ITV companies Carlton and Granada have been cleared of any wrongdoing in securing a £320m advertising deal with Unilever in an unofficial investigation by the ITC.The deal, struck in May this year (see Unilever Signs Record UK Airtime Deal), was the largest in UK television history and drew sharp criticism from Channel 4, which wrote… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Cleared Of Collusion In Record Ad Deal
Wallpaper* has appointed Jeremy Langmead as its new editor-in-chief, replacing founding editor Tyler Brule, who left in May.The IPC style-bible poached Langmead from his previous role, heading up the lifestyle features desk at the Evening Standard. Prior to this he edited the Sunday Times Style magazine and cult women’s title Nova during its brief revival… Continue reading Wallpaper* Appoints New Editor In Chief
A new multi-media interactive Smash Hits chart show is being launched by Emap Performance, as the future of the existing Pepsi Network Chart hangs in the balance.The new chart show is set to be broadcast across Emap Performance’s Kiss stations and its Big City network of stations in the North, as well as on Smash… Continue reading Emap Launches Multi-Media Chart Show
During the last six years or so we have witnessed the very rapid and at times tumultuous birth of a whole new communications medium – the internet. Rapid because it has come to play a role in so many aspects of our personal and business lives in such a short time. Tumultuous because, from a… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Can There Really Be A Free Lunch At The ‘Cyber-Buffet’?
The proportion of European consumers using the internet to purchase goods and services is steadily increasing, despite an overall dip in optimism about the medium, according to a new report from Gfk Group‘s gfk-webgauge survey. European consumers are less optimistic about the development of e-commerce than they were only six months ago, according to a… Continue reading European E-Commerce Sector Grows, Despite New Media Pessimism
The hi-tech, business to business publishing ad market continued to show steep declines during July, with page volumes down by 28.2% year on year. According to the latest statistics from United Business Media’s CMP division, the market has decreased by 47.4% in the calendar year to July 2002 and by 54.3% compared to the same… Continue reading Hi-Tech Business Publishing Ads Remain Weak, Says CMP Media
Are we to experience a double-dip or a return to growth? This is one of the key questions that has been posed by market analysts over the last month. The spectre of a second economic dip was raised after recent worries over corporate profitability and a waning consumer confidence have rocked the markets, particularly in… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – August 2002
Telewest Communications, the UK cable operator, has extended its high-speed Blueyonder internet service to Devon and Cornwall, offering the south west of England broadband access to the web. Telewest’s broadband coverage now reaches a number of regions across the length of England and parts of Scotland. In many of Telewest’s coverage gaps, rival group NTL… Continue reading Telewest Brings Broadband Internet To South-West England
IPC has strengthened the editorial team at its glossy fashion monthly InStyle with the appointment of Tammy Butt as deputy editor and Tamasin Doe as fashion director.The appointments are likely to be seen as an attempt by the title, which launched last February, to strengthen its position in the women’s monthly market after seeing a… Continue reading InStyle Boosts Editorial Team With New Appointments
Week on week analysis shows that the best performance in last week’s media market came from Maiden Group, which was seen up 2.02%.Carlton and Granada remained in focus after reports the ITC has asked the groups to clarify plans for closer co-operation in marketing and programme commissioning. Granada, the sector’s biggest loser week on week,… Continue reading Sharewatch
