The UK’s commercial broadcasters have told the Government that they could lose up to £25m a year in revenue if BBC3 goes ahead in its current form.Culture secretary Tessa Jowell asked the coalition of broadcasters to estimate their annual loss if the BBC’s digital channel, aimed at 16-34 year olds, is approved. The ITC and… Continue reading BBC3 Could Cost Commercial Broadcasters £25m
According to recent forecasts from Jupiter MMXI more European households will be watching digital TV than will be using the internet by 2006. The growth take up of DTV services will be driven by several factors.The migration of pay-satellite and cable subscribers from analogue to digital as analogue signals are switched off will be a… Continue reading Low-Cost Set Top Boxes Will Boost Digital TV Growth
The details of the merger between French advertising group, Publicis, and privately-owned US agency, BCom3, have been confirmed by Publicis in an analysts meeting in Paris this morning (see Publicis And BCom3 Poised For Merger). The deal is valued at €3.4 billion. Publicis is to acquire 100% of BCom3 and Japanese agency Dentsu, which owns… Continue reading Publicis Confirms BCom3 Merger Details
Advertising is everywhere and life without it would be “very very dull” according to the results of a major study carried out by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The study, which is intended to highlight public perceptions of advertising in the UK, found that consumers consider advertising to be as much a part of the environment… Continue reading Research Says Life Without Advertising Would Be Dull
French advertising network, Publicis Group, has this morning announced that it intends to merge with privately-owned US agency BCom3. The $3.0 billion deal will create the world’s fourth largest advertising agency network. BCom3 is the world’s seventh largest agency, with operations primarily in the US. It owns the Leo Burnett and d’Arcy creative agencies and… Continue reading Publicis And BCom3 Poised For Merger
Telewest was the best performer in yesterday’s media market gaining ground lost earlier in the week. Shares in the cable company rose 17.78% to close at 13źp, an increase of 2p on the day before.Jazz FM, which released its interim results yesterday, showing a 9% rise in radio revenues for the six month period ending… Continue reading Sharewatch
According to recent forecasts from Jupiter MMXI more European households will be watching digital TV than will be using the internet by 2006. The growth take up of DTV services will be driven by several factors. The migration of pay-satellite and cable subscribers from analogue to digital as analogue signals are switched off will be… Continue reading Low-Cost Set Top Boxes Will Boost Digital TV Growth
Publicis Confirms BCom3 Merger DetailsThe details of the merger between French advertising group, Publicis, and privately-owned US agency, BCom3, have been confirmed by Publicis in an analysts meeting in Paris this morning. The deal is valued at $3.4 billion.Publicis is to acquire 100% of BCom3 and Japanese agency Dentsu, which owns 22% of BCom3, is… Continue reading Publicis Confirms BCom3 Merger Details
Jazz FM has reported a 9% rise in radio revenues for the six month period ending December 2001, despite the radio market as a whole experiencing a 9% drop. Announcing its interim results today, the radio group admitted that its listening figures had been adversely affected by the war in Afghanistan as the world events… Continue reading Jazz FM Reports Revenue Rise
Granada lost ground gained on Monday following weekend press reports that German media group Bertelsmann is looking to extend into the UK and could be interested in both Carlton and Granada if the two companies were to agree to a merger. Shares fell 3.85% yesterday to close at £1.25, a loss of 5p on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
