Our weekly columnist Raymond Snoddy wonders why Phorm, the “marketing Holy Grail”, is being drummed out of town on privacy issues, when “half the population is voluntarily surrendering any conventional idea of privacy on a succession of social networking sites”… A first acquaintance with Phorm, the online advertising group, would leave most people very impressed indeed.… Continue reading Phorm … what’s the issue?
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In his second monthly column for Newsline Greg Grimmer, partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer, starts his family holiday considering his excess baggage… and the future of magazines.Sat on my sun lounger on the Grimmer family holiday, I am turning my mind and indeed iPhone thumbs to the thought of the death of magazines. Are… Continue reading Greg Grimmer – Magazines in the departure lounge?
Our weekly columnist Raymond Snoddy attends a London Business School conference on the future of on-demand television, where “the evidence is starting to pile up in support of evolutionary, rather than revolutionary changes to viewing behaviour”… Paddy Barwise takes no prisoners when denouncing “the digerati” – those who insist on predicting the death of conventional, or… Continue reading Linear TV still going strong
Our weekly columnist Raymond Snoddy praises an ethnographic study into what people actually do with PVRs. There are caveats, but he believes this “has punctured futuristic nonsense with observation, facts and sound judgement”… There are few greater pleasures than coming across a piece of research that confirms all your own instincts and at the same time… Continue reading PVRs will NOT spell the death of advertising funded television?
The Digital Britain Report has only widened the gap between the BBC and commercial operators, says Jim Marshall, Starcom Mediavest’s executive director and chairman of the IPA Media Futures Group.“As interesting is the rumour that the original Digital Britain Report was originally much tougher on the BBC, but was ‘watered down’ by nervous politicians, at… Continue reading Jim Marshall: Digital Britain…Did the BBC get off lightly?
Our weekly columnist Raymond Snoddy witnessed the UK TV industry getting together yesterday… but only in the sense of being in the same room. “It was just like the good old days with terrestrial broadcasters attacking each other and Sky attacking everyone in sight. There was not a partnership to be seen.” It was once said… Continue reading Broadcasting partnerships… a new dawn?
After ESPN won the rights to show live Premier League football next season, our weekly columnist Raymond Snoddy says “Post 2013 Murdoch should watch his back. ESPN is no Mickey Mouse company”. Lynne Franks, ESPN’s managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has finally done it. The charming American with an uncertain grasp, at… Continue reading Raymond Snoddy greets ESPN’s entry into the pay-TV football market
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Claire Myerscough, commercial business intelligence director at News International, explains how two significant events have increased the value of insight…“With broader and deeper consumer understanding, we can (change human behaviour) more effectively, more reliably, more frequently and in more ways.” Rory Sutherland IPA president, vice chairman, Ogilvy Group UKThe importance of insight and the role… Continue reading Claire Myerscough – The value of insight
Raymond Snoddy sees Channel 4 as the big loser from yesterday’s Digital Britain report with “hard choices largely ducked”.“Helpfully the Government added in a very odd phrase indeed that perhaps Channel 4 was ‘too-television centric’. Many people will think that is because it is a television company…”Thank God for the 50p broadband tax on telephone… Continue reading Raymond Snoddy is disappointed with the Digital Britain report
In his first monthly column for Newsline Greg Grimmer, partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer, looks at the beneficial effect of high production values and bespoke content on the web…For those readers unlucky enough to see me speak at Media 360 this year you will probably remember one thing from my speech on why television… Continue reading Greg Grimmer – Become friends with the Prince and the Frog