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colspan=”5″>National Newspaper NRS Figures – November 2001

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has launched its second and final consultation of the most comprehensive review of advertising regulation since commercial television began. The second consultation includes a full review of the code and draws upon the views and advice received in the first review, which has resulted in a lifting of the ban… Continue reading ITC Launches Second Regulation Consultation

TV Market Round-Up – November 2001RevenueFears of falling TV revenues are confirmed in the figures for November 2001, with revenue across all terrestrial and non-terrestrial commercial channels falling 11.2% year on year. Worst affected were ITV1, which dropped 12.9% in an analysis against the same period last year, and Channel 5, which fell 12.6%. Even… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up
– November 2001

NRS figures for National Newspapers in November show that the market as a whole remained relatively stable year on year, slipping just 0.2%. However, this was not to say that movement was not seen at individual titles, where fortunes were decidedly mixed.Titles on the up in November included the Daily Star, which added 12.2% or… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – November 2001

Virgin Radio is launching a trial on the Isle of Man that combines digital radio with 3G technology and could lead to the launch of more interactive radio stations in the UK.As part of the trial, which begins later this month, Virgin will launch an interactive radio service called Manx Choice on a test digital… Continue reading Virgin Trials DAB And 3G Technology

TV Market Round-Up – November 2001RevenueFears of falling TV revenues are confirmed in the figures for November 2001, with revenue across all terrestrial and non-terrestrial commercial channels falling 11.2% year on year to just under £243m. Worst affected were ITV1, which dropped 12.9% in an analysis against the same period last year, and Channel 5,… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up
– November 2001

An attempt by Vivendi to reduce its debt level by selling off 55 million shares held in treasury stock failed yesterday when more than a third of the stock was left unsold. The offer was backed by Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs and aimed to raise E3.3 billion for Vivendi Universal. Its announcement, however, precipitated… Continue reading Bankers Count The Cost Of Vivendi Flop

AOL Time Warner offered a conservative outlook for 2002 as it revealed preliminary results for 2001 which failed to meet expectations. For the full year 2001, AOL Time Warner said it expects to post EBITDA growth of around 18% to just under $10 billion. Revenues for the full year are expected to grow approximately 5%… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Assumes No Recovery In 2002

Smartlogik and UBC were the best performers in yesterday’s media market. The former saw shares jump 25% to finish at at 2˝p, while the latter saw stock climb 19.64% to close at 33˝p, an increase of 8p on the previous day.At the other end of the scale BSkyB was the worst performer in yesterday’s FTSE… Continue reading Sharewatch

British Telecom is considering plans to extend its interests into the media business and could be making and distributing its own television services within the next two years, according to chairman Sir Christopher Bland.Writing in the Sunday Times last weekend Bland said that it was probable that BT would expand its existing network to distribute… Continue reading BT Set To Become A Media Company