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According to a report by Screen Digest, there will be an estimated 10,000 digital cinema screens worldwide by 2005 and within 20 years all cinemas will have switched to digital. The report also predicts that by 2004 almost 100% of major Hollywood studio films will be available both in digital and conventional format. Instead of… Continue reading E-Cinema Will Boost Cinema Advertising By E250 Million Annually, Says Screen Digest

Jazz FM is launching a bid to acquire London News Radio (LNR), which owns the London-based stations LBC and News Direct.In a statement issued today, Jazz FM confirmed that it has “an interest in acquiring LNR and has made an indicative initial offer.” The bid, believed to be around £20m, comes as the industry prepares… Continue reading Jazz FM Bids For LNR

The female US internet user population grew at a faster rate than the overall Net population in December last year, according to new data from Nielsen//NetRatings released last week. The report shows that the number of female users rose by 9.1% year on year for the month, whilst the overall online population, with home access,… Continue reading US Female Net Population Outstrips All User Growth

The new BARB system has been harshly criticised by Janet Goldsmith, managing director of Universal Studios Networks UK, whose interests include the Sci-Fi Channel and The Studio film channel.Writing in today’s Media Guardian, Goldsmith says that when the service resumed after the technical delay in the first half of the month, “The service was not… Continue reading New BARB System Comes In For Criticism

Revenue for the outdoor industry was down by 2.5% in 2001 but the medium is expected to rise out of the downturn with 4% growth in 2002, according to a report by outdoor buying company Blade.The research shows that revenue for the entire outdoor medium had fallen to £670m last year. However, Blade forecasts that… Continue reading Outdoor Revenue Falls But Outlook Is Positive

Flytxt is working with Channel 4 on its campaign to promote the winter schedule. Channel 4 is distributing a free 68-page magazine featuring ideas to overcome the “winter blues” through the Saturday Guardian and Sunday Times. Advertised within the magazine is Flytxt’s free SMS reminder service. Viewers can sign up to be reminded by SMS… Continue reading Flytxt Teams With C4 To Promote Winter Schedule

Cable company, NTL, and one of its largest shareholders, France Telecom, are in talks with AOL Time Warner, Liberty Media and Microsoft about further investment in the group, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. The paper says that NTL and France Telecom have also spoken to French media group Vivendi Universal, but that… Continue reading NTL In Talks For Further Investment, Says FT

Telewest was the best performer in yesterday’s media market with shares climbing 7.46% to close at 54p. The increase followed market speculation that the cable operator was considering a merger with NTL.At the other end of the scale Granada saw stock fall 4.62% yesterday to finish at £1.29, after reports claimed that ITV1’s adult audience… Continue reading Sharewatch

Revenue for the outdoor industry was down by 2.5% in 2001 but the medium is expected to rise out of the downturn with 4.2% growth in 2002, according to a report by outdoor buying company Blade. The research shows that revenue for the entire outdoor medium had fallen to £670 million last year. However, Blade… Continue reading UK Outdoor To Show Good Growth In 2002

The findings of the IPA Census for last year suggests that difficult times for the media industry is resulting in agencies employing a smaller number of people. The organisation has announced that its 2001 Census will report a figure of 14,000 people employed in 209 member agencies. This is a 4% decrease on the total… Continue reading IPA Census Counts Less Employees Than Forecast