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After a steady decline since the mid-1950s, cinema attendance in the European Union started to climb again in the 1990s, according to Eurostat. However, despite the growth, the 800 million admissions during 1988 still fall well short of the 1955 peak of 4 billion. The advent of home entertainment technologies – including video and cable… Continue reading Europeans Return To Cinemas

At its Annual General Meeting Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) today told shareholders that trading for the first three months of the financial year (October to December) showed revenues up 16%, mainly from acquisitions made the previous year. In existing business, however, revenues were flat after a particularly disappointing December when advertising demand turned out to… Continue reading Scottish Radio Revenues Up 16% As Partnership Talks Continue

Talk of an imminent recession has filled the media trade press in recent weeks. AC Nielsen and the IPA disagreed over the extent of the slump but the message from all sides was the same: the next six months will be tough for the sector as a whole. Blame has been laid on excessive dotcom… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Sector Slumps After Unparalleled Year Of Deals

New figures from IDC predict that the esecurity services market, which topeed 1.5 billion in 2000 will exceed $4 billion dollars in Western Europe by 2004. This makes it one of the fastest-growing segments in the European IT services market surpassing current market leaders. “The race to properly secure Europe’s ebusiness networks will be a… Continue reading Europe’s eSecurity Services Market To Reach $4 Billion By 2004

BSkyB is preparing to write off as much as £250m of a £301m investment in new media company Sports Internet Group, according to reports. Confirmation of the loss is expected to be revealed when financial results for BSkyB are released next month. Sky made the investment in the firm, which runs official websites for a… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Write Off Millions In Internet Losses

ITV claimed victory in the first head to head battle with BBC1 over the 10pm news slot. More than 8m people tuned in to watch the re-launched ITV News At Ten, while the BBC’s 10pm news bulletin drew in only 4.4m viewers.A BBC spokesman said: “We are in this for the long term. This is… Continue reading ITV Victorious In News At Ten Clash

Maiden Group has released a trading update prior to the closed period it will enter ahead of preliminary results on 28 March. The board has stated its belief that Maiden has traded “within the range of expectations” for the year ended 31 December 2000, despite a slow end to the year in comparison to the… Continue reading Maiden Group Met Trading Expectations Last Year, Having Encouraging Start to 2001

The MXR consortium has won the digital multiplex licence for the South Wales and Severn Estuary area. The group, whose shareholders include Chrysalis, Capital Radio, Guardian Media Group, Jazz FM, Soul Media and UBC Media, won the north east regional licence in December last year (see Radio Authority Dishes Out Digital Licences In North East).MXR… Continue reading MXR Wins Second Digital Licence

BSkyB is preparing to write off as much as £250m of a £301m investment in new media company Sports Internet Group, according to reports. Confirmation of the loss is expected to be revealed when financial results for BSkyB are released next month.Sky made the investment in the firm, which runs official websites for a number… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Write Off Millions In Internet Losses

IPC has announced key appointments in its Music & Sports division. Keith Kendrick is to take on the mantle of editor of flagship lads mag Loaded, the job made famous by its first incumbent, James Brown, who has since gone onto form his own company (see Ex-Loaded Editor Plans To Float New Venture).Since his departure,… Continue reading IPC Music & Sport Announce Appointment And Promotion