Advance bookings for ITV are up 2% in July, according to industry sources cited by analysts at Merrill Lynch, who had themselves forecast a 2% decline.Granada is expected to be up 5%, taking the majority market share. “This is a very positive surprise, given that July is the first clean month after the football World… Continue reading ITV Revenue Looks Up In July
Pub media company Hi-Tech Solutions is launching a £4m washroom advertising campaign on behalf of KP to promote its new Hula Hoop Shoks.The month-long campaign is designed to target 18-24 year-olds and includes 700 washroom posters that will run alongside traditional poster and TV advertising. Three different creatives advertising the three different Hula Hoop Shok… Continue reading Hi-Tech Solutions Brings KP To Pub Toilets
Advance bookings for ITV are up 2% in July, according to industry sources cited by analysts at Merrill Lynch, who had themselves forecast a 2% decline. Granada is expected to be up 5%, taking the majority market share. “This is a very positive surprise, given that July is the first clean month after the football… Continue reading ITV Revenue Looks Up In July
A new report, Reality Bites, by the CBI and KPMG Consulting reveals that 87% of UK companies are now using e-business technologies in order to improve efficiency. The report claims that firms are now moving away from customer facing e-business initiatives in favour of projects that benefit suppliers and employees. Intranets, followed by electronic payment… Continue reading E-Business Initiatives Will Improve Customer Service, Says CBI
Capital Radio saw shares fall 0.26% yesterday to close at £7.77˝ after announcing that radio revenues fell by 7% to £59.6 million for the six months ended 31 March 2002 (see Capital Radio Profits Hit By Ad Decline).Telewest continued to see shares fall yesterday, with stock slipping 12.12% to finish at 7źp on the back… Continue reading Sharewatch
Strong investment in ebusiness infrastructure and growing online audiences have generated a positive European consumer and business ecommerce market, according to a new report from eMarketer. Large enterprises in the UK, Germany and Benelux and Scandinavian countries have led the way in embracing ebusiness technologies and have begun to develop internet-based connections with their trading… Continue reading European Ecommerce Forecasts From Emarketer
MTV has been forced to delay the highly anticipated UK premier of fly-on-the-wall documentary The Osbournes due to contractual difficulties.According to press reports, a bidding war between ITV and Channel 4 has already begun for the UK terrestrial rights to The Osbournes, which has been a huge hit in the US. President Bush was apparently… Continue reading MTV Delays UK Debut Of The Osbournes
According to recent data released by Nielsen//NetRatings there is some evidence of an online advertising recovery as the number of unique online ads rose during the beginning of 2002. According to data from the Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance survey, the number of unique ads jumped 33% between January and April of this year, reaching a new high… Continue reading Early Signs Of An Online Recovery?
Channel 5 is set have its coverage improved following an announcement by the ITC saying that international clearances have now been agreed for enhancements to the channel’s transmitter plan. The improvements should mean that coverage reaches 66% of the UK population.The enhancements were identified when applications for the fifth terrestrial licence were invited in November… Continue reading Channel 5 To Have Improved Coverage
The Independent Television Commission has confirmed that it has received “a number of expressions of interest” in the three digital terrestrial multiplex licences formerly owned by ITV Digital.At this stage the expressions of interest are confidential, but it is thought that possible bidders may include a consortium of terrestrial broadcasters including the BBC and former… Continue reading ITC Receives Expressions Of Interest In Digital Licences
