The Government has ended the deadlock over the relaxation of the media ownership regulations and has agreed to accept Lord Puttnam’s plurality test amendment to the Communications Bill.In an attempt to avert a last minute defeat in the House of Lords, which would effectively end three years of policy making, Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has… Continue reading Government Ends Media Ownership Deadlock
Ofcom’s chief executive, Stephen Carter, has criticised Lord Puttnam’s recent amendment to the Communications Bill to give the new super-regulator a greater emphasis on protecting the interests of citizens.In his first public speech since his appointment earlier this year (see Carter Set For Chief Executive Role at Ofcom), Carter said the amendment, which was passed… Continue reading Carter Blasts Risky Amendments To Communications Bill
Digital advertising solutions group, DoubleClick, has secured eBay to use its online advertising technology to optimise its electronic ad inventory.The deal will see DoubleClick provide the ad serving and management technology for eBay’s new keywords service, which enables eBay sellers to reach targeted buyers through bid per click keyword advertising. The online auction site will… Continue reading DoubleClick Signs Ad Management Deal With eBay
The Government has agreed to allow ITV licence holders to take full control of ITN following a last minute amendment to the Communications Bill.Ministers have previously been unwilling to lift the current restrictions, which prevent individual shareholders owning more than 40% of the commercial news provider that produces News At Ten and Channel 4 News.However,… Continue reading ITV Partners Cleared To Take Full Control Of ITN
Radio airtime revenues at the Wireless Group (TWG) rose by 1.4% in the six months to June, despite the fact that last year enjoyed a boost to spend during the World Cup competition.Chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie unveiled the stronger figures at the company’s AGM this morning. He also announced that the group’s flagship national commercial… Continue reading Wireless Group Sees H1 Revenues Rise 1.4%
TalkSPORT has secured the new 11 88 88 directory service for a special promotion across its “No Nonsense” sports breakfast show.The £40,000 promotion deal, which begins later this month, will invite listeners to answer a variety of Formula 1 questions in order to win cash prizes. The competion will feature the new directory service’s strapline,… Continue reading TalkSPORT Secures New Directory Service For Promotion
Dennis Publishing has announced the appointment of Michael Hodges as editor of its flagship men’s lifestyle magazine, Jack, following its recent acquisition of I Feel Good Publishing (see New Acquisition Makes Dennis Feel Good).Hodges was formerly executive editor of Maxim and Maxim Fashion and has written for titles including The Observer and The Sunday Times.His… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Announces New Editor At Jack
The contrasting fortunes of advertising markets on either side of the Atlantic became more apparent in June with bullish mood in the US unmatched in the UK and across Europe. However, economic growth is slow in most major countries and there is little prospect of a boom to rival that of the late nineties. Reflecting… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – June 2003
Revenues from online gaming are set to rise from last year’s $875 million to over $5 billion worldwide by 2008, according to a new report from DFC Intelligence. The research group predicts that this growth will be driven by video games consoles users, as well as PC-based subscription services. By 2008, it forecasts that the… Continue reading Online Gaming Revenues To Pass $5bn By 2008, Says Report
The cost of GPRS data will have to fall if it is to achieve its potential. So says a new report, GPRS Pricing Improves, But Users Still Paying A Packet, from Strategy Analytics. GPRS has been made more accessible through the introduction of a pay-per-use pricing system. However, prices are generally found in the $10… Continue reading GPRS Users Still Overcharged, Says Report
