The second half of 2003 promises to be as difficult for ITV as the first with the increase in audience numbers failing to halt a slide in revenues. The network also faces mounting competition from terrestrial and multichannel rivals and hopes are being pinned on the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada to deliver a… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: ITV Treads Water In Difficult Seas
The number of Britons using online banking services is set to hit 11.5 million by the end of the year, according to a new report from Datamonitor. The number of online bankers has almost doubled since the height of the dotcom boom in 2000 when they numbered 5.6 million. Moreover, traffic to online banking sites… Continue reading Britons Cash In On Online Banking
Because of a growing need to connect remote and mobile workers, medium-sized firms in the US have increased their outlay on telecom services and equipment and total spending is predicted to exceed $20 billion this year. A new report from In-Stat/MDR claims that mid-market companies, namely those with 100-999 employees, are looking to the future… Continue reading Medium-Sized Companies Raise Telecom Budgets
The second half of 2003 promises to be as difficult for ITV as the first, with the increase in audience numbers failing to halt a slide in revenues. The network also faces mounting competition from terrestrial and multichannel rivals and hopes are being pinned on the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada to deliver a… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: ITV Treads Water In Difficult Seas
The media and communications industry in the US remains on track for recovery over the next four years, despite a small set-back resulting from the war in Iraq and the outbreak of the Sars virus. The growth of 2002, albeit patchy, has strengthened during the first half of 2003 and there will be an increase… Continue reading US Media And Communications On Target For Good Recovery
US newspaper advertising revenues increased by 1.6% to $11.1 billion in the second quarter of 2003, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). This represents the fourth consecutive quarter of growth. National advertising spending rose by 12.8% to $2.1 billion with significant gains from telecommunications, factory automotive and coupon marketing. Retail… Continue reading Big Quarter For National Advertising As Newspaper Revenues Rise Again
European cinema box office revenue will reach â‚Ź7.4 billion by 2007, a 29.8% rise on 2002’s â‚Ź5.7 billion, according to an upcoming report from Screen Digest. By 2005, cinema admissions in the European Union countries will have reached one billion, up from 910 million in 2002. Separate figures from Dodona Research show that admissions across… Continue reading European Cinema Box Office To Take €7.4bn By 2007
BSkyB was seen in focus last week with shares falling 2.53% to close at £6.94˝, despite comfortably beating market forecasts in its final quarter customer growth, adding 133,000 new subscribers and taking its customer base to 6.8 million (see BSkyB Results Beat Market Expectations As Subs Hit 6.8m).The satellite broadcaster has also been in the… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Falls Despite Boosting Subscribers
BSkyB’s £1.024 billion deal with the Premier League has come under further threat following reports that rival broadcasters plan to complain to the Competition Commission that the football rights auction was unfair (see BSkyB And BBC Big Winners In Premiership Bidding Contest).It is understood the broadcasters that missed out on the rights to screen live… Continue reading Rival Broadcasters Round On BSkyB’s Premiership Deal
MTV UK and Ireland has secured Wrigley’s Extra as the six-figure sponsor of its flagship Total Request Live show.The deal, brokered by Viacom Brand Solutions and Sponsorcom, will include break bumpers and integrated sponsorship of the show, which will be supported by a terrestrial TV and national radio advertising campaign.Total Request Live, which is MTV’s… Continue reading MTV Secures Wrigley’s Extra For TRL Sponsorship
