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
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
January brought relatively good news to the UK terrestrial TV market, which saw revenue increase slightly year on year. Gains were experienced at all of the main commercial channels, with the exception of ITV, which saw revenue slip by 2.4% year on year. Channel Five, which recently appointed Jane Lighting as its new chief executive… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2003
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 in… Continue reading Half Of European Homes To Have DTV By 2007
The BBC has joined the drive to promote the take-up of digital radio and will launch its first ever marketing campaign to promote the platform this June.An on air trail campaign across the BBC’s television, online and radio platforms will promote the Corporation’s portfolio of digital radio stations, which includes 1 Xtra, BBC Five Live… Continue reading BBC To Promote Digital Radio Portfolio
January brought relatively good news to the UK terrestrial TV market, which saw revenue increase by 0.4% year on year. Gains were experienced at all of the main commercial channels, with the exception of ITV, which saw revenue slip by 2.4% year on year to £115 million. Channel Five, which recently appointed Jane Lighting as… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2003
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.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Cinema Audiences Give Thumbs Up To DigitalAlthough still in its infancy, digital cinema is attracting audiences and a new poll shows that… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Online Content Sales Surge In 2002
Havas, one of the world’s largest advertising groups, has defied tough market conditions and reported a profit of €23.5 million for 2002. The French company, which owns Euro RSCG Worldwide and the Media Planning Group, posted a €57.8 million loss in 2001 but staged a mini-recovery last year and the EBIT margin went up from… Continue reading Havas Returns To Profit In 2002
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… Continue reading Ofcom To Be Fully Operational By December This Year
Viacom is considering a bid for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, according to reports today. Vivendi remains heavily in debt and there has been widespread speculation that it is prepared to divest its American businesses which includes Universal Pictures and USA Cable (see Bidders Move On Vivendi For Entertainment Assets, Say Reports). Sumner… Continue reading Viacom Eyes Up VU Entertainment Division
