Capital, which is eagerly awaiting the release of the latest RAJAR data this morning, was one of the best media performer’s in yesterday’s market. Shares were up 1.58% to close at £6.75˝, an increase of 10˝p on the day before.At the other end of the scale Cordiant was the worst performer in yesterday’s media market.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Year on year, the largest percentage increase in weekly reach among national stations was at BBC Radio 2, which put in a strong performance again. While talkSPORT strengthened its position, its BBC rival, 5 Live, saw an even more impressive increase in reach.BBC Radio 2 also put in a strong performance in terms of share… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2001- National Stations
Today’s RAJAR listening figures for the 3 month period to December 2001 show that BBC Radio has retained a larger share of listening than Commercial Radio, with All BBC Radio taking a 53.4% share compared to All Commercial’s 44.6%. This represented a period on period increase of 1.8 percentage points for the BBC and a… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2001- Overall Summary
Liberty Media’s agreed deal E5.5 billion deal to acquire six cable franchises from German media group Deutsche Telekom (see Deutsche Telekom Sells German Cable Regions To Liberty Media) looks set to be blocked by the country’s regulators, according to a number of reports. It is understood that the Cartel Office in Germany is preparing to… Continue reading Liberty Media’s Deutsche Telekom Cable Deal Hits Regulatory Snags
Advertising agency Publicis is claiming to have created the first fully interactive TV ad that allows viewers to alter the content of the commercial within the broadcast stream.The 60 second ad, which has been created for homeless charity, The Depaul Trust, allows viewers to select a choice of narrative at set points within the commercial… Continue reading First Fully Interactive TV Ad Unveiled
The New York Times reported its Q4 financial results yesterday which showed advertising revenues have fallen by 21% year on year during the quarter. Profits declined by 46% and sales were down 17%, but the results were broadly in line with expectations, according ABN Amro analysts. In terms of current trading, the company says that… Continue reading New York Time Revenues Drop 21% In Q4
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Pearson today announced that it has completed the sale of its 22% stake in European broadcaster, RTL Group, to Bertelsmann AG, as previously announced in December last year (see Pearson Agrees Sale Of RTL Stake). Following the deal, Marjorie Scardino, chief executive officer of Pearson, and John Makinson, finance director at Pearson, will resign as… Continue reading Pearson Completes Sale Of RTL Stake To Bertelsmann
The BBC is launching its first digital radio station, Five Live Sports Extra, on 2 February and plans to roll out a further four digital radio stations over the next year.Five Live Sports Extra, which was given the go ahead by the Government last year (see Government Says No To BBC3), is intended to compliment… Continue reading BBC To Launch Its First Digital Radio Station
If European telecommunications companies endeavour to compete with cable operators by building ‘hybrid’ satellite and ADSL networks they will end up losing more than E3,000 (£1,830) per subscriber over ten years, according to Forrester Research. The Making ADSL Broadband Pay report, released by Forrester last month, suggests that telcos should try to forge creative partnerships… Continue reading European Telcos Will Lose Out If They Compete Head On With Cable Companies, Warns Forrester
