Annual cinema advertising revenues for 1999 were £123m for 1999, representing a year on year growth of 23%. The latest figures from the Advertising Association show that for the first time the £100m annual revenue barrier has been broken.In the last decade, cinema advertising has recorded the largest growth of all the UK advertising media,… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Shows A Decade Of Growth
Note: The set of figures published by the ITC for the last quarter (see The number of people taking up cable services is continuing to increase. According to the latest Independent Television Commission (ITC) figures, 26.4% of homes passed and marketed now choose to take cable television, while 36.5% take any service, both figures representing… Continue reading Cable Television Continues To Enjoy Steady Growth
Television advertising revenues at United News and Media rose by 13% during the first half of this year. The media group, which owns ITV franchises including Anglia and HTV, said that growth for the year to the end of May was better than expected and predicted overall trading for the current year to be well… Continue reading United Reports Increased Revenue As It Awaits Regulatory Outcome
The BBC bounced back from yesterday’s defeat in the bidding war for Premier League highlights when it secured the live rights to the FA Cup and England internationals. The right to broadcast the matches will be shared with BSkyB in a deal worth £440m.The agreement was announced by the FA last night as the BBC… Continue reading BBC And Sky Secure Live Rights To FA Cup
ITV and digital terrestrial broadcaster ONdigital have secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the Nationwide Cup and the Worthington Cup. In a deal worth £315m the two will televise the games from the tournaments for three years starting next season.This is ITV’s second major football rights deal this week, having snatched the Premier League highlights… Continue reading ITV And ONdigital Secure Football League Rights
It is unlikely that TV presenter Keith Chegwin ever thought that the more private parts of his anatomy would come under close media scrutiny. Having made his name in children’s television shows some twenty years ago he’s better known these days for location slots on breakfast television. Neither genre is known for its smut, but… Continue reading Feature: Channel Five Stirs Up A Storm With Naked Programming
While grown men were mourning the end of Match of the Day today Greg Dyke, the BBC’s director-general, was in fighting mood. Blaming the outcome of the bid, which brought to an end 36 years of televised highlights on the BBC, on the greed of Premier League officials, he said the Corporation will continue to… Continue reading The Game Isn’t Over Yet, Says Greg Dyke
Two factors helped BSkyB to be one of the best performers yesterday. Firstly, news that Vivendi, which holds a minority stake in the company (see Vivendi Given Clearance For BSkyB Stake) was in talks with Seagram of Canada and Canal Plus of France to form a three-way strategic business combination. Secondly anticipation that the satellite… Continue reading Sharewatch
Today sees the launch of Digital Versatile Television (DVTV), the UK’s first web-based TV channel. Broadcasting a mixture of live and archived programming aimed at 18-35 year olds, it is accessed via its website, www.dvtvchannel.com.With the young online generation as its main target the programming output will include dramas, animation, fashion and music shows and… Continue reading Web-based TV Launches In The UK
TalkBack Productions, which counts Da Ali G Show, Smack The Pony and They Think It’s All Over amongst its recent successes, has been bought by Pearson Television. The TV production arm of Pearson plc acquired the group in a £62m deal.Richard Eyre, chief executive of Pearson Television, said of the acquisition: “TalkBack brings creative power… Continue reading Pearson Acquires TalkBack In £62m Deal
