Eight out of ten (81%) of British companies see the development of the Internet as a business opportunity and only 1% feel it to be a threat, according to a survey commissioned by Barclays Bank of the top 1,000 companies.The survey also found that: Over a third (38%) of companies already have an Internet site.… Continue reading 81% Of British Companies See Internet As Business Opportunity
The latest cinema admissions figures, for April, show weekly admissions for the month averaged 2.65m a week, up 22% on the same month last year and the highest April weekly average since 1974. The highest grossing weeks were at the beginning of April, with big films like Toy Story and Sense & Sensibility still attracting… Continue reading April Cinema Admissions Up 22%
The cinema industry is claiming success after Sunday’s National Cinema Day saw over one million people attending cinemas. Organised by the film industry to celebrate a century of cinema, every cinema charged only £1 all day.With a few returns still to be filed, Sunday’s total admittance stands at 1.1 million; the highest Sunday attendance on… Continue reading Britain Turns Out In Force For National Cinema Day
European Broadcasting Corporation is to launch the first ever pan-european commercial radio station later this year, it has announced.With the support of the European Commission, the 24-hour youth oriented station will be broadcast on terrestrial FM networks, satellite and cable, in English. The programming format will include a european mixture of chart music and speech… Continue reading First Ever Pan-European Commercial Radio Station To Launch
More than 150 magazine publishers, advertisers and agency personnel and service providers attended the first PPA Magazines and New Media ’96 Conference and Awards held today at Cabot Hall, Canary Wharf, London.Delegates were urged by keynote speaker Dr Michael Chamberlain of United News and Media to act now to develop their products for the future.Speakers… Continue reading PPA New Media’96 Conference and Awards
Annual financial results released today by media group EMAP show that pre-tax profits have risen 35% to £86.5m and turnover has increased 29% from £547.1m to £705m. EMAP also announced the sale of its regional newspapers and printing businesses (see today’s Newsline).Amongst its consumer magazines operating profits rose 21% (to £39m) on revenues up 10%… Continue reading EMAP Profits Rise 35%
RevenueCombined ITV/C4 revenue for April was up 6.3% year on year to £189.949 million; this comprises of a 77% share for ITV, £145.9 million, and 23% for Channel 4, £44 million. ITV’s total is up by 3.9% on last year, whilst the C4 figure was up by 15.1% on last year. However, in terms of… Continue reading TV Round-Up – April
EMAP Nationals is to become the first UK publisher to launch an automotive title in Russia. A Russian-language version of CAR magazine will be launching there on June 8th.The launch will be supported by advertising on Ostankino, Russia’s main TV station, and on the national radio station Autoradio. A poster campaign will run in Moscow… Continue reading EMAP Goes To Russia
ITV has joined with Sky Television to buy four new American programmes in a deal with 20th Century Fox, fighting off competition from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5.The new series are Millennium, the latest project from Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files; The Practice, a legal series from the producer of L.A. Law;… Continue reading ITV Beats Rivals To Buy US Programmes
