Ofcom, the new super-regulator for the media and communications industry, is to be up and running and ready to take on its full responsibilities by mid-December this year.The regulator’s recently appointed chief executive, Stephen Carter (see Carter Set For Chief Executive Role at Ofcom), has informed staff across the five existing bodies that Ofcom will… Continue reading Ofcom To Be Fully Operational By December This Year
Although still in its infancy, digital cinema is attracting audiences and a new poll shows that more than 80% of moviegoers appreciate the new format. The Digital Audience Preference Study represents the first attempt to gauge the attitudes of film enthusiasts and exhibitors towards digital cinema. It was carried out by First World Pictures for… Continue reading Cinema Audiences Give Thumbs Up To Digital
ABC results for the six months to December 2002 revealed a mixed performance for the home interest magazine sector, which appears to be suffering from a downturn in the ongoing D.I.Y craze (see ABC Jul-Dec 2002: Home Interest Sector Hit By DIY Dismay).Natmag’s Your Home, which focuses of affordable home makeovers, bore the brunt of… Continue reading D.I.Y Fatigue Hits Ad Revenue At Home Interest Titles
US consumers spent $1.3 billion on online content during 2002, a year on year increase of 95%, according to a new report from comScore Networks and the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Research has shown that businesses and consumers are showing an increased willingness to pay for internet content (see Online Content Revenues Set To Rise)… Continue reading Online Content Sales Surge In 2002
Cinema admissions for January reached 16.3 million, which equates to an average of 3.67 million cinema visits a week, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).Admissions were up by 8% year on year, making January 2003’s total the largest recorded for that month since 1971.The second instalment of the Lord Of… Continue reading Cinema Gets Off To A Good Start In 2003
UMTS services are set to revitalise the mobile industry and boost the revenues of European operators but a degree of patience may be required. This is according a new study from market management consultants Arthur D. Little and the Paris brokerage Exane. The report, Back in the Road: But Who’s Got the Mapâ‚Ź picks up… Continue reading Mobile Operators Pin Hopes On UMTS
The continued economic uncertainty and the threat of war with Iraq has caused confidence among senior UK marketers to hit rock bottom, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Marketers (CIM).The latest Marketing Trends Survey shows that marketers’ confidence in their ability to reach their sales targets has dropped to an all time low,… Continue reading Threat Of War Knocks UK Marketers’ Confidence
Over 65,000 UK consumers have signed up for 3G mobile phones ahead of the network roll-out later this month. The mobile operator Hutchinson chose Monday (03/03/03) to officially present its service, the first of its kind on the UK mainland. In layman’s terms, 3G offers the prospect of a wide range of wireless services including… Continue reading Hutchison Brings 3G To The UK
The RTL Group has today confirmed the appointment of Gerhard Zeiler as its new chief executive in succession to Didier Bellens.Zeiler takes up the post with immediate effect but will also continue as chief executive of German broadcaster RTL Television. He is thought to be close to the Mohn family who have a majority share… Continue reading Zeiler Takes The Helm At RTL
Digital television will reach 80 million European households by the end of 2007, equivalent to more than half of the overall TV market, according to a new study from Datamonitor. The report, entitled Digital and Interactive TV Markets: Service development and uptake to 2007, examined the progress made by cable, satellite and digital terrestrial platforms… Continue reading DTV In Half Of European Homes By 2007, Says Report
