Capital Radio released a trading statement today, revealing that ad revenue has increased year on year for the first four months of the financial year that began on 1 October 1998. Although business in its restaurants has seen a downturn ‘in line with consumer spending’, its interactive business is enjoying increased viewing, with sales revenues… Continue reading Capital Radio Sees A Growth In Ad Revenue
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has issued formal warnings to three of its licensees for breaches of its programme code.Zee TV, the Asian television channel, was reprimanded for ‘undue prominence’ for products or services in programme time. One of the channel’s programmes included promotional material for a number of businesses, including contact details. Zee TV… Continue reading ITC Formally Warns Three Television Channels
We are opening up the opportunity for media companies to advertise jobs on MediaTel. The Economist is first to take this up – seeking a marketing media executive. MediaTel is also seeking media developers and web designers.For potential advertisers, the fee is £100 for 3 weeks – promoted from the MediaTel Anna Feletti at MediaTel… Continue reading MediaTel Recruitment
Emap Metro’s film title Neon is to close after failing to meet circulation targets. According to a spokesperson at the publisher, when the title launched in November 1996, aimed at the ‘neglected generation’ of film goers aged 16-24, there was a gap in the market for it. That gap, however, did not prove big enough… Continue reading Emap’s Neon Closes After Poor Sales
Cabal Communications, Sally O’Sullivan’s publishing group, has announced that it is to launch a new title into the cycling magazine market this spring. The monthly title, procycling, will be sold in a wide range of international markets including Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Scandinavia.Edited by William Fotheringham (cycling correspondent to The Guardian,… Continue reading Cabal Launches New Cycling Title
Digital One, the digital radio consortium which holds the sole UK national commercial digital radio licence (see Newsline), has advertised for tender three brand new digital radio services, part of a package of seven.The three specific channels up for tender include a soft adult contemporary music station, a drama and comedy channel and an all… Continue reading Digital One Advertises Three Channel Tenders
It is expected that Mirror Group chief executive, David Montgomery, will step down from the company at this morning’s board meeting following a bitter battle with Mirror’s non-executive chairman, Sir Victor Blank. Whilst some reports suggest that a degree of conciliation may have been reached, the feeling is that Montgomery has lost the confidence of… Continue reading Montgomery Expected To Step Down From Mirror Group
Revenue Estimates from agencies put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £190.27 million for December 1998. ITV saw a 4.2% increase year on year in its total revenue which rose to £131.62 million in December 1998. Channel 4’s total ad revenue rose by 11.8% to £42.5 million, and Channel 5 enjoyed a rise of 39.4%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – December 1998
The Microsoft Corporation, the giant software company owned by Bill Gates, has struck a deal with cable company NTL to jointly develop new, broadband services for delivery to customers in the U.K. and Ireland.Microsoft announced yesterday that it was to buy a 5% stake in NTL for $500 million (£300 million), to accelerate deployment of… Continue reading NTL Teams Up With Microsoft
ITV has said that it will provide advertisers with details of its schedules two months in advance of broadcast following complaints from the industry that schedules were withheld for too long, preventing advertisers from effectively booking campaigns. Also some programmes were dropped from the schedule after ads had been booked around them. ITV has created… Continue reading ITV Offers Advertisers Earlier Schedules
