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The French Government may relax its regulations on television advertising, possibly allowing press and retailers to advertise on TV by 2003, according to French press reports and ABN Amro. The broker says that the rationale behind the move would be to increase the attractiveness of the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform to free to air… Continue reading France May Relax TV Advertising Rules

ITV partners Carlton and Granada saw shares drop significantly in week on week analysis after Zenith downgraded its forecasts, casting a shadow of pessimism over the media market (see Zenith Cuts Ad Forecasts Again). Carlton saw stock slip 19% to finish at £2.54ž, a loss of 59žp on the previous week, while Granada was down… Continue reading Sharewatch

Chief executive of US media group, Liberty Media, John Malone, has said in an interview with Die Welt that the company will start operating cable television services in Germany in about one year’s time. The announcement follows Liberty Media’s recent acquisition of six cable franchises from Deutsche Telekom for around €5.5 billion. Further investment costs… Continue reading Liberty Media To Launch German Cable TV Services

Alex Riha, group commercial director, central sales at Natmags has been promoted to the position of director of international sales development for the publisher’s parent company, Hearst Magazines International.Riha will continue to be based at Natmags in London, where she has been for the last five years, and will undertake the development of multi-country deals… Continue reading Natmags Director Wins Hearst Position

Market research group Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) has this morning reported a strong set of interim financial results, with organic sales rising by 6.7% and pre-tax profit up by 9.1% to £17.1 million. The company said that the strong figures illustrate the ‘relative resilience’ of the market information industry worldwide, which is growing despite the… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sees Strong Results, Driven By Core Market Research Business

The well-documented fall-out in the internet market has reached Chrysalis as the company today announced that it will be ending all new media investments bar its sports network Rivals.net. The write down to Chrysalis’ accounts for the year will total £9.6 million and this does not include trading losses incurred by the New Media division… Continue reading New Media Write-Offs Cost Chrysalis £9.6m

According to the recent report Online Teen Spending, 2001, Datamonitor forecasts that by 2005 teenagers will spend up to $10.6 billion online, a rise from $483 2000. The survey looked at teenage spending online in seven EU countries and the US and found that online penetration amongst teenagers was often higher than amongst the population… Continue reading Teenagers Will Spend $10.6 Billion Online In 2005, Says Datamonitor

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has told Channel 4 to broadcast an apology to viewers offended by its satirical documentary on paedophilia, Brass Eye, but has stopped short of fining the channel.The ITC recognised the channel’s right to broadcast the programme, which attracted a barrage of complaints when it was shown in July (see Brass… Continue reading Channel 4 Rapped For Brass Eye

A fifth candidate is reported to be shortlisted for the BBC chairmanship. John Ashworth, a scientist and former chairman of the British Library, joins David Dimbleby, Michael Grade, Baroness Jay and Gavyn Davies in preparing for interviews beginning next week.The decision regarding the appointment will be made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport… Continue reading Fifth Candidate For BBC Chair

Digital One has announced the rollout of the third phase of its transmitter network and has expressed its hope that the BBC will match the commercial sector’s commitment to the success of the platform.Twenty new transmitters will be added to the network during this phase, bringing coverage beyond the licence commitment of 85% to nearer… Continue reading Phase Three For Digital One