ITV announced this week that it has reached its stated target of a 38% share of the peaktime audience for the year to date. The targets were announced at the beginning of the year by chief executive Richard Eyre (see Newsline).It emerged in September however, that ITV would be unable to attain these targets without… Continue reading ITV Reaches Target Audience Share
Consumers will spend an average of £450 per person next year on media consumption, according to the findings of an annual report called ‘Media Futures’ carried out by the Henley Centre.Despite the ever-increasing amount of media choice, the report does not predict that there is going to be a vast increase in consumer spending on… Continue reading Supply Of Media Outstrips Demand, Finds Report
The UK’s only national sports paper, Sport First, is planning to launch a Saturday edition in January, with a possible Monday edition to follow. According to a spokesperson for the all-sport newspaper, it will begin in January, featuring an FA Cup 3rd Round Preview, and the paper is expected to continue publishing the Saturday edition… Continue reading Sport First Plans Saturday Edition
NTL, Britain’s third largest cable television company, has emerged as the front runner to buy Premier League football club Newcastle United. NTL is buying a 6% stake in the club from disgraced director Douglas Hall’s investment company (see NTL Is Front Runner To Buy Newcastle) and it has been announced that NTL will have an… Continue reading Update: NTL/Newcastle United Deal
The UK advertising industry is expected to avoid a recession, with adspend forecast to grow by 2.2% to £12.7 billion in 1999. This is one of the findings in the UK Media Yearbook published by advertising media services company, Zenith Media.The Yearbook covers a number of industry topics, “from the big issues” to details of… Continue reading UK Advertising Is Expected To Avoid Recession, According To Zenith
The Radio Authority is continuing its roll-out of local digital radio licences with the advertisement of a digital multiplex licence for Manchester. This is the second of these advertisements, following one for a Birmingham digital licence last month (see Newsline Brief).Late last week, EMAP and Capital Radio announced that they have formed a joint venture… Continue reading RA Advertises Digital Radio Licence For Manchester
Media and telecommunications group NTL has emerged as the front runner to buy Newcastle United after announcing it had bought a 6% stake in the club.The broadcasting group also said it had reached an agreement with Newcastle’s main shareholder Cameron Hall Developments under which CHD will sell its majority stake in the club to NTL… Continue reading NTL Is Front Runner To Buy Newcastle
Express Newspapers has announced that it is making a series of appointments following the 46 redundancies at the Daily Star in October (see Newsline). Jim Mansell is to become the new Associate Editor and Gareth Morgan will be Editor of Access All Areas. The follow appointments were also made: Nick Bailey – Night Editor Steve… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Volkswagen has renewed its sponsorship of ‘Sport on 4’ in a new deal which runs from May next year until May 2000. Continuing the format of the original deal, which was struck in March this year (see Volkswagen To Sponsor C4 Sport), VW will be associated with Channel 4’s entire output of sports programmes. This… Continue reading Volkswagen Renews Channel 4 Sports Sponsorship
Global media group, Pearson, has issued a trading statement which reports growth in both revenues and operating profits. The company, whose interests include the Financial Times, Penguin and Pearson Television, said that it is trading in line with expectations and reiterated its aim of achieving double-digit earnings growth (see Pearson Profits Up Despite C5 Losses).The… Continue reading Pearson Trading Remains Strong Despite Gloomy Economic Climate
