A spokesman from BSkyB today told MediaTel that no plans to broadcast Formula One in 1997 have been made and that BSkyB do not have the rights to show this event.In the week that saw BSkyB agreeing to help fund the Kirch Group’s launch of digital television in Germany, speculation had it that BSkyB would… Continue reading BSkyB’s Digital F1 Coverage Denied
The June national newspaper ABCs, released today, show the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday showing big losses in circulation compared to last month. The Daily Mail’s circulation dropped by over 51,000 copies (down 2.49%), while the Mail On Sunday saw an even bigger decrease of over 82,000 (down 3.87%).The Evening Standard recorded the… Continue reading June ABCs – Mail Papers Show Biggest Losses
A survey carried out by GVU, an American-based research centre, has found that the average age of Internet users in the UK and Ireland is 28 with 22% of users being women, up from 15% six months ago.The occupations of Internet users is biased towards education and computer areas, with professionals showing a drop in… Continue reading Web User Research Published
The Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has just written to the eleven pilot community radio stations offering each of them a one year extension to their contract to take them up to the of 1997.The IRTC has expressed satisfaction at the performance of the stations which are approaching their first anniversary on-air. Each station… Continue reading IRTC Extends Pilot Radio Contracts
CATV results produced significant differences to BARB’s cable and satellite data, the Cable Research Group announced this week. The survey was designed to provide an alternative measurement of non-terrestrial viewing, as BARB panels are believed to be too small to represent the number of cable subscribers.The survey was comprised of 2,061 households with a diary… Continue reading Cable Television Audience Research
Caledonian Media Communications, the Scottish cable company, has today released yearly financial results which show that its pre-tax losses have plummeted from £168,000 last year to £812,000. Most of this (£560,000) was due to the loss-making Coventry Cable which was sold in April to KPN Kabel, a Dutch telecommunications group. City analyst had forecast that… Continue reading Caledonian Media Losses Reach £812,000
TDI, the company which bought London Transport Advertising when it was privatised two years ago, has seen revenues from transport media sales increase by more than a third in its first full year of ownership. It is also predicted that 1996 sales will double the size of the 1994 business it bought from the Government.Total… Continue reading TDI Sales Rise 43%
A spokeswoman from GMTV today denied any links with Smash Hits magazine. Following rumours in today’s trade press, a representative of the breakfast programme told MediaTel that no plans have been discussed for the allocation of a slot for the popular teen magazine.It was claimed that GMTV would run the slot, beginning in September, just… Continue reading GMTV: Smash Hits Link Denied
Ticketmaster, the computerised ticketing company, is launching a new integrated media opportunity by creating exclusive packages for advertisers to sponsor the whole ticket purchasing process from start to finish. Packages will be tailor-made and can be targeted at purchasers to a single event or venue or to an event category.The elements of the ticketing process… Continue reading Ticketmaster Gets Sponsorship
Fox Publishing, together with Eurosport, have published a definitive guide for this years Olympics. The colour publication provides an fully comprehensive guide to all the sports in the games and includes coverage from experts such as former Olympic medallist, Steve Cram. The magazine also focuses on the history of the games and key figures appearing… Continue reading Sports Magazines Launched For Summer
