Analysis of TV revenue figures for May show that year on year, revenue across all the terrestrial channels showed signs of recovery, rising 10.5%. The exception to the rule was GMTV, which saw a fall in its revenues of 16.5% compared to May 2001. The best increase in percentage terms was at Channel 5, where… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2002
The failure of ITV Digital has had dramatic effects on the likelihood of hitting Government’s target of 95% penetration of digital television (DTT) by 2010, with penetration now only expected to reach 59.3% by that time, according to new forecasts from Merrill Lynch. Even in its previous set of forecasts, the broker only expected DTV… Continue reading BSkyB’s Lead In UK Pay-TV Market Extends – Merrill Lynch Long-Term Forecasts
Advertising conditions in the UK are beginning to improve, with ITV’s revenues showing some stable growth for the first time in many months (see Outlook Improves For ITV Advertising) and the year now predicted by the Advertising Association (AA) to show positive overall growth. In revised figures the AA is now expecting 2002 to turn… Continue reading UK Media Outlook From Merrill Lynch
ITV advertising revenues for July and August are continuing to look strong, after a boost in spending received by the Network during the World Cup last month (see Forecasts). With the recovery holding out for the foreseeable future, analysts at Merrill Lynch are upgrading their outlook for Carlton Communications and Granada. The broker is now… Continue reading Outlook Improves For ITV Advertising
The development of digital terrestrial television (DTT) has been hampered by substandard marketing, lukewarm government support and poor targeting of services, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. Nonethess, the study, entitled ITV Update, Part 1:DTT Down, But Is It Out?, is essentially optimistic about the future of the medium. The report concentrates… Continue reading DTT To Learn From Setbacks, Says Yankee Group
By 2006, Germany will have overtaken the UK to become Europe’s most profitable digital pay-TV market, according to business information company, Datamonitor. The UK market was rated the most valuable in Europe last year, bringing in $3.5 billion in revenues. By contrast, the preponderance of free to air channels and licence free public funded channels… Continue reading Germany Set To Take Digital Crown
The switch-off of the analogue television signal throughout European countries is unlikely to occur before 2015, later than the 2010 target that many governments are hoping to achieve, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. In a new report on the European digital terrestrial television (DTT) market, the broker says that take-up of the platform will… Continue reading European Analogue TV Switch-Off Unlikely Before 2015
The number of digital cable TV subscribers in France increased by 30% in a year, according to the country’s organisation of cable operators, Aform. Figures show that at the end of March this year, there were 710,000 people viewing digital television via cable. Meanwhile, cable internet subscriptions had reached 210,000, a rise of 40% year… Continue reading French Turning On To Cable, Says Research
The successful bid by the BBC led coalition for the DTT licences formerly held by ITV Digital could mark a watershed in UK broadcasting, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) yesterday awarded the available multiplex licences to the BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB consortium. The three organisations are set to… Continue reading BBC/BSkyB To Reap Fruits Of DTT Victory, Says Lehman Brothers
Video game platforms are set to experience rapid growth in the coming years according to a report by Screen Digest for the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). The study entitled Wireless, Interactive TV & Online Gaming claims that iTV, mobile and multiplayer console games will energise the home entertainment sector and bring about a… Continue reading Bright Future Predicted For Gaming Platforms
