June witnessed some serious declines in TV ad revenues, with ITV hardest hit.
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The double sponsorship for The Great British Bake Off is a potential game-changer for Tate and Lyle and Dr Oetker, writes Dominic Mills – even if sharing devalues its currency.
The One Love Manchester concert, Britain’s Got Talent final, the return of Poldark and The Real Full Monty were among the most watched programmes in June.
For the 12 months to the end of June 2017, UK profit fell from £1.5 billion the previous year to £1.29 billion.
Net advertising revenue was down 8% in Q2 from £838m to £769m, however this was an improvement on the first quarter’s 9% decline and was offset by a 7% boost in revenues for ITV Studios at £687m.
Channel 4 has announced Lyle’s Golden Syrup and Dr. Oetker as the broadcast sponsors of the 2017 Great British Bake Off, set to return to screens this autumn for the first time since being poached from the BBC.
While gender and lower female pay have received most attention, the new BBC salary list suggests that ethnic diversity is also an issue, writes Raymond Snoddy.
An extraordinarily bleak picture is being painted for the future of ad agencies, writes Dominic Mills – and things look similarly stark for UK TV ad revenues. Are these just bumps in the road, or forks to whole new worlds?
McCall replaces Adam Crozier who stepped down at the end of June after seven years at the helm of the UK’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster.