ITV have issued a statement from Network director Marcus Plantin defending the channel’s acquisition of Formula One after the move had received criticism in the press on Friday.According to Mr Plantin the number of ABC1 Men and 16-34 Men has increased on ITV by nearly 450% year-on-year on Sunday afternoons; 300% more men are now… Continue reading Plantin Defends ITV’s F1 Coverage
Rapide publishing will be launching its Ultimate PC magazine this month. The title, which hits the new-stands on 29 August, will have 164 pages and cost £4.50. It will also incorporate PC Power which Rapide bought from Paragon last year.Rapide: 01392 495155
Thursday sees Reed Elsevier announce interim results. Pre-tax profits are expected to be up around 4% to £433m with earnings per share up 2% to 14.8p. Cable company Telewest will also be announcing interims on Thursday.Top-line RAJAR Q2 data is released on Friday afternoon. This will be available on MediaTel along with accompanying Newsline items.
Revenue Agency estimates put the combined ITV/C4 revenue for June at £184.2m, which is down 3% year on year, while Channel 5 brought in £9.7m which is an unwelcome fall from May’s figure of £11m. ITV’s revenue was put at £140.2m, down 4.8%, while C4’s was £44m, up 3.1%. The revenue ratio between ITV/C4 was… Continue reading TV Round-Up – June
Pearson this morning announced interim financial results which show that pre-tax profits had risen 167% to £81m, while sales had increased slightly from £940m to £958m. The results were boosted by the absence of several one-off items, such as restructuring charges and non-recurring costs from Mindscape.Both Penguin books and the Financial Times put in strong… Continue reading Pearson Reports Massive Growth In Profit
The latest ITC complaint report has been published and complaints have been upheld against Lucozade NRG, the People newspaper and the Volkswagen Polo.64 viewers complained about the recent advert for Lucozade NRG, with many saying that they felt the advert set a bad example for younger viewers and objected to the violent nature of the… Continue reading ITC Complaints Bulletin
Rule changes to advertising breaks have been announced which will allow cable, satellite and digital stations to carry more teleshopping advertising. The changes will also open up the possibility of licensing for self-promotional channels and will come into effect immediately. The rules are as follows:TeleshoppingThe Television Without Frontiers (TWF) EU directive has been changed to… Continue reading ITC Rule Changes
Haymarket magazine, Planning , is to mark the 50th anniversary of the Town and Country Planning act by making its debut on the World Wide Web on Wednesday August 6 with Planning Online. The web site has been designed and is hosted by web MediaTel Interactive, the web consultancy division of MediaTel.Reflecting the weekly publication,… Continue reading Planning Magazine Goes Online
Reuters has today announced the launch of an Internet service which will provide information about the commodities and energy markets.The site provides free quotations from all the major future exchanges as well as news stories from each of the core sectors. In addition, registered users will be able to retrieve weather data, view charts and… Continue reading Reuters Launches Commodities Internet Service
The EP Committee on women’s rights has adopted the Lenz draft report on women and advertising, together with various amendments that refer to the need to reject and act against inappropriate portrayals of women in advertising. The Lenz Report will be voted at the September Plenary session of the EP (15-19 September).aa net
