Commercial TV broadcasters are meeting with Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today in a last ditch attempt to prevent BBC3, the digital channel aimed at 16-34 year olds, from getting Government approval.Senior executives from ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BSkyB are expected to argue that BBC3 is unnecessary in a market already well served by… Continue reading Commercial Broadcasters Unite To Halt BBC3
The ITC has upheld complaints against Channel 4 for failing to cover up Madonna’s use of the word “motherfucker” during its coverage of the Turner Prize award ceremony last December.During the ceremony, which was screened before the 9pm watershed, Madonna who was presenting an award said: “At a time when political correctness is valued over… Continue reading Channel 4 Told To Watch Its Mouth
The final of the much-hyped talent show Pop Idol gained a peak audience of 13.9 million viewers, or 59.4% share of available audience for ITV1, according to unofficial overnights and saw the largest TV talent show telephone response ever, with 8.6 million votes registered. An average audience of 13.1m, or 57% share, watched the 7.10pm… Continue reading Pop Idol Is A Hit For ITV
The number of internet users globally grew to a record 308.8 million in January 2002, according to ComScore. This represents an increase of 1.3% on December’s total. The increase was largely driven by growth in the number of users outside the US. An increase of almost 2% was recorded amongst the non-US audience where users… Continue reading Global Internet Users Hit 308.8 Million In January
A quiet December in the UK magazine industry saw the annual number of new launches fall slightly year on year in 2001. According to the February release of data from Seymour, total launches fell by 8.0% from 427. The quiet December, with only 28 regular frequency launches, dragged the overall growth for 2001 into the… Continue reading Quiet December Pushes Number Of 2001 UK Mags Launches Below 2000
BSkyB was the best performer in the media market and the highest climber in the FTSE yesterday. Shares rose 6.44% close at £7.02, ahead of the company’s figures due to be released today.ITV partners Carlton and Granada also performed strongly yesterday. The former saw shares climb 5.98% to finish at £1.95, whilst Granada was up… Continue reading Sharewatch
Total US magazine advertising revenue for the month of January closed at $799.9 million, a 9.6% decrease from last year, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages for January were 11,842, down 15.9% from last year. However, four of the major advertising categories showed positive dollar growth last month,… Continue reading US Magazine Ad Revenue Drops 9.6% In January
The national press market had a better year in 2001 than the year before, in that falls in readership and circulation were less pronounced. Falls were seen in circulation for the mid and more especially the popular market titles, but the broadsheets had a better year in this respect. The daily mid market saw its… Continue reading National Press Market Round-Up – 2001
BSkyB put on 218,000 new digital satellite customers in the six months ended 31 December 2001, beating consensus expectations and taking the group’s customer base to 5.7 million. As well as a healthy growth in subscribers, the satellite broadcaster’s average revenue per user (ARPU) also rose, by 11% to £331. Overall revenues were up 22%… Continue reading BSkyB Growth Beats Expectations
According to a recent report from The Strategis Group Strategis dataBank: Global Cellular/PCS & Next Generation Subscribers and Operators, the global wireless marketplace will grow by 19% in 2002. Next generation services launching around the world will drive growth and by 2007, Strategis believes that 63% of users will subscribe to these services. Growth will… Continue reading 1.7 Billion Mobile Subscribers Worldwide By 2007, Says Strategis
