Sky Active has formed a partnership with Altura International to launch a new integrated television shopping service this October to coincide with the Christmas shopping rush.The new service, which will be called Christmas Gifts, will allow viewers to choose from a range of products and retail brands whilst watching Sky programmes. There will be a… Continue reading Sky Launches New Interactive Shopping Service
The ITC has refused to uphold complaints against Channel 4 after 10 viewers objected to an episode of Big Brother that featured contest, Tim Culley, telling a racist joke.The viewers felt it was inappropriate to broadcast the joke, despite the fact Culley did not specifically refer to an ethnic group. Channel 4 felt that cutting… Continue reading ITC Dismisses Race Complaints Against Big Brother
UTV Ad Revenue Outperforms ITV NetworkUlster Television (UTV), part of the ITV Network, saw advertising revenues rise by 0.3% in the six months to the end of June, substantially outperforming the network as a whole, which saw a 5.6% decline in airtime revenue.UTV’s first half results, released this morning, showed pre-tax profits drop by 9.4%… Continue reading Ulster TV And Independent News & Media Post Half Year Results
Advertising revenue at Independent News & Media (INM) – publisher of the Independent newspaper in the UK – fell by 6.8% during the first half of the year, whilst circulation revenues grew by 2.1% on 0.5% rise in volume market share. The tough ad conditions saw pre-tax profits dip 10.2% to E51.7 million in the… Continue reading Independent News & Media Profits Dip In Tough Ad Climate
The US television prime-time advertising marketplace is so close to being sold out that some executives are encouraging advertisers to take back the upfront commitments, according to a report on Mediaweek.com. The situation, which is somewhat incongruous with the weak economic conditions currently being experienced in the US, has driven the prices in this ‘scatter’… Continue reading US Scatter Market Virtually Sold Out
Ulster Television (UTV), part of the ITV Network, saw advertising revenues rise by 0.3% in the six months to the end of June, substantially outperforming the network as a whole, which saw a 5.6% decline in airtime revenue. UTV’s first half results, released this morning, showed pre-tax profits drop by 9.4% to £5.7 million; turnover… Continue reading UTV Ad Revenue Outperforms ITV Network
Media Stocks were seen depressed on Thursday as profit taking on Wall Street weighed heavily on the London equity markets.Investors will also be digesting George W. Bush’s speech to the United Nations, in which he stated action would be taken against Iraq unless the UN enforced resolutions forcing the regime to disarm. The threat of… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPCtx has announced the details of a revamp for its flagship listings title, TV Times.The magazine, which saw circulation decline by 10.4% year on year in the latest set of ABC results, will feature a number of changes, developed since Mike Hollingsworth took over as editor earlier this year.On sale on 17 September, the new-look… Continue reading TV Times Gets New Look Following ABC Drop
The Institute Of Practitioners In Advertising (IPA) is again considering the possibility of creating a single unified trade body to represent the communications industry and has commissioned a report to examine the idea more closely.The report commissioned by the IPA, the Marketing Communication Consultants Association (MCCA) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), will look… Continue reading IPA Pursues Plans For Single Communications Trade Body
Granada has secured Lambrini as the £1m sponsor for the new ITV1 dating show Mr Right.The new show will see ‘Mr Right’ select a group of eligible women and over a number of weeks viewers will decide which one would make an ideal match. Lambrini, known as the drink for “girls who want to have… Continue reading Lambrini Makes A Date With ITV
