Chrysalis Group has confirmed the sale of its television assets to a group of former ITV executives, following a preliminary agreement announced in April (see Chrysalis To Sell Television Group To Former ITV Heads).Steve Morrison, former Granada chief executive, Jules Burns, former managing director of operations at Granada and David Liddiment, former director of channels… Continue reading Chrysalis Makes £45m TV Sale To Former ITV Heads
Dennis Publishing has announced the biggest ever shake-up of its senior management team with the appointment of Viven Cottrill as the managing director of its consumer division.The shake up will see Alistair Ramsay step up to become CEO of Dennis Publishing UK and James Tye has been promoted to managing director of the computer division.… Continue reading Dennis Restructures With Appointment Of Ex-Hachette Boss
Hachette Filipacchi has strengthened its senior management line-up with the appointment of Simon Bell as marketing director and Sarah Vickery as business development director.Bell, who takes up his position at the beginning of September, joins from the Sky Digital’s Music Choice, where he was joint director of music and marketing. He has over 16 years… Continue reading Hachette Rings In Bell As New Marketing Director
The downturn in the global recording industry and the current lack of legitimate download services have prompted Jupiter Research to cut its forecast for online music spending. It is estimated that internet music sales will total $3.3 billion in 2008, equivalent to 26% of all US music spending.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Multichannel Passes ITV1 In… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Online Music Market Growing Slowly
The downturn in the global recording industry and the current lack of legitimate download services have prompted Jupiter Research to cut its forecast for online music spending. Internet sales of recorded music fell sharply during 2002 with unlicensed file sharing widely held to be responsible (see Online Music Sales Hit A Low Note). More than… Continue reading Online Music Market Growing Slowly
The Wireless LAN market will double in size in the space of five years, according to a new study from Dell’Oro Group. The market research firm estimates that WLAN revenues will increase from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $3.1 billion in 2007, with all product categories contributing to this growth. The report indicates that most… Continue reading WLAN Market To Exceed $3 Billion By 2008, Says Report
Multichannel television commanded a greater share of viewing than ITV1 in Q2 for the first time in a quarterly period, according to the latest IPA Trends In Television report. The figures show that multichannel stations took a 23.9% share of all viewing across Q2, whilst ITV1 dipped to 23.6% – its lowest figure on the… Continue reading Multichannel Passes ITV1 In Q2 Share Of Viewing
Ecommerce will account for 10% of all retail sales in the United States by 2008, valuing the sector at $230 billion, according to forecasts from Forrester Research. Whilst growth has slowed since the boom period of 1997-2002, more and more people are connecting to the web and retailers are improving their services each year, ensuring… Continue reading Ecommerce Will Take 10% Of All US Retail In 2008, Says Forrester
The take-up of digital radio in the UK is set to get a boost in the coming months as a number of retailers today announced plans to stock digital audio broadcasting (DAB) receivers in their stores. GWR Group, a champion of the DAB platform, today said that Sainsbury’s will be stocking digital radios in 125… Continue reading UK Supermarkets To Stock Digital Radio Receivers
There is little doubt that awareness and availability of video on-demand services is rising but the technology is still a long way from achieving widespread consumer acceptance. A recent US study from Leichtman Research Group determined that 80% of cable subscribers have heard of video on-demand but many are unaware that it is available in… Continue reading Consumers Remain Unconvinced By Video On-Demand
