Record-breaking cinema admissions have been recorded for the second successive month. The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) show that films like Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Notting Hill pushed admissions during July to a massive 14.6 million, the highest recorded since July 1971.Average weekly admissions were 3.3 million, an increase of… Continue reading Cinema Admission Figures Continue To Break Records
Take-up of cable television continued to rise in the second quarter of this year. The latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) show that 12.6% of all homes in the UK now watch television over broadband cable. This compares to 12.4% in the last report (see Cable TV Take-Up Rises).Of the 12.1 million households… Continue reading Cable Television Growth Continues
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for August 1999 (including GMTV) stood at £188.4 million, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV saw a year on year rise of 10.7%; Channel 4 was up 13.6% year on year and Channel 5’s rose by 42.7%. GMTV’s revenue made a 1.3% jump total ad revenue for satellite television… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 1999
Freeserve, the UK’s largest internet service provider (ISP), has announced a strong increase in subscriber numbers, alongside deepening losses over the last quarter. In the 16 weeks to 21 August the free ISP saw subscribers increase by 19% quarter on quarter to 1.4 million.The rate of growth in Freeserve’s subscribers increased by 19% over the… Continue reading Subscribers And Losses Rise At Freeserve
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for August 1999 (including GMTV) stood at £188.4 million, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV took £131.0 million, a year on year rise of 10.7%; Channel 4 took £39.8 million, up 13.6% year on year and Channel 5’s revenue came in at £13.1 million, up 42.7%.GMTV’s revenue made a… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 1999
Granada Media Interactive has announced a six-figure sponsorship deal for its itv-rugby.co.uk website. Telecoms group Ericsson will be associated with the site throughout the run of the Rugby World Cup which ends in November. The deal was negotiated by Granada, MVi and The Sponsorship Consultancy.Ericsson will provide branding across all areas of the site with… Continue reading Ericsson Sponsorship For ITV Rugby World Cup Site
Information group Reuters continues to fall after a briefing last week cast doubts over the success of its Instinet business (see Sharewatch). Shares fell a further 28˝p to close at 697˝p.The Daily Mail group dropped by over 5% as lack of liquidity in the stock became apparent. Analysts believe it will fall from the FTSE… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Ulster Television releases its interim financial results.Tuesday A TV Market Round-Up for July 1999 will be available on Newsline and, for subscribers, in the Television features list.Thursday Outdoor company, Maiden Group, releases its interim financial results.Friday MediaTel’s weekly media industry focus and analysis,… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has issued a formal warning to Channel 4 after it breached the Programme Code during two editions of TFI Friday, the entertainment show headed by Chris Evans. A ‘last one to blink’ contest was said to have caused distress to the child contestants.The competition, which took place in June this… Continue reading TFI Friday Gets Warning Over Blinking Contest
The £4.2 million spent by Ulster Television on a staff restructuring programme has hit the group’s interim profits for the six months to 30 June 1999. Year on year UTV’s pre-tax profits fell from £4.5 million to £2.0 million this time. The company’s restructuring programme included changes remuneration policy, voluntary severance packages and early retirement.Turnover… Continue reading Ulster TV Restructuring Programme Dents Profits
