Conventional television viewing should be consigned to history by the end of the decade as the UK authorities remain committed to the deadline for switching off the analogue signal.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Bertelsmann Tumbles Into Loss In First QuarterRevenues at Germany-based media giant Bertelsmann were hit by tough markets in the US and the weakness… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: UK On Track For Analogue Switch-Off
Already uncertain conditions have been accentuated by the war in Iraq according to the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror. It says that group advertising revenues for the first four months of 2003 are marginally ahead of the same period last year.The national titles – which include the flagship Daily Mirror – saw a rise… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenues Marginally Up
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Mar 2002 Ending Mar 2003 % Change Capital Gold Manchester H 32 104 225.0 Juice 107.6 (was Crash… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Local Commercial Stations
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Revenues at German-based media giant Bertelsmann were hit by tough markets in the US and the weakness of the dollar, according to the group’s first quarter financial results. Overall revenues fell by 8.5% to €3.9 billion and the group slipped into an operating loss of €58 million, down from a profit of €20 million in… Continue reading Bertelsmann Tumbles Into Loss In First Quarter
The tables showing the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London are now available to subscribers in the Radio reports section on the left.The following stations are reporting for the first time: BBC World Service; Kerrang!, oneword radio and Smash Hits… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Local Commercial Stations
Already uncertain conditions have been accentuated by the war in Iraq according to the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror. It says that group advertising revenues for the first four months of 2003 are marginally ahead of the same period last year. The national titles – which include the flagship Daily Mirror – saw a… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenues Marginally Up, Conditions Uncertain
Chrysalis Radio chairman, Chris Wright, has vowed to play a ‘leading role’ in the formation of the UK radio landscape that will emerge after the new Communications Bill proposals comes into force later this year. Wright, whose group owns the Galaxy and Heart networks, sees many exciting opportunities in the Communications Bill, which intends to… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Chrysalis Looks To Lead In Consolidating Radio Landscape
The ASA has dismissed complaints made by Transport for London against a series of ads for Easyjet, which appeared to ridicule the congestion charge and the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone.Each of the ads, which launched to coincide with the introduction of the scheme in London, featured the official congestion charge logo and stated: “C… Continue reading Easyjet Escapes Censure Over Congestion Charge Ads
Britain’s three million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are losing confidence in the economy, according to a new survey from the The Tenon Group. The Q2 2003 edition of the Tenon Forum found that 46% of businesses questioned are negative about economic prospects, with a mere 2% feeling positive on the outlook. This is a… Continue reading UK’s SMEs Lose Confidence In The Economy
