Emap was seen in focus, up 3.23%, after Deutsche Bank upgraded the group to buy from hold and raised its price target to 890p from 840p. Analysts cited the group’s potential for a cyclical recovery, lack of dollar exposure and low valuation.Elsewhere, BSkyB was in the spotlight, down 0.08%, as Mario Monti, the European Competition… Continue reading Sharewatch: Emap Rises Following Upgrade
BSkyB’s new deal with the Premier League could be in jeopardy after the European Commission said that it had serious reservations about the way that the football rights had been distributed. In August, the broadcaster agreed to pay £1.024 billion for all four packages of live Premiership rights available for three seasons from 2004-05 onwards… Continue reading EU Decries Sky’s Football ‘Monopoly’
ITV is set to re-ignite controversy with the announcement it is to move its evening news bulletin to 10.30pm next year, after approval for the change was granted by the ITC.According to ITV, the decision to reschedule the news to 10.30pm, five nights a week from Monday to Friday, will re-establish a fixed timeslot for… Continue reading News At When To Return To 10.30 Slot
Seven-in-ten advertising leaders reckon that the industry is recovering but only a small proportion foresee marked growth in the near future, according to a recent survey from the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The poll of prominent figures in the US advertising industry found that a clear majority thought that a revival was underway. However, only… Continue reading US Ad Chiefs Cautious On Recovery Prospects
Granada Enterprises has secured British Airways to sponsor a specially designed online rugby game to highlight the group’s sponsorship of this month’s Rugby World Cup tournament.The game, which will be available on itv.com/rugbyworldcup and ba.com from later this month, will allow consumers to pick their favourite rugby player to attempt to score a conversion.The competition… Continue reading ITV Teams With British Airways For Rugby World Cup
The number of UK homes with access to the internet has increased by a million over the past year, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics. The latest Expenditure and Food Survey shows that there were 12 million online households at the end of June, up from 11 million a year earlier.… Continue reading Twelve Million UK Households Now Online
The IPA has launched an online training programme to provide agency employees with a basic knowledge of how communications build brands and raise the professional profile of the industry.The course will contain six online learning modules covering marketing, client services, research and evaluation, communication strategy, ideas and execution. It is intended to provide a firm… Continue reading IPA Launches Online Learning Programme
Spending on online content in the US increased by 23% to $748 million in the first two quarters of 2003 as the market showed signs of maturing. Further growth is anticipated as broadband spreads its wings and a whole new raft of paid-for services become available. US consumers spent around $1.3 billion on online content… Continue reading Online Content Finding Its Audience
News that Chris Tarrant is to leave Capital Radio does not seem to have had an undue effect on the station’s stock with City fears calmed by the prospective arrival of Johnny Vaughan to present the 95.8 FM breakfast show.Tarrant has been regarded as a lynchpin figure at Capital. His show attracts around 1.65 million… Continue reading Capital Holds Up Despite DJ Departure
BSkyB has announced that it has hit its target of seven million pay-TV subscribers three months earlier than foreseen. On the fifth anniversary of the Sky Digital service (see BSkyB Set To Celebrate Seven Million Subscribers), Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster said that as of September 30 it has 7,015,000 subscribers in the UK and Ireland.… Continue reading BSkyB Reaches Subscriber Target Ahead Of Schedule
