The cost of digital TV set-top box equipment could fall as low as €36 (£27) by 2007, as fierce competition in the supplier market continues to drive down prices, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Volumes Fall 17% In JulyThe US hi-tech business publishing sector saw… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: DTV Equipment Costs To Fall Below £30 By 2007
Pre-tax profits at regional newspaper group, Johnston Press, jumped by 51% in the first half of the year, as advertising revenues nudged up by 3%.The company’s figures were bolstered by the integration of Regional Independent Media (RIM), which it acquired in April last year. Operating profits were up by 35% to £84.1 million including the… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Profits Jump After RIM Acquisition
Chrysalis Radio has secured Telewest Broadband as the six-figure sponsor of Heart 100.7 in the West Midlands.The 12-month deal, planned and negotiated by Media Insight, will run during Nick Piercy’s Evening Drivetime show and will promote Telewest Broadband’s blueyonder 2Mb internet service, which claims to be four times faster than other leading broadband suppliers.On air… Continue reading Chrysalis Brings Telewest To Heart Of West Midlands
Granada has refuted suggestions by former Five chief executive, David Elstein, that the proposed merger with Carlton Communications could produce more than £100 million of cost savings for the combined ITV company. Elstein, who is reportedly planning to parachute in an alternative management team to run the merged broadcaster, claims that the cost savings generated… Continue reading Granada Dismisses Elstein’s Merger Savings Calculations
Carlton was seen in focus yesterday, down 4.28% as continued concerns over its proposed merger with Granada weighed heavily on the stock.Senior executives at this year’s Media Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival have suggested that the proposed merger will go ahead even if the Government forces them to sell off their airtime sales houses (see ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Falls On Bearish Sentiment
The merger of Carlton and Granada into one ITV company will go ahead even if the Government forces them to sell off the two airtime sales houses, according to senior executives at this year’s Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival (GEITF). Tess Alps, chairman of media buying group PHD, said: “Advertisers are realistic and we know that… Continue reading Sales House Divestment Will Not Halt ITV Merger
The Advertising Association’s Food Advertising Unit has unveiled a new research study which shows 87% of parents don’t believe that food advertising should be banned.The Family Food Survey, which quizzed over 1,500 adults via an independent website, shows that 63% of parents cite advertising as a major influence on what type of food children asked… Continue reading Research Tackles Food Advertising To Children
Redwood Publishing has secured the contract to publish Royal Mail’s three business to business publications: Response, Sort It and Worldclass.The contract will run for three years and will give Redwood, which also also produces magazines for Marks and Spencer, Boots and Safeways, complete control of the Royal Mail’s portfolio of quarterly publications.Commenting on the win,… Continue reading Redwood Secures Royal Mail Publishing Contract
The BBC would be forced to sell its most popular programmes to rival commercial broadcasters and concentrate more on its public service obligations, under radical new proposals put forward by BSkyB chief executive, Tony Ball.Delivering the MacTaggart Lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival, Ball said the Corporation should offer at least six of… Continue reading BBC Should Sell Its Most Popular Programmes
The majority of television viewers with personal video recorders (PVRs) often do not watch the commercials, according to an ongoing study by Jack Myers Report.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Liberty Leaves VUE Auction As Shortlist Is NarrowedLiberty Media has become the latest group to withdraw from the bidding process for Vivendi Universal’s US entertainment assets, following… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: PVR Users Avoid Ads, Finds Myers Survey
