ITV and the BBC have asked for permission from the ITC to broadcast coverage of the World Cup Finals Tournament this year. Under the Broadcasting Act permission has to be gained as this is a Group A listed event covered by the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events.The BBC and ITV… Continue reading ITV And BBC Seek ITC Permission For World Cup
85% of people in France are in favour of blocking mobile phone signals in public places according to new research by Taylor Nelson Sofres. Additionally, in Finland and Italy support for the use of mobile phone blocking technology is also high (72% in Finland and 73% in Italy). Both of these countries have high mobile… Continue reading Most Europeans In Favour Of Mobile Jamming In Public Buildings
Express Newspapers may be looking to launch a Sunday edition of red-top title the Daily Star, according to a report in today’s Campaign.The Daily Star is the only one of the three titles purchased by Northern & Shell in 2000 (see Gossip And Girlie Publisher Takes On Express And Star) to have performed well since… Continue reading Desmond’s Star May Take On Sunday Market
Women in Europe are continuing to increase their usage of the internet, but behave differently online to men, according to new research from Jupiter MMXI.The research showed that while women spend less time on the internet each month- just under 7 hours compared to just under 10 hours for their male counterparts- they spend their… Continue reading Research Reveals Women’s Web Habits
Publishing group Highbury House Communications, has this morning posted full year financial results slightly ahead of the expectations set out in December (see B2B Slump Catches Up With Highbury House), but the year was nevertheless declared ‘difficult’. Revenue rose 29% to £100 million and pre-tax profits were up 15% to £6.9 million. Advertising outlook Highbury… Continue reading Highbury House Sees B2B Publishing Revenues Flat For 2002
ITV Digital could face imminent closure if a lower offer for media rights is not accepted by the Football League today, according to reports in today’s national press. The troubled digital TV platform was meant to pay around £180m over for the rights to screen Nationwide League football games, but now, faced with financial pressure,… Continue reading Football League Rejection Could Close ITV Digital
There was some cautiously encouraging news for the media sector yesterday when Carlton’s trading statement said that advertising in the last three months, while down, was better than the three months before. Meanwhile, a statement following the Granada AGM predicted a rebound in TV ad revenues in May. Carlton shares ended up 12˝p at £7.72˝,… Continue reading Sharewatch
KirchMedia and ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG have announced that they will terminate discussions on the merger, proposed in September 2001. In a joint release, the companies stated that “in light of the economic climate and the current situation of KirchGruppe the merger is not feasible in the foreseeable future”. The statement continued: “The two companies will… Continue reading KirchMedia And ProSiebenSat.1 Abandon Merger
Highbury House Sees B2B Publishing Revenues Flat For 2002Publishing group Highbury House Communications, has this morning posted full year financial results slightly ahead of the expectations set out in December, but the year was nevertheless declared ‘difficult’.Revenue rose 29% to £100 million and pre-tax profits were up 15% to £6.9 million.Highbury said that consumer advertising… Continue reading Highbury House Sees B2B Publishing Revenues Flat For 2002
Europe’s IT services market will not ‘revive’ until 2003 and a return to the boom years of the 1990s will never happen, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Moderate growth will take spending to Eur120 billion by 2006, up 35% when compared to 2000, says the report “Europe’s IT services market changed course… Continue reading European IT Services Market Will Not Revive Until 2003, Warns Forrester
