Recent launches dominated the gaming market in the first half of 2000, with 6 titles reporting for the first time. Nintendo magazines suffered badly at the expense of the more popular Sony Playstation and Sega Dreamcast, according to the latest ABC figures for the six-month period to the end of June.Nintendo Pro lost almost two… Continue reading New Launches Steady Volatile Gaming Market
Circulation figures of home interest titles suffered a 4.5% decline in a year on year analysis, according to the latest ABC report. Some titles in particular suffered rather miserable figures, and leading the way are Feng Shui For Modern Living which took a 27.5% drop in sales, closely followed by Homes & Ideas, which fell… Continue reading IPC Retains Its Hold On Home Interest Market
This October digital television will be two years old in the UK following the launch of BSkyB’s Sky Digital service in 1998. The last time Newsline looked at digital TV viewing (see Feature: Terrestrial Stations Lose Out As Digital Gains Ground) Sky had signed up just over two and a half million subscribers to its… Continue reading Feature: Pay-TV Channels Account For Almost Half Of All Viewing In Digital Homes
The BBC is thought to be considering the possibility of setting up a unit dedicated to the co-ordination and control of business sponsorship for events suffering from lack of funds.Sponsorship of BBC output is a sticky issue, as some believe it could lead to the gradual introduction of advertising across the corporation. Current guidelines mean… Continue reading BBC May Create Sponsorship Unit To Save Ailing Events
The end of last week saw the release of the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) latest set of figures. Major magazine publisher Emap saw a mixed set of results, including a good performance from Elle magazine despite a fall overall in the women’s monthly sector (see Women’s Monthly Titles Take Another Tumble), but in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) releases a quarterly report on television audience shares.Six-monthly reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) for the gaming magazine sector and for performance by publisher will appear on Newsline.Tuesday Scottish Media Group, which recently underwent… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Circulation figures of home interest titles suffered a 4.5% decline in a year on year analysis, according to the latest ABC report. Some titles in particular suffered rather miserable figures, and leading the way are Feng Shui For Modern Living which took a 27.5% drop in sales, closely followed by Homes & Ideas, which fell… Continue reading IPC Retains Its Hold On Home Interest Market
Recent launches dominated the gaming market in the first half of 2000, with 6 titles reporting for the first time. Nintendo magazines suffered badly at the expense of the more popular Sony Playstation and Sega Dreamcast, according to the latest ABC figures for the six-month period to the end of June.Nintendo Pro lost almost two… Continue reading New Launches Steady Volatile Gaming Market
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Every cloud has a silver lining, and this was certainly true of the cloud under which “Nasty Nick” departed from Big Brother on Thursday. The silver lining for Channel 4 was the highest viewing figures since Four Weddings and a Funeral was screened in 1995, with the extended 10.50pm show enjoying an average audience of… Continue reading Nasty Nick’s Nightmare Notches Up Record Ratings For Big Brother
