Carlton and Granada again took centre stage as the seemingly endless merger saga limps towards a conclusion. The Guardian reports the companies have dispatched senior non-executives to a series of meetings with city investors in an attempt to dampen concerns over the boardroom structure of the enlarged companies. Carlton and Granada stocks were seen up… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada In Charm Offensive
Channel 4’s director of programming, Tim Gardam, has called on the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), to give the station a slice of the £2.5 billion the BBC makes from licence fee revenues.According to The Guardian, Gardam told the Royal Institute for British Architects that he was not arguing for the instant abolition… Continue reading Channel 4 Calls For Slice Of BBC Licence Fee
TalkSPORT has secured Sure Sensitive For Men deodorant to support its No Nonsense sports breakfast.The deal will promote Sure’s new range of deodorants on the station, with a special promotion inviting listeners to get in touch with the “sensitive side” of famous sports stars. Consumers will be given clues to identify a mystery male sports… Continue reading TalkSPORT Secures Sure For Breakfast Ad Deal
UK marketing budgets were on average revised downwards in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest edition of the IPA’s Bellwether Report, released this morning.The survey of UK marketers found that 18.2% planned to increase their budgets, 61.3% expected to leave them the same and 20.4% are revising them downwards. This leaves… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Bellwether Sees Weakest Advertising Outlook Yet
US radio advertising revenue rose by 7% year on year in February 2003, according to figures from the country’s Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Local spend led the way with an 8% rise, whilst national dollars increased by 5%Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Global Set-Top Box Sales To Top $7m In 2005Worldwide growth of digital set-top boxes… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Radio Revenues Rise 7% In February
Mobile internet services attracted an average of 17.25 million page impressions per day during February, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM operators.The MDA calculates that a total of 483 page impressions were made on WAP phones during February.The figure reflects steady growth from January, when… Continue reading UK WAP Usage Figures Show Steady Growth In February
The number of subscribers to cable modem broadband internet services is set to increase three-fold from 2002 to the end of 2007, according to a new forecast from IMS Research.IMS says that the majority of growth in terms of gross subscriber numbers will come from North America. However, Asia and Europe will also begin to… Continue reading Cable Broadband Set For Massive Growth
The UK inflation rate fell to 3.1% in March, down from 3.2% in February, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).However, the underlying rate, which excludes mortgage interest payments, remained unchanged at 3%, the highest level since May 1998. The continued upward pressure was attributed to the high costs of… Continue reading RPI Falls To 3.1% In March
IPC has announced a number of new appointments amongst its women’s titles including that of Glenda Marchant who will become the advertising director of the Women’s General Interest group.Marchant will be responsible for developing Woman and Home’s circulation growth and increasing revenues at Essentials and Family Circle. She has been acting advertising director of the… Continue reading IPC Shakes Up Management At Women’s Group
Media traders stood on the sidelines last week, with mixed results for stocks as analysts and market watchers assessed the economic and geopolitical consequences of the unfolding conflict in Iraq.The market’s movement over the past weeks reveals traders clearly see “value” in winning wars, with many analysts hoping for a short, sharp war to revitalise… Continue reading Sharewatch: Media Stocks Mixed As War Takes Centre Stage
