Headline-grabbing shows Footballers’ Wives and Big Brother are set for further appearances on UK screens, following announcements by ITV and Channel 4.The first series of ITV1 drama Footballers’ Wives aired earlier this year, gaining interest from both the public and the press. The series has since been sold around the world to territories including Ireland,… Continue reading Big Brother and Footballers’ Wives To Return
Two UK radio stations were ranked first and second in the world in terms of hours of programming streamed on the web during March. Virgin Radio streamed over 1.2m hours of programming during the month, taking first position in a chart compiled by internet radio audience measurement service Measurecast, while Jazz FM, which ranked first… Continue reading Virgin Radio Tops Net Streaming Table
The BBC and BSkyB are thought to have been asked by industry regulators to come to the rescue of digital terrestrial television if the beleaguered ITV Digital closes.According to a report in today’s Guardian, the ITC has approached a number of broadcasters including the BBC and BSkyB about ways to maintain Britain’s lead in the… Continue reading BBC And BSkyB May Rescue Digital TV
Colin Lloyd has stepped down from his role as president of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) after nine years in the job. He is not taking on a new full-time role, but will instead consider increasing his non-executive directorships and consultancies.Lloyd, who joined the DMA in 1993 as chief executive, has been credited with the… Continue reading Lloyd Steps Down After Ten Years With DMA
Twice as many people watched coverage of the Queen Mother’s funeral on BBC1 than on ITV1 yesterday, according to unofficial overnight figures from BARB.The figures show that BBC1’s live coverage of events, which ran from 9.15am to 2.10pm, attracted an average of 5 million viewers and achieved a 51.3% share. ITV1’s coverage, which ran from… Continue reading Viewers Turn To BBC1 For Funeral Coverage
Mark Thompson, the recently appointed chief executive of Channel 4 (see Thompson Takes The Helm At Channel 4), is to deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival at the end of August.BBC veteran Thompson, who joins the channel in its twentieth year on air, is expected to outline his personal… Continue reading Channel 4 Chief To Deliver MacTaggart Lecture
BSkyB has denied press rumours that it is interested in making further investment in Premiere World, the pay-TV business of Kirch. Sky already holds a 22% stake in the KirchPayTV operation (see Murdoch In ‘Make Or Break’ Talks Over Kirch), but has made it clear that it will not be seeking any further investment in… Continue reading BSkyB Denies Further Investment In KirchPayTV
European consumers’ inclination to buy goods and services has been significantly dampened in the first two months of 2002, after the introduction of the Euro was used by many retail and service companies as justification for a hike in prices. This is one of the key findings of a study by GfK, carried out on… Continue reading Euro Introduction Curtails Consumer Spending In Europe
Carlton and Granada saw shares fall yesterday as press reports suggested that ITV Digital could be closed by Monday unless more money is invested to keep it afloat (see ITV Digital Could Be Closed By Monday). Carlton was down 1.17% to close at £2.53, while Granada slipped 4.21% to finish at £1.25ź, a loss of… Continue reading Sharewatch
Online retail sales in the UK fell for a second consecutive month, according to data from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), as reported by NUA Internet Surveys. Total online retail sales for February reached £397 million – down 4.4% on January, but showing a slowing rate of decline when compared to the 17%… Continue reading UK Online Sales Slow In February, But Growth Is Ten Times That Of US
