MAI, the financial services, information and media group headed by Lord hollick, and owner of Meridian broadcasting company yesterday announced its profits for the year to June 30.Pre-tax profits were up 13% to £80.2m. Although separate figures for Meridian were not available, it was revealed that Meridian was ahead of budget.Southern Newspapers recorded pre-tax profits… Continue reading MAI/Southern Newspapers Profits
Yesterday at a presentation for advertisers ITV Sport revealed its plans for the new season, supported by new qualitative research.ITV is to focus on four key sports; Football, Rugby, Boxing and Athletics. Matthew Lorenzo, ITV’s new network football presenter, said that sport will be their major weapon in fighting for viewers.Despite the loss of the… Continue reading ITV Sports Presentation
The ITC has announced that the deadline for all respondents to the Digital Discussion Document has been extended from September 30 to 15 October, to coincide with that set for the document on Channel 5.Responses should be sent to the Secretary to the ITC, 33 Foley Street, London, W1P 7LB. 071 255 3000
VideoTrak from Media Vision Research has released its latest findings, which provide BARB viewing figures on pre-recorded videos.The research shows that on average, two thirds of a video’s audience tends to be under the age of 35. This compares very favourably to TV viewing figures where only one third of the audience is comprised of… Continue reading Videos Beat TV For Under 35s
Figures for the first full week of viewing to the newly launched satellite channels and Sky’s Multichannel paid-for package have been released by BARB.Comparing the last full week of August, before the changes on 1st September, with the week ending 12th September it appears that Sky 1 encryption has lost it 1.4% of its total… Continue reading Latest Satellite Viewing Figures
Yesterday at a presentation for advertisers ITV Sport revealed its plans for the new season, supported by new qualitative research.ITV is to focus on four key sports; Football, Rugby, Boxing and Athletics. Matthew Lorenzo, ITV’s new network football presenter, said that sport will be their major weapon in fighting for viewers.Despite the loss of the… Continue reading ITV Sports Presentation
Yesterday Channel 4 and the Independent newspaper launched a new project called Power and the People, designed to bridge the gap between politicians and the electorate.The project aims to improve the current system of opinion polling, by introducing “deliberative polling”. This is whereby a national representative sample of voters study a particular issue before answering… Continue reading C4 / Independent Polling Inititative
Last month the average weekly cinema admissions figure topped the 3 million mark for the first time in 20 years. The August’93 figure of 3.19m was an increase of 28.7% on August’92 and an increase of 9.6% on July’92.August is generally a good month for admissions due to the school holiday period, which was boosted… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Rise Above 3m
MAI, the financial services, information and media group headed by Lord hollick, and owner of Meridian broadcasting company yesterday announced its profits for the year to June 30.Pre-tax profits were up 13% to £80.2m. Although separate figures for Meridian were not available, it was revealed that Meridian was ahead of budget.Southern Newspapers recorded pre-tax profits… Continue reading MAI/Southern Newspapers Profits
The results of the first TGI Youth survey are released this week,revealing that children between the ages of 7 and 19 have a disposable income of £8bn, and even among 7-10 year-olds 50% made their own brand purchasing decision on trainers, for example.Children watch an average of 5 hours a day in front of a… Continue reading Youth TGI Survey Results
