This October digital television will be two years old in the UK following the launch of BSkyB’s Sky Digital service in 1998. The last time Newsline looked at digital TV viewing (see Feature: Terrestrial Stations Lose Out As Digital Gains Ground) Sky had signed up just over two and a half million subscribers to its… Continue reading Feature: Pay-TV Channels Account For Almost Half Of All Viewing In Digital Homes
The BBC is thought to be considering the possibility of setting up a unit dedicated to the co-ordination and control of business sponsorship for events suffering from lack of funds.Sponsorship of BBC output is a sticky issue, as some believe it could lead to the gradual introduction of advertising across the corporation. Current guidelines mean… Continue reading BBC May Create Sponsorship Unit To Save Ailing Events
The overall trend within the teenage magazine market was one of decline, with a 1.4% fall in sales across the sector, according to the latest ABC figures. DC Thompson’s Shout was the worst hit, with a 17.1% drop, closely followed by Emap’s J17 which tumbled 16.1%.However, there was good news for Smash Hits, Girl Talk… Continue reading Emap’s Hold On Teenage Market Slips
The film magazine sector rose significantly for the six-month period to June 2000, up 207% year on year, according to the latest ABC figures. Emap’s Empire has recorded the best performance of any title, with a 15% year on year rise in total average net sales.The next best performance came from Uncut which increased by… Continue reading Emap’s Empire Rises But IN2FILM Conquers All
Women’s monthly magazines took a tumble during the six-month period ending June 2000, with over 50% of titles showing a decrease in circulation, according to the latest ABC figures. Prima, which lost its position as market leader in the previous ABC report, took another 17% fall and is now at fourth place in the sector.… Continue reading Women’s Monthly Titles Take Another Tumble
Shares in Cordiant Communications remained unchanged despite posting a record set of interim results yesterday (see Cordiant Reports Profits Up 66%). The group also confirmed speculation this week that it had been approached by US-based group True North over a possible takeover bid, but said no formal discussions on the subject were taking place.Elsewhere, all… Continue reading Sharewatch
The film magazine sector rose significantly for the six-month period to June 2000, up 567,028 copies (a 207.2% rise year on year) according to the latest ABC figures. Emap’s Empire has recorded the best performance of any title, with a 15% year on year rise in total average net sales.The next best performance came from… Continue reading Emap’s Empire Rises But IN2FILM Conquers All
Women’s weeklies took a dive in the ABC report for the period Jan – June 2000. The market appears to have slumped with the majority of titles seeing a drop in sales in a year on year comparison.Nothing much has changed with the leader board. Bauer’s Take A Break is down on last year’s figure… Continue reading Take A Break Retains Huge Lead In Women’s Weekly Market
The overall trend within the teenage magazine market was one of decline, with a 1.4% fall in sales across the sector, according to the latest ABC figures. DC Thompson’s Shout was the worst hit, with a 17.1% drop, closely followed by Emap’s J17 which tumbled 16.1%.However, there was good news for Smash Hits, Girl Talk… Continue reading Emap’s Hold On Teenage Market Slips
Rumours of a demise in the men’s lifestyle sector have been exaggerated judging from the latest circulation figures released by ABC. Speculation was rife that sales had peaked following the spectacular upsurge in the mid-nineties. However, it would appear that millennium man is not quite ready to give up his glossies.FHM continues to account for… Continue reading Men’s Lifestyle Market Makes A Comeback
