Analysis of TV revenue estimates for April shows that, overall, the UK’s terrestrial TV channels experienced a year on year decline of 8%. Channel 5 was the only commercial broadcaster to see revenue increase, rising 9.7% year on year during April to £19.6m. ITV1 suffered the greatest year on year decline, with revenue slipping 11.5%… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2002
European digital television (DTV) will show solid growth over the coming years, despite ‘recent market turmoil’, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics (SA). Despite the high profile failures of ITV Digital in the UK and Quiero in Spain, Strategy Analytics says that digital terrestrial TV (DTT) will continued to play a ‘limited role’,… Continue reading European Digital TV Will Show Solid Growth Despite Setbacks
Yesterday was a day of mixed fortunes for the media sector as both Emap and Carlton announced gloomy results with signs of only a weak recovery in broadcast advertising.Emap, which posted a 6% rise in profits for the twelve months ending 31 March 2002 (see EMAP ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ On Future Trading), saw shares rise 1.74%… Continue reading Sharewatch
UK magazine and website publishing group, Future Network, has cleared its debt burden, chairman Roger Parry told the company’s AGM this morning. The news follows a tough financial period for Future which was forced to close publications and reduce headcount in order to make cost savings (see Games Mags Recovery Could Drag Future Out Of… Continue reading Future Network Shakes Off Debt
In an AGM statement, Maiden Group reiterated the forecast made in March that there would be a “gradual and measured recovery” in 2002.Maiden Group chairman Martin Boase said: “The performance of the Group is in line with our comments made at the time of the preliminary results at the end of March and in our… Continue reading Maiden Boss Forecasts ‘Gradual And Measured’ Recovery
Rupert Murdoch may be interested in acquiring Vivendi Universal’s pay-TV business, Telepiù, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. The report comes just weeks after Telepiù abandoned its planned merger with Italian pay-TV platform Stream, which is 50% owned by Murdoch’s News Corp (see Vivendi’s Telepi). At the time Telepiù cited the restrictions placed… Continue reading Murdoch May Acquire Telepi
UK magazine and website publishing group, Future Network, has cleared its debt burden, chairman Roger Parry told the company’s AGM this morning. The news follows a tough financial period for Future which was forced to close publications and reduce headcount in order to make cost savings.As of 30 April, the group had modest cash balances… Continue reading Future Network Shakes Off Debt
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The Radio Authority received 200 complaints about programming and advertising on UK commercial radio during the first quarter of 2002, according to its latest Programming And Advertising Review published today.Between January and April this year the authority received 67 complaints regarding programming and 133 concerning advertising and sponsorship. Eight programming complaints were upheld, compared with… Continue reading Radio Authority Receives 200 Complaints So Far In 2002
Total UK advertising expenditure fell by 2.6% in 2001, following nine years of uninterrupted growth, according to the latest data from the Advertising Association (AA), as compiled by the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC). Adspend totalled £16.5 billion last year, down from £17.0 billion the year before. After adjustment for inflation this represents a decline… Continue reading AA Data Shows UK Adspend Fell 2.6% In 2001
