The ITV Network saw viewing figures fall to an all time low in July, with ITV1 recording an audience share of just 22.5% for the month.This figure represents a 1.5% decline on the previous month’s audience share, which was a healthier 24%, but is down 4.6% on the figure for July 2001, which was 27.1%.On… Continue reading ITV Sees Audience Share Slide In July
Rivals Digital Media, the company that houses popular football sites Rivals.net and Football 365 is to re-launch its online SMS services.The new updated services will be launched on August 17th to coincide with the start of the Premiership.Steve Clarke, director of Business Development for Rivals said: “By revamping our online SMS offering and altering the… Continue reading Rivals Re-launches SMS Services
The fallout from the unsuccessful court action against Carlton and Guardian today resulted in the resignation of both the chairman and the chief executive of the Football League. Keith Harris and David Burns had come under fire following the failure to recoup £131 million from Carlton and Granada’s defunct pay-TV venture, ITV Digital (see League… Continue reading League Bosses Pay The Price For ITV Digital Defeat
Lord Puttnam, the chairman of the Joint Committee on the draft Communications Bill, is to deliver this year’s Worldview Address at the Guardian International Television Festival (GEITF).Puttnam will be replacing Thomas Middelhoff, the now ex-chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann AG (see Bertelsmann Chief To Present Worldview At GEITF).GEITF advisory chair and joint MD of… Continue reading Lord Puttnam Replaces Sacked Bertelsmann CEO At GEITF
Granada Enterprises has secured Wagon Wheels as the sponsor of the new series of ITV1’s On The Ball, in a deal worth around £600,000.The deal, which was negotiated by Stewart Hunt at Granada and Daliah Epstein at BBJ, marks the FMCG brand’s first foray into broadcast sponsorship and will also include an integrated online sponsorship… Continue reading Granada Gets On The Ball With Sponsorship Deal
Cosmetics giant Rimmel is sponsoring Sugar magazine’s annual model competition for the second consecutive year.The competition includes a roadshow which visits cities in the UK searching for the new face of the market leader teen glossy. The winner becomes a Sugar covergirl and recieves a trip to the USA and £500.Marketing director of Coty UK,… Continue reading Rimmel To Sponsor Sugar’s Model Competition
Steve Morrison, chief executive of Granada, is set to take early retirement as a result of the collapse of ITV Digital, according to press reports.Morrison is currently working with Carlton chief executive, Gerry Murphy, to recruit a new chief executive for the ITV Network following the resignation of Stuart Prebble in May (see Prebble Steps… Continue reading Granada’s Morrison Set To Take Early Retirement
Lord Puttnam, the chairman of the Joint Committee on the draft Communications Bill, is to deliver this year’s Worldview Address at the Guardian International Television Festival (GEITF).Puttnam will be replacing Thomas Middelhoff, the now ex-chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann AG.GEITF advisory chair and joint MD of Tiger Aspect Productions, Charles Brand, said: “In the… Continue reading Lord Puttnam Replaces Sacked Bertelsmann CEO At GEITF
The Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, has announced a fall in profits for the year to March but claims that the advertising market is showing signs of recovery.Pre-tax profits at GMG totalled £9.8 million in the first three months of 2002, down from £67 million for the same period… Continue reading GMG Reports Fall In Profits
Week on week analysis shows that BSkyB, which announced earlier in the week that it gained 214,000 subscribers in Q4 last year, taking its total to 6.1 million (see Financial Results Released By Trinity And BSkyB), was one of the worst performers in last week’s media market. Shares fell 4.5% to close at £5.30, a… Continue reading Sharewatch
