ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, were among the worst performers in yesterday’s media market. The former saw shares fall 8.29% to close at £1.88, while the latter was down 5.35% to finish at £1.19˝, a loss of 6žp on the day before.Cable and Wireless saw shares fall 3.80% yesterday to close at £2.59ź following speculation… Continue reading Sharewatch
The very tough trading conditions in the US hi-tech advertising market continue, according to figures for United Business Media’s (UBM) CMP Media, released this morning. The group says that advertising page volumes at CMP declined by 38.3% in December 2001; in November volumes fell by 39.8%. This suggests that the decline is stabilising, but in… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Ad Market Remains Weak, According To CMP Figures
Its not just you getting old, those whippersnappers in advertising are getting younger, as recent IPA research has proved. But with the middle aged population growing, Anna Wise, editor of MediaTel NewsLine, asks whether the industry should be letting the experienced hands walk away.The fact that baby-boomers are coming of age has not come as… Continue reading Talking About My Generation
Publicis Groupe have announced the acquisition of Japanese marketing services agency Gravitas, to be immediately re-branded as Publicis Dialog and merged with Publicis Japan’s existing operations. Sloan Carr, CEO designate for Publicis Japan commented: “Joining the Publicis network is a great match for Gravitas for two reasons: complementary businesses and shared philosophies. Since our firm… Continue reading Publicis Makes It Big In Japan
Advertising revenue at Chrysalis Radio fell by 11.8% from September to December 2001, the group’s AGM was told this morning.“This in part reflected trading difficulties associated with the events of 11 September, but more importantly reflects the prevailing difficult economic conditions for the advertising market and the challenging comparables from the year before, when our… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Revenues Turn Positive
Despite ongoing difficulties regarding ‘visibility’, several forecasters revised their media predictions at the end of 2001. Most were fairly optimistic that an upturn would be visible in 2002, although the consensus appears to be that this will occur no earlier than Q3. According to our global media round up earlier this month (see Global Advertising… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – January 2002
The BBC has appointed Jana Bennett as its new director of television with a brief to oversee output across BBC1, BBC2 and the new digital channels, BBC3 and BBC4.Bennett will take up her new role in April and succeeds Mark Thompson, who left last year to become chief executive of Channel 4 (see Thompson Takes… Continue reading BBC Appoints New Director Of Television
Forecasts for the number of households with internet access worldwide, showing the split between broadband and narrowband, are shown here. The figures were compiled by ARC Group and reported by Emarketer today. The forecasts predict that broadband will not become the dominant access method worldwide until 2006, when there will be 165.2 million broadband homes,… Continue reading Worldwide Online Homes Forecasts, By Platform
Jazz FM has announced that its first digital outside broadcast will be aired on digital multiplexes owned by the MXR group and will transmit to a potential 25 million digital listeners across the UK.The concert, which will take place on 23 February, is the first in a series of digital events planned by Jazz FM… Continue reading Jazz FM To Broadcast Digital Concert
The broadband revolution in Europe is currently on hold, according to a new survey from GartnerG2. Conducted across France, Germany and the UK, the survey says that consumers are not prepared to pay a premium for broadband and that unless prices come down dramatically, only 10% of households will have broadband internet access by 2005.… Continue reading European Broadband Revolution Is On Hold, Says GartnertG2
