The Independent has completely ditched its broadsheet edition in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and South-West England, in a move that many believe brings it a step closer to becoming fully tabloid.Reports suggest the four areas have been chosen as a test ground for a tabloid-only paper because they are parts of the country where sales of… Continue reading Independent Ditches Broadsheet Edition In Some Areas
Whilst the penetration of broadband services is on the increase, the total number of internet homes in the UK is expected to remain static in 2004 after a number of years of sustained growth. Continental forecasts that the penetration of UK homes with web access will remain at 50% in 2004, showing no change over… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband Strong As Net Uptake Stalls
GWR was seen in focus yesterday with shares rising by 1.69% after announcing that radio revenues grew by 12% year on year during the three months to the end of December 2003 (see GWR Group Sees 12% Revenue Rise In Q1).Rival radio group Chrysalis saw shares dip by 0.81% despite revealing earlier this week that… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Boosted By Increase In Radio Revenue
BT Group intends to make high-speed broadband internet services available to ninety percent of the UK population by the summer, as part of its plan to achieve total coverage by 2005.Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, claimed the telecoms giant would have invested £22 million by next year in setting up public private partnerships… Continue reading BT Aims For Total UK Broadband Coverage By 2005
Channel 4 has poached the BBC’s Sara Geater to take up the newly created position of head of commercial affairs, with responsibility for increasing revenue from sources other than advertising.Geater, currently director of rights and business affairs at the BBC, will take up the new role in April. She replaces Andrew Brown at the helm… Continue reading Channel 4 Appoints New Head Of Commercial Affairs
IPC Media has relaunched its monthly soap bible Soaplife as a fortnightly title. The first issue of the revamped magazine goes on sale today with a new look and extra content.A new section will give day-to-day highlights on all the top soaps and popular TV programmes for the coming two weeks. IPC tx, the listings… Continue reading Soaplife Increases Frequency To Fortnightly
UK advertising growth is set to outpace economic growth this year, after underperforming in 2003, according to the Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media.Advertising expenditure is forecast to grow by 4.2% this year, after an expected 2.2% rise in 2003. Annual economic inflation, is predicted to close at 2.8% in 2003 – stronger than… Continue reading UK Advertising To Outpace Economy In 2004
Ofcom has launched a major programme of licensing new FM radio stations across the UK, in a move that could benefit a number of key cities over the next few years.Places that could get new commercial stations under the initiative put forward by the recently established communications regulator, range from Cornwall and Durham to Belfast… Continue reading Ofcom Plans To Roll Out Raft Of New Radio Licences
Impact, the sales house for The Wireless Group, has announced a number of new promotions as it reported strong revenues for flagship station talkSPORT during the final quarter of 2003.Matthew Pennington has been promoted from account director to head of agency sales, taking charge of revenues across Impact’s portfolio of stations, including talkSPORT, the ILR… Continue reading Impact Announces Promotions Amid Record Revenues
Advertising expenditure is forecast to grow by 4.2% this year, after an expected 2.2% rise in 2003. Annual economic inflation, is predicted to close at 2.8% in 2003 – stronger than advertising. In 2004, economic growth is forecast to be just 2.5%, below advertising’s 4.2%, according to Initiative.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: UK Adspend To Grow by 4.2% This Year
