The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 6% for the fourth consecutive month. Although there have been some signs of sterling weakening recently, UK industry is likely to want a further evidence of a slow down before rates go up again.
The large television audiences gained by international football matches and competitions are a key bargaining tool for commercial TV networks to squeeze more revenue out of advertisers. Top home nation games can achieve by far the highest viewing figures of the whole year’s schedule, with an audience that is larger than average across the men,… Continue reading Feature: Advertisers Line Up As Euro 2000 Kicks Off
Xilerate, the online division of United News and Media, is aiming for operating profits of £120-150m by 2004. The planned route to this success was outlined by Andrew Nugée, chief operating officer of the division, at the annual Merrill Lynch TMT conference yesterday.Nugée said that the challenge for Xilerate was “to capitalise on the strength… Continue reading UNM Online Promises To Net Profits Within Four Years
Nearly a third of the UK’s internet population lives in the south of England, with 22.7% residing in London. According to new data from MMXI Europe, the further north and east you go, the less likely you are to find members of the nation’s 9.6 million internet users.The survey showed that Scotland, Borders and Ulster… Continue reading North/South Divide Even Exists In Cyberspace
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) and the Radio Authority aim to co-operate more effectively in handling complaints in the future. A memorandum of understanding has been drawn up between the two regulatory bodies which aims to avoid double jeopardy for complainants and licensees and promote the sharing of information.The new arrangement will see complaints dealt… Continue reading Broadcasting Regulators To Team Up In Complaints Handling
IPC’s strategy for the future will involve a name change from IPC Magazines to IPC Media. The name change, which comes alongside a revamped company website (left), is to reflect a new focus on media brands rather than magazines and will see the definition of five core markets within the company: Women, TV, Home and… Continue reading Bailey Says Brands Not Mags For IPC’s Future
Television viewers will shortly be able to click straight through to the internet while continuing to watch TV. ONdigital has teamed up with French group Netgem to bring full internet access to digital terrestrial subscribers.Scheduled to launch later this year ONdigital internet boxes will connect to the ONdigital set-top box and a telephone line and… Continue reading ONdigital Signs Deal To Provide Full Net Access Through TV
Media stocks continued to be in favour yesterday, after enjoying a good day on Friday (see Sharewatch). GWR rose 67½p to £7.72½, while Future Network rose 45p to £8.25.United News and Media outlined further investment in its business to business new media projects yesterday. Share prices rose 33p to £8.98 in response.The latest twist in… Continue reading Sharewatch
Carlton Screen Advertising has moved into the outdoor market with the introduction of 6-sheet posters into over 200 cinemas throughout the country. From September over 500 new poster sites will be created targeting cinema-goers as they enter the cinema.Studies have shown that around 70% of people who visit the cinema arrive at least ten minutes… Continue reading Carlton Screen Advertising Opens Up New ‘Outdoor’ Market
Half of Europe’s spending power is now in the hands of people with access to the internet and of the 34% of Europeans who have used the internet 19 million buy online. New statistics released in the Datamonitor IMPACT survey have outlined huge possibilities for e-commerce in the future which may yet prove that the… Continue reading Europe Is Catching Up In The Online Revolution
