Gaming is increasing in popularity within the older generation, with a new study from Peter D.Hart Research Associates showing that 35% of US parents play computer or video games. Although one-fifth of parents surveyed were found to play games on consoles, computer gaming was found to be more prevalent, with 34% of the 35% gaming… Continue reading Gaming Increases In Older Generation
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ITV saw its revenues fall for the second month running in December, with a 4.6% drop year on year, leaving the channel with revenue of £122.6 million for the month. The broadcaster announced that the ITV News Channel will close in January, allowing airspace on the Freeview platform for a new ITV channel, such as… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2005
BBC1 and ITV1 both lost nearly 1% point from their viewing share during December, whilst multichannel viewing increased at a similar rate year on year.In digital homes, however, all terrestrial broadcasters displayed increases in viewing share, as strong Christmas programming dominated the December schedules.All ViewingDecember saw the two main terrestrial broadcasters lose viewing share to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – December 2005
Cable operators are pushing ahead with their broadband and voice offerings, enabling them to offer customers the increasingly popular “triple-play” service that looks set to enjoy a surge in popularity over the coming years. Despite figures suggesting that cable operators are losing subscribers to DSL line adoption, Doug Shapiro from the Banc of America Securities… Continue reading Cable Providers Push Triple Play Offerings
UK advertising expenditure is forecast to rise by 3.7% in 2006, with new forecasts from Initiative Media predicting online to be the fastest growing medium fuelled by the increasing uptake of broadband. Initiative expect 2006 to be another slow year for the UK media market, albeit a better one than 2005, with the projected 3.7%… Continue reading UK Adspend To Rise By 3.7% In 2006
UK consumers have demonstrated a high level of interest in a commercial mobile TV service, with the interim results from the Oxford Mobile TV trial showing that 83% of triallists are satisfied with the end-to-end service provided. Findings from the trial, a partnership between Arqiva and O2, reveal that the 375 triallists chose to access… Continue reading UK Consumers Keen For Mobile TV
The internet is forecast to become just as strong an advertising medium, if not stronger, than television, with a new report from Borrell Associates claiming the internet looks set to become a significant local as well as national advertising medium that will reach a par with TV, newspapers and direct mail advertising shares. According to… Continue reading Internet Adspend Forecast To Overtake TV
US analyst eMarketer has made a series of predictions for the advertising and media industry in 2006, signalling seven trends that will rocket to the forefront of the arena. The internet yet again looks set to dominate the media world, with 5.4% of all US adspend forecast to be devoted to online advertising, marking the… Continue reading Top Trends Forecast For 2006
November saw all terrestrial broadcasters suffer a fall in viewing share in all TV homes year on year, losing viewers to multichannel offerings.Similar falls were true in digital homes, with BBC1 the only exception. It managed to increase its share in digital homes by 0.9% year on year.All ViewingITV1’s viewing share fell 0.7% points year… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – November 2005
ITV has retained chocolate giant Cadbury as the exclusive sponsor of prime-time soap, Coronation Street, guaranteeing the confectioner’s coverage for a further two years in a deal worth £10 million per year.The deal sees Cadbury retain the Coronation Street coverage for its 12th year, covering all episodes transmitted on the ITV family of channels, including… Continue reading ITV Retains Cadbury As £10m Corrie Sponsor