A report by Datamonitor, The Provision of Consumer Online and Internet Services across Europe, predicts that shopping will overtake games as the key online revenue-generator by 1999, but that neither will come near to rivalling subscription revenues.Principal online revenue markets 1997-2001 ($m) Western Europe Year Subscription Shopping Games Total 1997 1,298 75 135 1,508 1998… Continue reading Report Predicts Hefty Increases In Online Shopping Revenues
At the end of this month, Channel Four will reluctantly hand over a cheque for £88 million to the ITV companies. The payments are due under Channel 4’s funding formula. Channel 4 Television has to pay 50% of any excess it earns from advertising revenues over and above 14% of total qualifying revenue.The funding agreement… Continue reading ITV To Receive £88 Million From Channel 4
In a move to encourage new readers The Express newspaper is to cut the price of its Saturday edition to 20p for the second week in a row. The Express estimates that an extra 300,000 copies were sold last Saturday as a result of the price cut.The Daily Mail also reduced the price of its… Continue reading Express Cuts Prices
A report by Mintel International has found that women have little allegiance to specific magazines. 60% of women surveyed said that they regularly read one or more women’s title, but only 31% claimed that they stick to the same publication. 20% browse before buying and 17% find themselves persuaded to buy by the front cover.… Continue reading Women Are Unfaithful To Magazines
Hot on the heels of The Times announcing that it has passed the half-million mark for registered readers of its Internet site (Newsline 8th January 1997), the Electronic Telegraph has reached the same milestone.Danny Meadows-Klue, from the Electronic Telegraph’s new media department, confirmed to Newsline that the number of registered users at the beginning of… Continue reading Telegraph And Times Neck And Neck On The Net
Northcliffe Newspaper Group has begun the new year with new staff in the advertising department. The London-based department has seen Sonia Edwards become group head of display advertising, reporting to the London sales director, Debbie Kinlay. Helen Lawson joins Clairedy Gardiner-Hyne as a senior advertisement manager and Jonathan Lancaster from AMRA has been recruited to… Continue reading Northcliffe Newspapers Makes New Appointments
The long-running dispute between Bates Dorland and its ex-chief executive, Paul Twivy, *Twivy Issues Writ Against Dorlands may be settled in the coming months by a court hearing.A hearing is scheduled to take place in three months, when a judge will decide whether Mr Twivy should receive compensation regarding his departure from the agency. He… Continue reading Court Hearing For Ex-Dorlands Chief
The Digital Multiplex Group, encompassing the BBC and the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, ITV, Channel 4, Carlton Communications, Granada and International CableTel, have formed a coalition which aims to facilitate a smooth passage for the introduction of digital terrestrial television within the UK.The Digital Multiplex Group of potential investors is coordinating the project, to… Continue reading Digital Group To Facilitate Launch
According to press reports, a fresh dispute has erupted between BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster, and British cable-operators. Accusations are flying from both sides, with each claiming that the other is spreading misinformation and deceiving each others’ customers.Two cable operators, one of whom is CableTel, have filed complaints with the ITC accusing BSkyB of coordinating a… Continue reading BSkyB Goes Into Battle With Cable Companies
Campaign magazine has announced the winners of its annual awards ceremony.Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO is Campaign‘s Agency of the Year. AMV fought off strong contenders to win the prestigious award. St Luke’s came in in second place and M & C Saatchi took the bronze.TMD Carat scooped the Media Agency of the Year Award, while… Continue reading And, The Winner Is…….
