The growth of digital TV has been impressive, from a standing start at the end of 1998 to 5.5m Sky Digital subscribers and 1.1m ITV Digital subscribers by June this year. Sky has pulled ahead of its Granada/Carlton owned rival, but progress for both has been steady. Jupiter MMXI recently predicted that over 50% of… Continue reading Feature: Digital Future
Dennis Publishing is investing £2m in the launch of a new website, computerandvideogames.com , bucking the downturn affecting the new media industry.The new games portal, which is described as “a complete online fix for addicts of computer and video games,” launches into a market which has seen a recent spate of closures and payoffs, with publishers… Continue reading Dennis Launches Games Portal
The terrorist attacks in the US prompted predictable blanket coverage in the national press today. Yesterday evening, London commuters who had not been glued to office TVs or overloading the internet looking for coverage (see US Attacks Hit Internet) read about the tragedy in the Evening Standard, which managed to get reports onto the first… Continue reading US Events Prompt Blanket Press Coverage
Global advertising and communications group, Aegis, has posted lower than expected profits in its interims results today, as the advertising recession continues to bite at media companies. Pre-tax profit down 21.6% at £27.2 million is below house broker ABN Amro’s forecast of £30.8 million. Sales growth of 8% was also below the 10% anticipated by… Continue reading Aegis Profits Hit By Ad Slowdown, Good Performance From Carat
Following a week of volatility (see Economy Rallies Following Worldwide Slump) the stock markets suffered what may prove to be a fatal blow yesterday as attacks were made on financial and military targets in the US. The New York Stock Exchange ceased trading shortly after the crisis struck, 9am local time, and some experts believe… Continue reading Markets Stabilise In Wake Of US Attacks
Media planning and buying agency, Carat, has released its own advertising growth forecasts today which paint a familiarly gloomy picture. The figures come as parent company Aegis reports interim profits down 21.6% following the advertising and economic recession. Carat adspend forecasts 2001 2002 North America -2.3 -0.2 Europe -0.4 2.8 Asia-Pacific… Continue reading Carat Forecasts Show 0.6% Decline In Global Adspend This Year
New figures from BARB show that non-terrestrial channels once again saw year on year increases in viewing share in all homes. The ‘others’ category rose from an average of just over 18% to a 22% share of viewing.Meanwhile, the commercial terrestrial channels Channel 4 and ITV suffered significant falls in viewing share year on year.… Continue reading Digital Viewing Round Up – August 2001
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has today published Culture and Communication, a major new study into the future of broadcasting and communications.The study aims to identify priorities for the Government as it prepares legislation for the media and communications industry over the next ten years. It offers analysis of the market, policy proposals for the… Continue reading ITC Publishes Communications Study
Media companies BSkyB and Pearson have joined forces in a content partnership deal that will see FT.com provide content for Sky News Online.Under the deal. FTyourmoney, the personal finance channel of FT.com, will create a tailored personal finance site for Sky News Online. The site, called yourmoney will allow Sky users to access information on… Continue reading BSkyB and Pearson In Content Deal
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that the national newspaper market as a whole saw a month on month increase of 0.6% from July to August this year.The success story of the month was Sport First which managed a 32.7% increase in circulation, allowing it to overtake fellow sports title… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up August 2001
