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Advertising revenues for radio have ‘stabalised’ according the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) yet figures for June reveal a drop of 8% year on year. Combined local and national revenues for radio fell by 8%, local spend dropped by 4% while national declined 20% when compared with June 2000. In the year to date, local… Continue reading US Radio Ad Revenues Decline As Market ‘Softening’ Ends

The BBC is claiming victory in the battle of the soaps after Friday night’s episode of Eastenders attracted over a million more viewers than ITV’s Coronation Street.The fourth weekly offering of Eastenders, which aired for the first time at 8pm on Friday, attracted average 8.4 million viewers and 41% share, compared to an average 7.3… Continue reading Good Start For Friday EastEnders

By 2002, 68% of Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) application developers will be using Microsoft ‘middleware’ platform says Strategy Analytics. This represents a significant rise from the current share of 38% and suggests that Microsoft’s dominance of the software market may not be limited to PCs. The survey, which involved leading developers working on over 200… Continue reading Microsoft Will Play Key Role In iDTV Developing

Emap has appointed FHM editor-in-chief, Anthony Noguera, as editor-in-chief of men’s new projects at Emap Elan. Noguera is to step down as editor in chief of Emap’s flagship men’s title to oversee a major new launch into the men’s market. Carlton Communications commercial director, Tom Betts, has been poached by ITV partner Granada to strengthen… Continue reading Appointments Brief

Cordiant Communications, owners of Bates Worldwide, today released interim results revealing pre-tax profits of £22.1m. Although this was an increase of 27%, growth for the period fell below analysts’ forecasts and press reports this morning predict global job losses within the group.In a statement in June, Cordiant announced that the global ad downturn would impact… Continue reading Cordiant To Cut More Jobs

Banner ads on interactive TV are being ignored by viewers, according to a survey carried out by Netpoll.The “Hands On TV” survey into attitudes towards interactive TV, which was carried out in over 50 households in seven cities across the UK, found that there is an almost total lack of response to banner ads on… Continue reading iTV Viewers Ignore Banner Ads

David Dimbleby has emerged as a candidate for the role of BBC chairman, according to press speculation.A number of broadsheet newspapers reported this morning that the veteran broadcaster has been shortlisted as a candidate to take over from Sir Christopher Bland when he leaves the BBC to take up a new post at BT next… Continue reading Dimbleby Tipped For BBC Chair

Carlton has announced that it is to close the Taste Network, its joint TV and internet food and drink venture with Sainsbury’s.The multimedia venture, launched in January (see Carlton Unveils Taste Network), brought together Carlton and Sainsbury’s food internet sites with the Carlton Food Network television channel.From 1 September Carlton will resume control of its… Continue reading Carlton To Close Taste Network

Year on year analysis of the latest BARB digital viewing figures reveals that non-terrestrial channels continue to increase their command of viewing share in all homes. The others category rose from 17.1% average weekly share in July 2000 to a 20% share in July 2001. ITV saw the most significant loss in terms of share… Continue reading Digital Television Round Up – July 2001

Channel 4’s digital entertainment channel E4 is continuing to benefit from the popular second series of reality TV show Big Brother. E4’s share in the first week after the series ended, of 0.77% for individuals in multichannel homes, was still 45% than the average weekly share of viewing for May, before the show started, of… Continue reading E4 Benefits From Big Brother Effect