Cinema adspend has been rising over the past decade in real terms, reaching a total of £87m for the 12 months to September 2000, according to CIA Medialab research. Cinema admissions have also risen over the period, from just under 90 million during 1989 to just over 100 million during 1999. However, this growth has… Continue reading Rising Cinema Admissions Echoed By Rising Advertising Revenues
Channel 5 has come under criticism from the Broadcasting Standards Commission for its porn movie review show, X Certificate. The BSC upheld complaints from six viewers, who were concerned about the inclusion of pornographic material in the programme.In its defence, Channel 5 described the programme as a “light-hearted entertainment review show focusing on the adult… Continue reading BSC Raps Channel 5 Porn Review Show
Talksport is celebrating the approach of its first birthday with a number of major programme changes.Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs, whose Thursday Night Kickabout show was voted second-best radio show by Campaign magazine, will be moved to the afternoon drive-time slot four days a week, while Mike Parry will join Alan Brazil on The Sports… Continue reading TalkSport Rejigs Output As First Anniversary Approaches
The ITC has granted a renewal of Anglia Television’s licence for the ten years beginning 1 January 2001. Anglia submitted a formal application for the renewal, having accepted the terms proposed by the ITC (see ITC Announces Anglia Terms For Renewal), which included a cash sum of £3.42m.Just before Christmas the ITC announced that it… Continue reading ITC Renews Anglia TV Licence, Freezes Fees for 2001
Speculation over the sale of Scottish Radio Holdings continued throughout the festive season. SMG failed to make a full bid for the group despite increasing its stake in its rival to 20.8% following a planned relaxation in legislation in the Government’s White Paper. SRH has said it would consider a stock purchase by SMG as… Continue reading Christmas Developments
Network Revenue Comparisons (£) Station Channel 4 Channel 5 ITV 1 Total ITV1/Channel 4 Total Satellite Total 1992 n/a n/a n/a 1,648,366,000 n/a 1,648,366,000 1993 315,452,140 n/a 1,414,779,400 1,730,231,000 n/a 1,730,231,540 1994 387,279,970 n/a 1,507,011,900 1,894,281,900 n/a 1,894,291,870 1995 443,701,000 n/a 1,578,889,543 2,022,377,000 n/a 2,022,590,543 1996 488,783,666 n/a 1,656,940,504 2,145,724,170 n/a 2,145,724,170 1997 512,580,000 84,050,000… Continue reading UK TV Revenue 1992-2001
According to the RAB the US radio industry could be set for another year of record breaking ad revenues. Sales for November grew by 3% and, although national revenues showed no change, local sales were up 4% compared to the same month in 1999. During Jan-November 2000, local advertising sales were still running 13% ahead… Continue reading Radio Industry Ad Revenue Increase Will Continue into 2001, Says US RAB
Advertising industry weekly Campaign has produced its annual lists of the best and worst efforts of the industry, in the opinion of its journalists. While the people behind the campaigns of certain beers and glossy magazines will be left smiling with more than Christmas cheer, the creatives for a certain ISP, car manufacturer and cooking… Continue reading Campaign Nominates Its Turkeys In Time For Christmas
2000 was the year when media woke up to the realities of the digital age. Mega-mergers abounded as companies recognised the benefits of consolidation and vertical integration. Most significant for UK markets was Granada’s domination of ITV and the paving of the way for a single ITV with the Government’s White Paper. In publishing, brands… Continue reading A Look Back At 2000…
Clare, Anna, Scott and the rest of the Newsline team would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year.Newsline will be taking a break over the holidays, but we’ll be back on 2 January with the final facts and figures on 2000.Best Wishes,Clare Goff: News Editor Anna… Continue reading We Wish You A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year…
