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
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
Total UK advertising expenditure fell 6% year on year for the first quarter of 2002 according to the latest data released by the Advertising Association (AA). Figures compiled by the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) for the AA’s Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure put the total adspend for the quarter at £3.4 billion and most… Continue reading UK Adspend Still In Decline, Says AA
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
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
Market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), says it now expects the global market information industry to grow by 3-5% during 2002; it had previously forecast market growth of up to 5%. In its AGM statement this morning, TNS said that trading activity has picked up after a slow start to the year. “With the… Continue reading TNS Reduces Market Information Revenue Forecasts
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
Current UK radio trading remains patchy with all radio companies remaining somewhat cautious, according to a media conference held by Merrill Lynch this week. The broker says that UK radio is not experiencing the larger uplifts that UK television and US radio are now seeing. Nevertheless, analysts believe that things are generally trading better. A… Continue reading UK Radio Industry Looks Ahead At Merrill Lynch Conference
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. These measures are continuing… Continue reading Telewest Could Face ‘Funding Gap’, Says Singer
The future of digital television has again been thrown into question with the release of a new report claiming that only half of the UK population will be able to receive the medium through their existing aerials. Research carried out by Logica on behalf of the ITC indicates that the digital TV signal is currently… Continue reading Signal Failure Threatens To Halt Digital Progress
