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Revenue Terrestrial: Recent analyst forecasts suggest that in the coming months ITV revenues will not deteriorate further to any great degree, but nor will it improve sufficiently to pick up the full-year average. Despite this, the run up to Christmas is expected to be poor for ITV. Analysts at ABN AMRO are sticking by their… Continue reading Insight Sector Report: TELEVISION – 21.11.01

US business to business (B2B) advertising revenues declined by 23.6%, according to figures from the Business Information Network (BIN), quoted by analysts at ABN Amro yesterday. The data shows that advertising volumes fell by 21.7%. The technology and telecommunications sectors continue to suffer the most substantial declines, with Computers down by 18.9%; software down 23.9%… Continue reading US B2B Ad Revenues Fall By 24% In August

Online adspend in the US fell by 17.1% year on year during the first three quarters of 2001, according to the latest figures from CMRi, the internet division of CMR. “As many look to the holiday season to alleviate the slowdown in online activity, we may see a bright spot in spending post-holiday, especially as… Continue reading US Online Adspend Falls 17% In First Three Quarters

In 2000, online retail failed to make any kind of impression in Italy, Austria or Spain, with online sales reaching just to $560 million in Italy and $240 million and $120 million in Austria and Spain respectively, according to Datamonitor. By 2005, the Italian market will have outstripped the Austrian and Spain markets, says the… Continue reading Online Retail To 2005 Set To Boom In Italy

Forrester Research have revealed that results of the latest Forrester Online Retail Index. According to figures for October, total spending online in the US decreased from $4.0 billion in September to $3.6 billion in October. The number of households shopping online decreased to 13.7 million in October, from 15.2 million in September and consumers spent… Continue reading US Online Spending Falls In October

Smartlogik was the best performer in yesterday’s media market, in which only seven companies saw stocks fall. Shares in the computer and software company jumped 27.27% to close at 3˝p, an increase of žp on the previous day.Carlton and Granada saw shares rise yesterday following speculation that ITV had signed a deal to have its… Continue reading Sharewatch

The movie version of publishing sensation Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone looks set to fulfill high expectations at the box office and online. In the three days following its simultaneous UK/US launch on Friday 16 November, the film is reported to have taken £16m at UK box offices and £68m at US box offices,… Continue reading Potter Performs Online And Box Office Magic

ITV’s The Premiership attracted 2.8 million viewers in its new late-night slot, a figure which compares with that of its BBC predecessor, Match Of The Day, which used to draw around 4 million.The football highlights programme moved from its original 7.30pm slot to a new 10.30pm slot for the first time on Saturday, after failing… Continue reading The Premiership Draws 2.8 Million In New Slot

The advent of the new BARB measurement system is fast approaching. It is hoped that its new technology, new panel and new design will cope with the increasing complexity of the UK’s broadcast environment where the current system is straining. However, the teething problems are inevitable for those who deal in television, as Denise Turner,… Continue reading BARB: The Next Generation

The Wireless Marketing Association (WMA) has announced a series of “aggressive” initiatives to prevent mobile phone users from receiving unwanted SMS adverts.The WMA has warned that British advertisers found spamming without permission will be banned from using SMS facilities and will be added to a mobile marketing blacklist. The body has launched an online complaints… Continue reading WMA Launches Anti-Spam Initiatives