BSkyB has won the right to broadcast all four instalments of the remastered Star War series. The group reportedly paid £12m to secure the rights, which will return to British television for the first time in 12 years.The deal includes the UK TV premiere of The Phantom Menace, the latest Star Wars movie, which was… Continue reading Sky Bags Rights To Star Wars Movies
Men’s lifestyle magazines took a tumble in the final six months of 2000 with established titles in the sector seeing some of the largest falls. The latest circulation data from ABC shows the market fell 0.4% overall during the six month period ending December 2000.Natmags Esquire magazine lost 39% of its circulation, despite a revamp… Continue reading Men’s Lifestyle Titles take A Tumble
Guardian Unlimited is adding a new site to its portfolio this week: Guardian Unlimited Travel. Officially going live today, it includes in-depth and cross-referenced information on travelling in over 60 countries and 80 cities and will use a competition to to win travel prizes as a launch promotion.The site is to be edited by Imogen… Continue reading Guardian And Telegraph Launch New Online Travel Sites
The second half of 2000 saw a further decline in the sales of consumer music titles, according to the latest circulation figures released by ABC. The market as a whole saw a downturn of 5% with the leading teen titles, Smash Hits and Top of the Pops being among the major casualties with losses of… Continue reading Music Mags Continue Downward Slide In Latest ABC Figures
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has published its response to the Government’s Communications White Paper (see Chris Smith Unveils Ofcom), which among other items, announced plans for a single communications regulator, Ofcom.The ITC welcomes and supports a great many objectives set out in the paper, most importantly that which aims to protect consumers “through the… Continue reading ITC Publishes Response To White Paper, Supporting Many Objectives
Radio industry advertising data has been released for the fourth quarter of 2000. This shows that revenues for the period grew 10.9% in a year on year analysis. Analysts ABN AMRO had forecast growth in Q4 2000 of 7.6%. Total growth in radio advertising for the year was 15.4%, compared with the forecast made by… Continue reading Radio Industry Data Shows Growth For Q4 2000, Slow H1 2001 Predicted
IPC has announced an investment strategy that will see the establishment of an events and exhibitions business. IPC LIVE! has plans for four new initiatives during the next six months to build on the company’s branded event activities, with steadily increasing activity planned for the coming year.“The exhibitions market is a dynamic and growing business,… Continue reading IPC Media To Invest In Exhibitions And Events Business
The Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has issued its formal response to the Government’s Communications White Paper. It gives cautious approval to plans for a single Ofcom regulator but is disappointed that regulation of the BBC will not be included in its remit.The group wants close consultation on the development of Ofcom and believes… Continue reading IPA Gives Cautious Approval To Ofcom
Daily Mail & General Trust held its AGM yesterday (see Daily Mail & General Trust Pass AGM Resolutions). Shares in the company ended yesterday down 12p at £8.00.US company McGraw-Hill released Q4 results yesterday which showed strong growth in revenue and profits. This could bode well for Pearson, which also operates in educational publishing, however… Continue reading Sharewatch
Analysts at ABN AMRO have reacted to January and February advertising revenue figures by downgrading its forecasts for the ITV companies for the calendar year, from the previous figure of 3% growth to 1.3% shrinkage. This means that the earning forecast for Granada has been reduced by 14%, Carlton by 9.9% and SMG by 1.4%.After… Continue reading Analysts Downgrade ITV Companies Following Poor January Ad Revenue
