Director of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), Paul Bolt, has reportedly criticised the BBC for showing too many programmes that are “humdrum, over-familiar and formulaic”.In today’s Financial Times, Bolt criticises a number of BBC programmes including police drama, Mersey Beat and hospital series, Holby City, saying: “One begins to wonder what really is the point… Continue reading BSC Director Criticises BBC Programming
Outdoor Advertising revenue for the second quarter of 2002 declined by 1.9% year on year to £173.6m, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association.The results show a steady improvement from the 10.9% year on year drop in first quarter of 2002. Although, overall the figures revealed a 6.2% decline in the first six months of 2002,… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Association Sees Signs Of Recovery
H Bauer is set to launch a new monthly women’s magazine called “Spirit & Destiny” next month.The saddle-stitched, 132-page magazine will be priced between £2.50 and £3.00 with an initial print run of 250,000. It will focus on new age therapies, astrology alongside the traditional staples of women’s glossies; beauty, fashion and health. The magazine… Continue reading H Bauer Launches New Women’s Monthly Magazine
ITV’s advertising revenues are looking set to be up by 6.0% in August, better than Merrill Lynch analysts’ expectations, which had put the growth at 3.0%.Early figures for September show ITV up 0.5% in a strong TV market which will be up by 7.0% to 9.0%. ITV says that it had very few cancellations following… Continue reading Second Half Forecasts Put ITV Revenue Down 1.4% In 2002
AOL Time Warner has admitted for the first time that some of the revenues at its America Online division could have been wrongly attributed. The company said in a statement that three payments totalling $49 million may have been “improperly recognised” as advertising revenue. The transactions took place between the last quarter of 2000 and… Continue reading AOL Identifies Accounting Irregularities
Net loss at News Corp hit $1.7 billion for the fourth quarter, up considerably on the $265 million loss of the same period the previous year; full year loss rose from $45 million to $6.3 billion. Net profit fell by 8.0% to $636 million for the year. Excluding write-downs, revenues increased 10.0% to $15.2 billion.The… Continue reading Write-Downs Hammer News Corp Figures
Net loss at News Corp hit $1.7 billion for the fourth quarter, up considerably on the $265 million loss of the same period the previous financial year; full year loss rose from $445 million to $6.3 billion. Net profit fell by 8.0% to $636 million for the year. Excluding write-downs, revenues increased 10.0% to $15.2… Continue reading Write-Downs Hammer News Corp Figures
Emap Performance is to broadcast all six of its music channels on NTL Digital in Ireland, in the first international deal of its kind for the company.The channels, which were previously only available in Ireland through Sky Digital, will launch later this month meaning that The Box, Kiss TV, QTV, Smash Hits, Kerrang TV and… Continue reading Emap TV Increases Digital Viewers With NTL Deal
The crisis at Vivendi Universal deepened yesterday when the French-American media giant announced first half losses of E12.3 billion. The firm has now embarked on a major asset disposal programme after admitting that it needs to raise at least E10 billion in the next two years. Vivendi is reeling from the legacy of acquisitions made… Continue reading Record Losses Force Vivendi To Hawk Assets
ABC consumer magazine figures for the January-June 2002 period have brought the news which must have been dreaded at the National Magazine Company ever since Condé Nast’s Glamour made its spectacular entrance to the market. Cosmopolitan, top dog among the women’s glossies for much of its thirty year history, has been toppled by its diminutive… Continue reading ABC: Cosmopolitan Beaten By Glamour
