Administrators Confirm ITV Digital SaleIn a statement released this afternoon, the administrators of ITV Digital have confirmed that they are offering the business and assets of the company for sale with immediate effect.They confirmed that they have not been able to secure additional funding “on terms that would enable them to commit to a long-term… Continue reading Administrators Confirm ITV Digital Sale
Box Office Success Offsets AOL Time Warner LossesMassive first quarter losses at AOL Time Warner, $54.24 billion or $12.25 a share, were partially offset by gains at Warner Bros thanks to films such as Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings, enabling the company to beat analyst projections.The weak online advertising market contributed to… Continue reading Box Office Success Offsets AOL Time Warner Losses
Following the announcement this afternoon confirming that ITV Digital’s administrator intends to undertake a short term sale process for its business assets, the ITC has issued the following statement:“The ITC regrets that the Administrator is unable to secure funding for an orderly takeover of the ITV Digital business. We have informed him that at the… Continue reading ITC Issues Statement Regarding ITV Digital Sale
Sweden leads the way in online shopping across Europe, with 27% of internet users using the web to buy products and services. This compares to 22% of UK users, accordint to figures released this month by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
The amount of violence being shown on prime-time terrestrial TV has increased over the last four years, according to a report published today by the BBC, the BSC and the ITC.The report, which monitored TV output over two seven-day periods in 2001 and 1999 and compared it to similar periods in 1997 and 1998, shows… Continue reading Watchdog Report Shows Rising TV Violence
European countries are overtaking the USA in the race to roll out broadband DSL (digital subscriber line) to homes and businesses, according to data released this month by UK-based Point Topic. DSL is a broadband system of high-speed communications which uses standard phone lines to deliver internet access at speeds ten times faster than a… Continue reading US DSL Growth Starts To Lag Behind Europe
Loss Narrows At IFG As New Mag Is LaunchedI Feel Good (IFG), the magazine publishing group run by former Loaded editor James Brown, has narrowed its pre-tax losses to £1.4 million for 2001, down from £1.8 million in 2000. Sales for the period were £4.2 million, compared to £0.7 million last time.The group has launched… Continue reading Loss Narrows At IFG As New Mag Is Launched
According to New York media analyst Jack Myers, the demand for TV advertising in the 2002/03 season will remain flat with advertisers spending around $10.9 billion on advance purchases, the same as was spent last year. US TV Revenue Forecasts ($ billions) 2001 2002 (F) % Change Total Broadcast 6.93 6.70 -3.3% Total Cable… Continue reading US TV Revenue Forecasts Fall Flat
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for March reveals mixed fortunes for the UK’s terrestrial TV channels. Year on year, a decline was experienced overall, with ITV1 and Channel 4 seeing revenue fall. Channel 5 and GMTV fared better than their larger competitors during March, the former seeing revenue increase by 8.1% year on year and… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2002
Massive first quarter losses at AOL Time Warner, $54.24 billion or $12.25 a share, were partially offset by gains at Warner Bros thanks to films such as Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings, enabling the company to beat analyst projections. The weak online advertising market contributed to a fall of 13% in total… Continue reading Box Office Success Offsets AOL Time Warner Losses
