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Jack Myers Reports today quotes UK ITV advertising revenue forecasts from Merrill Lynch, which estimate that revenues will be down by 14.6% this year and come in flat the following year. The 14.6% decline for the full year matches MediaTel’s agency estimate collations for the calendar year to July, which show a 14.5% fall on… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Forecasts Show ITV Revenue Down 15% In 2001

The latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) show the shifting positions of the cable and satellite markets in the pay-TV sector. Trends since 1999 show how cable’s penetration of all UK TV households has started to flatten off, whilst satellite’s continues to grow. The dynamics of this are illustrated clearly by the second… Continue reading ITC Trends Show Cable Overtake ITV Digital

US network, spot and cable television lost a combined $313.2 million in advertising revenue for the broadcast week of 9-15 September, as many networks cut their advertising in favour of continuous coverage of the events following the terrorist attacks of 11 September. According to new data released by CMR, network advertising took the biggest hit,… Continue reading US TV Networks Lost $313m In Week Of Attacks

Optimedia UKÂ’s Revenue and Inflation Estimates, published in March 2000, include estimated revenue growth rates for all the major media as far as 2003. As in last year’s edition, Optimedia is the least optimistic about Commercial Radio’s immediate future. Last year’s forecast for 2000 has been upgraded from 6.0% to 9.9%, however the forecast for… Continue reading Optimedia Forecasts

According to Digital Set-Top Box Market Review & Forecast 2001 – 2007 released this week by Jon Peddie Associates, the worldwide set-top box market is poised for significant growth despite technologial challenges and the current economic troubles in the entertainment market. “The struggle between low cost and the increased capabilities of digital set-top boxes will… Continue reading 397.5 Million Digital Set-Top Boxes Will Be Installed Worldwide By 2007, Says JPA

Programmes This month saw the addition of an extra episode of BBC1’s top soap opera, Eastenders, to the schedules. In a move seen by many as an attempt to lure viewers back to BBC1 from ITV1’s double header of Coronation Street and Emmerdale, the first Friday episode managed to outperform its northern rival with 9.84… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – August 2001

Zenith Media has launched a damning attack on ITV’s decision to press on with the investment in its digital terrestrial TV service, ITV Digital. According to the MediaGuardian website today, the media buying agency – one of ITV’s biggest customers – has said in a report that nothing short of ‘divine intervention’ will save the… Continue reading Zenith Report Scorns ITV’s Digital Plans

RevenueYear on year analysis showed that TV revenue fell across the board during August, with the exception of Satellite revenue which rose by 10%.Total terrestrial TV revenue showed a fall of 9.3% year on year, as the advertising downturn continued to cast gloom over the industry. Channel 5 was the worst hit with revenue dropping… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – August 2001

s share prices continue to tumble at Pearson, both Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and ABN Amro have downgraded their outlooks for the media group. Much of the fall in Pearson’s figures comes from European broadcaster RTL, in which Pearson holds a 22% stake. RTL yesterday reported an interim loss of ₏2.2 billion (see RTL Postpones… Continue reading Pearson Downgraded As FT And RTL Outlooks Deteriorate

Shares in Carlton Communications were down by 29p (13.5%) by midday today, whilst Granada stock was off 9Âźp (9.1%), following downgrades to ITV recovery forecasts by both HSBC and ABN Amro. “The summer has passed and the slowdown in ITV advertising continues unabated,” says ABN. The broker is now forecasting a 15% decline in ITV’s… Continue reading ITV Downgraded Again, Carlton And Granada Stock Falls