Peter Shea is relinquishing his role as director of sales at Sky Media to make way for his deputy, Mark Chippendale.Shea is to remain at the broadcaster in a consultancy role and it is believed he will be managing Sky’s relationships with industry associations.Chippendale will report directly to Airey and is the second appointment since… Continue reading Airey Continues Shake-Up At Sky
The Radio Authority has upheld complaints against Emap’s Manchester-based Key 103 station after it invited listeners to participate in a sweepstake to predict the time of death of notorious Moors murderer Myra Hindley.The Authority received three complaints over the competition, which was felt to be in bad taste and immoral. The complainants said they had… Continue reading Radio Authority Raps Emap Over Death Sweepstake
Online ad revenues will increase by almost 50% during 2003, as a result of increased web usage, according to i-level, the UK’s leading interactive media agency.It has been a difficult few years for the online advertising industry but internet consumption has continued to grow and i-level predicts that it will increase from 6% to account… Continue reading Broadband To Provide A Boost To Net Revenues
ITV airtime revenue could be down by as much as 10% year on year in February and March, according to estimates from Merrill Lynch analysts. The dip is partly due to advertisers’ reluctance to spend whilst there are large uncertainties over the short-term future of consumer spend. However, the ‘great irony’, as Merrill points out,… Continue reading ITV Revenues Drop As Audiences Improve
Majority Of Marketers See Budget Increases And Action In 2003Almost half of marketers expect to increase their budgets this year, with just 19% predicting a reduction, according to a new survey from the Patrick Marketing Group.Low Income US Homes Watch Most TV, Finds Yankee GroupLower income households in the US watch more television than higher… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
The board of AOL Time Warner has elected Dick Parsons to both the post of chairman and chief executive, following the departure of Steve Case (see AOL Chairman Quits Following Shareholder Unrest). Analysts have suggested the decision reflects a shift in the balance of power within the company, as Case who headed up the America… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Puts Faith In Old Media
Two of Spain’s largest cable operators have announced plans to roll out digital TV services this year, according to a report on Europemedia. ONO and Auna Cable had been expected to launch operations in late-2002 but the uncertain state of the DTV market led to a delay. Both services will carry up to 100 channels… Continue reading Spanish Viewers To Get New DTV Services
News Corporation has made conciliatory overtones to Brussels in a bid to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Telepiù, the Italian pay-TV arm of Vivendi Universal. Rupert Murdoch has agreed to pay in the region of E900 million for the operator which he plans to merge with News Corp’s own pay-TV venture, Stream to… Continue reading Murdoch Makes Concessions On Telepi
The media sector was under pressure on Wednesday as three brokers inflicted heavy downgrades on the already fragile sector.Goldman Sachs forecast that the sector would continue to be dogged by uncertainty. The broker cited muted advertising prospects, geopolitical fears and high valuations.Dresdner KW downgraded Carlton and Granada, claiming that although merger upside and an ad… Continue reading Sharewatch
Channel 4’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, has emphasised the channel’s commitment to public service broadcasting, by promising greater investment in British programming, riskier scheduling and more commitment to new talent over the coming year.Thompson told delegates at yesterday’s Oxford Media Convention that defining and delivering its version of public service broadcasting is the single most… Continue reading Thompson Confirms Channel 4’s Public Service Commitment
