GWR Group has announced a series of new executive boards in readiness for the changes in regulation expected with the publication of the Communications Reform White Paper. The five UK divisions of the radio group will be supported by three new boards, allowing the group to sharpen its focus and maximise its profit potential when… Continue reading GWR Undergoes Restructure In Readiness For White Paper
Carlton Communications was up 19˝p to 531p at close of trading on Friday. The company releases its annual results tomorrow and analysts will be looking for a further update on the ITV advertising market, which has seen a slowdown in recent months.GWR Group took one of the biggest tumbles on the FTSE, losing 27˝p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Growth could be as high as 16.8% for commercial radio this year, bringing the medium’s share of total display advertising revenue to around 5.7%, but could slow down again in 2001, according to a summary of industry forecasts put together by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).The growth prediction of 16.8% came from the Advertising Association… Continue reading Advertising Forecasts Predict Growth For 2000 And A Slowdown For 2001 In Commercial Radio
Two fifths of internet users claim to have clicked a banner ad during the last month, despite the fact that more than 50% also claim that “all web advertising annoys me”, according to new research from BMRB’s Internet Monitor. In contrast, during the last 12 months, the effectiveness of TV advertising in generating visits to… Continue reading Banner Ad Effectiveness Falling Away, But TV Ads Drive Internet Traffic
E4 has announced the signing of a carriage deal with Telewest. The new entertainment channel from Channel 4 will be available to Telewest subscribers as part of its digital and analogue packages.This is E4’s second distribution deal, having recently secured carriage with NTL (see Channel 4’s Entertainment Channel Secures NTL Carriage) and it is hoped… Continue reading E4 Gains Carriage On Telewest
Entertainment and media store BOL is to be made available for the first time on a non-web platform, namely BSkyB’s interactive television channel, Open. At first only books, CDs, DVDs and videos will be available to shoppers on this platform, but the range will be expanded shortly to include computer games and software.The BOL store… Continue reading BOL Takes Up First Non-Web Residence On Open
Positive comments about future ad revenue prospects from Granada Media in Wednesday’s results (see Granada Media Shows Modest Profit Rise In First Final Results Since Flotation), helped shares gain slightly yesterday, rising 1½p to 384½p.United News & Media and BT have announced that they were seeking a buyer for LineOne, their jointly-owned portal and internet… Continue reading Sharewatch
Today sees the launch of the Newspaper Society’s internet-based regional press planning system, at www.planregionalpress.co.uk. The service is designed to make planning regional press campaigns easier and to entice more national advertisers to the medium.It forms part of a series of initiatives introduced earlier this year after media planners and buyers called for a more… Continue reading Newspaper Society Unveils Regional Planning Tool
E4 has announced the signing of a carriage deal with Telewest. The new entertainment channel from Channel 4 will be available to Telewest subscribers as part of its digital and analogue packages. This is E4’s second distribution deal, having recently secured carriage with NTL, and it is hoped that deals across all multi-channel platforms will… Continue reading E4 Gains Carriage On Telewest
Internet penetration in France is continuing to grow steadily, according to the latest findings from Médiamétrie. The number of French Internet users over the age of 18 has increased by 45 percent in a year, to 7.56 million from 5.21 million. About 16.3 percent of French adults are now online, compared with last year’s figure… Continue reading Internet Population: France
