Associated New Media’s Soccernet website achieved over 12 million page impressions in March according to the latest audit by ABC //electronic. The site, at http://www.soccernet.com/, recorded 12,617,704 page impressions for the audit period 1 March – 31 March 1998.Soccernet editor, Greg Hadfield, claims that this audit demonstrates that the site is one of the busiest… Continue reading Soccernet Audience Grows By 60% In 3 Months
Joanna Baldwin has joined London-based Bates Europe as new business director. She will join Bates on 1 July from Publicis, where she was a managing partner and head of international business.Baldwin will have overall responsibility for driving new business growth in Europe and will report to Jean de Yturbe, chairman of Bates. The new business… Continue reading New Director At Bates Worldwide
A new report by the Media Intelligence Bulletin (MIB) claims that the electronic programme guides (EPGs) which are to be launched alongside digital television will prove to be key areas of revenue and profit. MIB’s managing editor, Emmett Power, believes that EPGs will dominate digital and web-enhanced television in the same way as ‘portal’ sites… Continue reading EPGs Will Be A £1bn Industry By 2002, Says Survey
Media research company RSL-Research Services has changed its name to IPSOS-RSL. The company says that this is in order to reflect its role as a “leading member” of the Paris-based IPSOS international group.RSL: 0181 861 8000 http://www.rslmedia.co.uk/
BARB will be broadening its shareholders to include the IPA, BSkyB, Channel 4, Flextech and Channel 5.The board of BARB, currently jointly owned by the BBC and ITVA, decided on expansion at a meeting last week. The aim of the move is to make BARB fully representative of the television industry and, as it continues… Continue reading BARB Broadens Shareholders
The launch of Granada Sky Broadcasting’s (GSB) Breeze cable and satellite channel on 1 May (see GSB Aims To Create Top Women’s Channel) is being promoted with a £1 million marketing campaign which started this week.Presenters of two of the channel’s shows, Leslie Ash and Julia Carling, are starring in 30-second TV advertisements produced by… Continue reading Granada To Promote Breeze Launch
The IPA has announced the results of its 1998 Council elections. Each year one third of the elected places on the Council come up for re-election. The following people were elected:Newly-elected members:Stephen Carter, J Walter Thompson Barry Cook, DMB&B Andrew Cracknell, Ammirati Puris Lintas Grant Duncan, BDDP.GGT Mike Elms, CIA Medianetwork UK Mark Lund, Delaney… Continue reading IPA Council Elections Results
The Guardian is launching a new consumer section tomorrow. The four-page section will appear within the G2 tabloid supplement and will be devoted to a broad range of consumer issues such as health, food and travel.…The Observer Business section has been named Financial Journal of the Year in the Harold Wincott Press and Broadcasting Awards.… Continue reading Guardian Launches New Consumer Section
Northcliffe Newspaper Group is currently testing an interactive Teletext system that allows people to buy cars via their TV sets. The service will be broadcast in the South West of England, covering the Westcountry Television franchise area.Interactive Teletext allows the user to respond directly to information seen on the screen in a two-way communication. The… Continue reading Northcliffe Trials Teletext Car Buying
Revenue Total terrestrial television was estimated to have brought in ad revenue of £198.61 million. Of this, ITV brought in £138.64m (down 6.4% year on year), C4 £43.9m (down 0.2%), C5 £10.57m and GMTV £5.5m (down 14.1%).There was little change among the ITV franchise holders, with only LWT showing a substantial change in revenue share… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March
