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
BBC director general, Greg Dyke, has a called for Government intervention to prevent the collapse of ITV as a public service broadcaster and has given his support to the proposed Carlton and Granada merger.Dyke told delegates at this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival, said that the meltdown of the advertising market and increasing competition from multichannel… Continue reading Dyke Calls On Government To Strengthen ITV
Click through rates for email marketing campaigns are increasing, suggesting there maybe more life in the medium than previously believed, according to new research from DoubleClick.The digital marketing agency’s latest Ad Spend Report for the second quarter of 2003 shows that click-through rates on email marketing material have risen to 8.3%, up from 7.5% in… Continue reading New Research Reveals Strength Of Email Marketing
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
Former Five chief executive, David Elstein, has quashed rumours that he is looking to move into the chief executive role at ITV, should the proposed merger of Carlton and Granada proceed. Speaking at the weekend’s Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (GEITF), Elstein denied any interest in an executive role at ITV, despite his proposals recommending… Continue reading Elstein Rules Out ITV Bid, But Proposes New Management
Liberty Media has become the latest group to withdraw from the bidding process for Vivendi Universal’s US entertainment assets, following in the footsteps of MGM and Comcast (see Comcast Not In The Running For VUE). After conducting its own analysis of Vivendi Universal Entertainment’s (VUE) assets, Liberty concluded that the synergies offered are not sufficient… Continue reading Liberty Leaves VUE Auction As Shortlist Is Narrowed
