The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has concluded that a Channel 4 documentary which the Guardian alleged was faked did not breach programme guidelines. After a lengthy investigation into Undercover Britain: Guns On The Street the Commission found that there was “insufficient evidence” that viewers were misled.The investigation began in March this year (see ITC Investigates… Continue reading ITC Rules Against Claims Of Fake C4 Documentary
With the exception of BBC Radio 1, the country’s national radio stations all saw their audiences fall over the summer period, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. Whilst Radio 1 increased its weekly audience by 2.5%, the rest of the BBC’s national stations all saw the figures drop back. Radio 1’s… Continue reading National Radio Stations Shed Listeners During Summer
Independent News & Media, owner of the Independent, has appointed former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke MP to its UK board of directors. The appointments are announced at the same time as the group relocates its UK businesses, including the two Independent papers, to… Continue reading Politicians Join Independent Board
Capital Radio will launch its first national radio station next year after signing a deal with Digital One to broadcast on its digital radio network. From January 2000, the new channel, provisionally called Capital UK, will play adult contemporary music on the first commercial digital multiplex for the UK.Capital Radio currently operates regional services in… Continue reading Capital Radio To Launch Its First National Station
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for September 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £262.7 million, according to agency estimates. The ITV Network showed a year on year increase of 12.9% in its revenue; Channel 4 was up 10.8% and Channel 5’s ad revenue was up 32.4% year on year.Revenue for GMTV dropped back year on… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 1999
Almost half of the population is against the Government’s proposals to switch off analogue television signals by the year 2010. Only 25% of British people think that the end of analogue transmissions is a “very good idea”.These are the results of a survey conducted by CIA Sensor in which 500 adults were questioned about the… Continue reading End Of Analogue Television Is Bad Idea, Says 48% Of The Population
From January next year, UK websites will for the first time report their audited traffic figures over standard periods and frequencies. Under new criteria put together by the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS), sites audited independently by ABC //electronic will have to produce figures which begin on the first of each month and… Continue reading Feature: New Standards For Electronic Media Audits
The National Readership Survey (NRS) is to broaden the amount of newspaper sections it covers. The decision was reached at a board meeting last week during which representatives from the groups which conduct the survey, the IPA, NPA, PPA and ISBA, discussed its future development.The issue of section coverage has been a contentious one in… Continue reading NRS To Broaden Coverage Of Newspaper Sections
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for September 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £262.7 million, according to agency estimates. The ITV Network took £184.7 million of this, a year on year increase of 12.9%; Channel 4 took £54.6 million, up 10.8% and Channel 5’s ad revenue was up 32.4% at £16.8 million.Revenue for GMTV dropped… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 1999
Shares in WPP took a tumble yesterday after its climb earlier in the week following good third-quarter results (see Sharewatch). Morgan Stanley Dean Witter downgraded its recommendation from “outperform” to “neutral” on valuation grounds. Prices closed down 31p to 643˝p.Cable and Wireless Communications rose yesterday as the group announced the launch of its digital services… Continue reading Sharewatch
