 150,000 subscribers by the end of last year. After its strong launch in November 1998 (see Film Four On Air) and… Continue reading Film Four’s First Year Subscriber Figures Beat Targets
ITV is to embark on a venture to improve the measurement of ads’ effect on sales. Joining forces with Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), the £5 million venture will quadruple the size of its tvSpan panel, and more effectively measure the correlation between TV viewing and product purchases.In a project worth £5m over four years, Taylor… Continue reading ITV To Spend £5m On Research Into The Effects Of Ads
Greg Dyke, the incoming director general of the BBC, has announced today that he has sold his shares in media group Granada. Dyke has faced pressure to dispose of the holding following criticisms that it represents a conflict of interest.In a statement he said: “I have today disposed of my complete shareholding in Granada Plc.… Continue reading Dyke Disposes Of Granada Shares
Shares in Reuters dropped yesterday after its 35% rise in the last week. Deutsche Bank declared the news and information group fully valued and believes next month’s trading results may disappoint. Rumours of a partial stock market floatation for its Instinet division or Greenhouse Fund continued to emerge. Prices closed down 34˝p at 991p.Despite a… Continue reading Sharewatch
Invites have now gone out for MediaTel Media Question Time in association with The Economist and Carlton Television. The event will take place at the BBC Radio Theatre, W1, on the evening of Monday 28 February 2000 and follows a very successful launch last year (see Newsline).Media Question Time will be chaired by BBC Radio’s… Continue reading Top Panel Lined Up For Second Media Question Time
People’s fears about using the internet lessen as their knowledge of the new medium increases. This is the finding of research published by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gathered from a Citizen’s Forum held last year on the subject of internet regulation (see Citizens’ Forum On Internet Regulation).At the start of the forum the chief… Continue reading Net Concerns Lessen With Knowledge, Says ITC Research
The turning of the new millennium looks set to be marked by a sharp increase in UK television advertising revenue, if early indications are anything to go by. Estimates for January so far show increases of up to 13% for the ITV network as a whole when compared to the same month last year. Preliminary… Continue reading New Year Marked By Surge In Advertising Revenue
BSkyB has expanded its online division with the appointment of two new senior executives. Meirion Alcock will join the group as head of retail commerce and Simon Green has been named as general manager for Sky Sports Online.Alcock joins the group from Flextech and will be responsible for developing a uniform strategy for e-commerce within… Continue reading BSkyB Strengthens Online Interests
Programmes December is usually a month of two halves for viewers and advertisers alike. At the start there is the customary strong line-up of programmes on ITV, then during Christmas week the channel holds back its big guns for the New Year and allows the BBC to outperform it. This is based on the premise… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – December 1999
Programmes December is usually a month of two halves for viewers and advertisers alike. At the start there is the customary strong line-up of programmes on ITV, then during Christmas week the channel holds back its big guns for the New Year and allows the BBC to outperform it. This is based on the premise… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – December 1999
