Ben Knowles is to step down from editing of Emap’s NME, two and a half years after becoming the title’s youngest ever editor.Knowles commented: “At the ripe old age of 28 I want to pursue new challenges that require the same excitement, enthusiasm and energy this one has given me. As well as some interesting… Continue reading Knowles To Step Down As NME Editor
Advertising revenues at Granada were up by 14% in May, the company told a Merrill Lynch conference this morning. The group also said that there is now limited forward visibility, something which has so far been unavailable according to most media groups. June will show revenue up 7%, with July rising 6%. The strong US… Continue reading Granada Sees Forward Visibility As Revenues Rise
Channel 4 is reporting continued success for the third series of Big Brother, with ratings, according to BARB unofficial overnights continuing to outshine last year’s, despite competition for viewer’s attention this week from the Jubilee and World Cup.Average ratings for the reality show on Channel 4 during the week from 3-9 June were 4.3 million,… Continue reading Big Brother Bigger Than Ever For C4 And E4
Viacom Outdoor has secured Columbia Tristar as the first film advertiser to use its new Mega Sides bus advertising panels.From 14 June a campaign promoting the new Spider-Man film will appear on the giant Mega Sides panels, which cover enitre bus sides, in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. The promotion will also span 1,300 smaller T-Side… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Secures Film Brand For Bus Ad Campaign
The ITV network has been dealt a further blow this week with viewing figures for May showing that BBC1 has overtaken ITV1 in the monthly peak-time ratings for the first time.During May, BBC1 secured a 29.4% share of viewing in the prime-time 6pm to 10.30pm slot, ahead of ITV1, which drew 28.4% of the available… Continue reading ITV Beaten For First Time In Monthly Ratings By BBC1
Advertising revenues at Granada were up by 14% in May, the company told a Merrill Lynch conference this morning. The group also said that there is now limited forward visibility, something which has so far been unavailable according to most media groups. June will show revenue up 7%, with July rising 6%. The strong US… Continue reading Granada Sees Some Visibility, Revenue Up 14% In May
Daily Mail, which recently which announced that pre-tax profits at the group fell by 9% to £65.2 million in the half-year ending 31 March 2002 (see DMGT Sees No Substantial Advertising Improvement In 2002), was the best performer in yesterday’s media sector. Shares improved 1.95% to close at £7.57˝, up 14˝p on the day before.Emap… Continue reading Sharewatch
Telewest Communications faces a possible ‘funding gap’ if its operating performance fails to meet certain standards, admitted group chief executive Adam Singer at the company’s AGM today. The heavily indebted UK cable group has instigated a wide-ranging reorganisation, along with a substantial reduction in staff numbers in order to bring down costs (see Indebted Telewest… Continue reading Telewest Could Face ‘Funding Gap’, Says Singer
The World Cup appears to be driving football fans online with figures from Nielsen/NetRatings showing that FIFA’s official World Cup website has seen traffic increase by 420% in the first week of the tournament.According to the research, the tournament’s official website fifaworldcup.yahoo.com has seen a “surge in interest” since the World Cup matches started, with… Continue reading Official World Cup Website Sees Surge In Traffic
Global market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has acquired the business and assets of Evaliant Media Resources, an international provider of online advertising data and analysis tools. Evaliant will be combined with the online ad-tracking division of TNS CMR, enhancing its position in this market, TNS said this morning. Evaliant’s turnover for the year… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Acquires Evaliant
