Digital TV does nothing if not throw up new questions for the industry. Highlights of the existing list of questions included: Is the 2006-10 deadline still a possibility? and Is giving away set top boxes a sustainable strategy? In recent weeks these have been joined by: Will the BBC ever convince the DCMS that an… Continue reading Feature: Multichannel TV Reaches Milestone
A new study by Jupiter MMXI examines customer loyalty to European retail websites over the past four months. The analysis tracks unique visitors to a website in November 2001 and then follows them for the three months from December 2001 to February 2002 to see what proportion of them continue to return to the site… Continue reading Jupiter Tracks European Retail Website Loyalty
Dutch publisher VNU has this morning released slightly better than expected full-year results for 2001 but warned that ad revenues in Europe would continue to fall in 2002. Operating income at VNU grew by 14% to reach £516 million, slightly ahead of analyst predictions, although within the magazine division this fell by 30% from £99… Continue reading VNU Results ‘On Track’ But No Outlook For 2002
The Government has reiterated its intention to relax the cross-media ownership regulations in the forthcoming Communications Bill.Speaking at the culture, media and sport select committee yesterday, Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell confirmed that the Government intended to raise the threshold that prevents any one ITV company from having more than 15% of the total audience share.… Continue reading Government Reiterates Cross-Media Relaxation Plans
Adverts- annoying things that might pay your wages but nevertheless interrupt your film on ITV and fall out of your magazine into the lap of the person next to you on the Tube? Or creative, amusing and part of the fabric of life as we know it? NewsLine editor Anna Wise reflects, because she’s worth… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Going To Work On An Ad
Outdoor Connection has published what it claims is the first ever guide to perimeter board advertising at sports grounds in an attempt to “demystify” the medium and make it more accessible to advertisers.The guide, entitled Board Games, charts the development of the UK perimeter board market, over the last ten years and is intended to… Continue reading Outdoor Connection Unveils Board Games For Advertisers
Tessa Jowell has warned the BBC to expect a heavier regulatory load in exchange for its privileges, but has confirmed that the corporation will retain the system of governor regulation, in addition to partial regulation by by new industry watchdog Ofcom, “Not because their burden should be light, but because it should be heaviest.”Speaking to… Continue reading Jowell Insists BBC Will Pay For Privileges
ITV1’s children’s programmes will take on a new interactive element during the Easter holidays when viewers will be given the chance to influence CiTV’s programming schedule.CiTV viewers will be given three programme options for each afternoon slot and will be able to vote for their preferred choices via the CiTV’s executive producer, Martyn Fox, said:… Continue reading CiTV Goes Interactive For Easter
Twice as many Londoners as Welsh people access the internet on a regular basis, revealing a “gaping gulf” in the uptake of interactive technologies, according to a report commissioned by online bank Egg.The research, conducted by MORI, shows that the overall number of people using interactive technologies such as the internet, digital television and WAP… Continue reading Research Reveals “Gaping Gulf” In Internet Uptake
Johnston Completes RIM AcquisitionJohnston Press has this morning announced that it is buying Regional Independent Media, publisher of 53 regional newspapers, in a £560 million deal.The announcement ends over a year of uncertainty surrounding the future of RIM. Trinity Mirror, Guardian Media Group and US publisher Gannett have all been named as possible buyers at… Continue reading Johnston Completes RIM Acquisition
