Reuters is due to release first quarter results today, which are expected to show an increase in revenues. However, yesterday it was the worst performer amongst media shares, falling 54p or over 5% to end at £9.75.As more news of the proposed ONdigital revamp emerged (see ONdigital To Announce Revamp, Prebble To Head Up ITV),… Continue reading Sharewatch
TV’s status as the most trusted and unbiased medium has not been shaken by the arrival of the internet as a source of information. New research by CIA MediaLab has revealed that only 5% of respondents claim to trust the information they access via the internet, while 47% saw the BBC as the most trusted… Continue reading Public Belief In Internet As Trustworthy And Unbiased Medium Remains Low
UK cinema admissions are predicted to reach 148m during 2001, an increase of 4% year on year, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association. Revenue for the medium is also on the increase, pushed by a more adult and female orientated film product.Admissions rose by 3% in the first quarter, compared to… Continue reading Cinema Admission To Reach 148m During 2001, Despite March Slump
20.04.01ONdigital is expected to announce a growth of 70,000 customers when it unveils its Q1 2001 subscriber figures next week. This is down on the 121,000 new customers it signed up in the first quarter last year. The slowing growth is mainly the result of churn – the number of customers leaving the ONdigital service.Analysts… Continue reading ONdigital Subs Growth Hampered By High Churn
The UK’s major commercial broadcasters have published details of their public service commitments for the coming year. The statements are part of an ITC initiative and herald a move towards further self-regulation within the TV industry, a move which was unveiled as part of the Government’s White Paper last year.The statements allow creative flexibility in… Continue reading Broadcasters Publish Details Of Public Service Commitment
ONdigital is to announce details of its proposed revamp this Wednesday. The pay-tv station, which is joint owned by Carlton and Granada, is expected to change its name to ITV Digital and unveil a raft of new channels.The news will coincide with the appointment of Stuart Prebble, the current CEO of ONdigital, to the position… Continue reading ONdigital To Announce Revamp, Prebble To Head Up ITV
ONdigital is expected to announce a growth of 70,000 customers when it unveils its Q1 2001 subscriber figures this week. This is down on the 121,000 new customers it signed up in the first quarter last year. The slowing growth is mainly the result of churn – the number of customers leaving the ONdigital service.Analysts… Continue reading ONdigital Subs Growth Hampered By High Churn
In a trading week shortened by the Easter Bank Holiday, media shares staged something of a recovery as US interest rate cuts restored some confidence mid-week.Despite renewed downgrades to ITV revenue forecasts (see Further Downgrades Made To ITV Forecast), Granada Media finished among the top four media performers of last week, having added 27¼p or… Continue reading Sharewatch
A further blow was struck for those impatient for digital switchover today as research revealed that in some cases you can’t even give digital TV away. CIA MediaLab has just completed a survey into the public’s attitude to multi-channel TV, and discovered that 35% of those surveyed who do not currently watch multi-channel TV would… Continue reading Public Still Not Convinced By Digital TV, Says Survey
Channel 5 has been promised an additional £6m funding this year by its owners RTL and United Business Media (UBM). The sum will be added to the existing budget of £140m for the year. Chief executive Dawn Airey is expected to spend the extra funds on high profile, original programming which is designed to please… Continue reading Channel 5 To Receive £6m Cash Boost From Owners
