The ITC’s latest cable statistics show another 55,000 telephone lines installed by cable operators in the last three months.Jon Davey, the ITC’s director of cable and satellite, commented, “The figures are a good illustration of the growth of the telecommunications business which more than anything is fuelling the rapid expansion of the cable industry.”ITC 071… Continue reading Growth In Cable Telephony
Last week the Media Week Consumer Press Awards were held, with O & M Media winning Agency of the Year. The chairman of the panel, Ken New, said that the recession appeared to have taken its toll on creativity in press planning, and called for a greater level of innovation.Winners were:* MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR… Continue reading MEDIA WEEK CONSUMER PRESS AWARDS
The European Federation of Magazine Publishers Associations and the Periodical Publishers Association have called for urgent meetings with the European Commission and the UK Government following recent revisions to the text of the EC distance selling directive.The latest version of the directive bans the practice of payment before delivery. This would effectively mean an end… Continue reading EC Proposals Will Damage Ad Sales
Today the Newspaper Society has published an update on their February report into the impact of VAT on regional newspapers.The new report was commissioned to see whether the earlier findings were still valid, given the reported recovery.Most newspapers (72%) showed no improvement in profitability, and half of them actually showed a deterioration therefore, says the… Continue reading Regional VAT Gloom Confirmed
From next season, ITV will alter its programme launches and schedules. The current system of one written schedule is to be abandoned because of constant changes, rendering it out of date. The data will be available on Donovan Data Services from this winter where it will be updated every few weeks.There will also be changes… Continue reading ITV Alters Programme Launches/Schedules
TeleCommunications Inc is about to gain control of Flextech. This will mean that Flextech will have control over Bravo, and its stake in the Children’s Channel will increase from 50.1% to 75%. Flextech has a 39% stake in The Family Channel and will gain TCI’s 24% stake in UK Gold and 35% of UK Living.Speculation… Continue reading TCI Increases Satellite Hold In UK
GMTV’s audience has reached a new high this week. GMTV confirmed to MediaTel this morning that figures for viewers who tuned in at some point on Tuesday’s programme reached 7.1 million for the first time.GMTV is seeking up to £3.5 million next year from Channel 4’s rebate to the ITV network. GMTV believes that because… Continue reading GMTV Increases Audience
Amid controversy and speculation the September combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £166.335m, a 15% improvement on the same period last year. Whilst C4’s revenue remained undisputed at an estimated £29.5m, the ITV revenue, initially estimated at £136.88m, was called into question after suggestions began to be made that the combined YTTV share of… Continue reading TV Round Up – September
London radio station Choice FM has withdrawn two poster ads after complaints from London Transport Advertising.One featured a hand on a radio, with the line, “You have the Choice to play with your knob”; the other featured a woman in a bikini holding a condom- covered banana.Both ads were considered too sexually overt by LTA.… Continue reading Choice FM Withdraws 2 Ads
Amid controversy and speculation the September combined ITV/C4 revenue figure came in at £166.335m, a 15% improvement on the same period last year. Whilst C4’s revenue remained undisputed at an estimated £29.5m, the ITV revenue, initially estimated at £136.88m, was called into question after suggestions began to be made that the combined YTTV share of… Continue reading TV Round Up – September
