Western markets have seen dramatic growth in broadband subscriptions over the past year and more than a quarter of European internet users are now connected at high-speed, according to the latest analysis from Nielsen//NetRatings.The research firm confined its study to the period between April 2002 and April 2003, deducing that the number of European surfers… Continue reading Broadband Boosts Internet Usage Across Europe
Sky viewers with older satellite systems may lose BBC digital channels after the Corporation moved its satellite signal last week as part of an £85 million cost cutting initiative.A number of satellite viewers, believed to be around 1,500, have lost reception to the BBC’s digital channels following the switch from Astra 2A to the to… Continue reading Sky Viewers May Loose BBC Channels After Satellite Switch
UK outdoor advertising revenues look set to significantly outperform the media sector in the first quarter of the year, posting a 16.9% rise to £169.7 million, according to figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA).Figures for the UK display advertising market as a whole in Q1 are not yet available, although in March, the Advertising… Continue reading UK Outdoor Revenues Jump 17% In First Quarter
BBC Magazines has poached Sarah Shelton from Hachette Filipacchi to become its first ever classified ad director.Shelton will head up a 24-strong classified department working across the company’s ten monthly titles for adults, which include Radio Times, Eve and BBC Good Food.Her appointment completes the classified team and represents the culmination of recent moves to… Continue reading BBC Magazines Appoints First Ever Classified Ad Director
Tobacco companies are avoiding extensive bans on sponsorship and advertising by using film and fashion to promote their products, according to claims made by the European Commission.Despite Europe-wide laws to prevent tobacco advertising on TV and plans to ban it in print media, radio and on the internet, there is currently no legislation covering the… Continue reading Tobacco Firms Use Film And Fashion To Side-Step Ad Ban
Readers of the Sunday Mirror‘s free glossy magazine M Celebs prefer it to the paid-for women’s weeklies they also buy, according to new research from the Mirror Group.The findings are part of the first major study from the new Mirror Online reader panel, which was carried out by research solutions group, Survey.com.The panel, which is… Continue reading Mirror’s Research Reflects Strength Of M Celebs
The results of the first ever electronic measurement survey of television and radio audiences have been published today, in a move that could shake-up the auditing of broadcast media.The research commissioned by Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group and conducted by research firm GfK, suggests that speech based radio stations are more popular than under the official… Continue reading New Study To Shake-Up Audience Measurement?
Capital Radio is continuing the restructure of its national sales operations in London with two senior appointments in its recently created group sales and brand sales divisions.Last week Capital’s recently appointed managing director of national sales in London, Linda Grant (see Capital Appoints Grant To Head National Ad Sales), unveiled the blueprint for the group’s… Continue reading Capital Bolsters National Sales With New Appointments
Western markets have seen dramatic growth in broadband subscriptions over the past year and more than a quarter of European internet users are now connected at high-speed, according to the latest analysis from Nielsen//NetRatings.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…UK Outdoor Revenues Jump 17% In First QuarterUK outdoor advertising revenues significantly outperformed the media sector in the… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband Heralds Growth In Internet Use
The media sector experienced a positive day yesterday, as traders considered upbeat comments from advertising group Aegis, which claimed the market is in recovery. The positive sentiment pushed Carlton up 7.20%, while fellow ITV partner Granada was seen up 4.52%.Elsewhere, the row over the levels of executive pay spread to the media sector as WPP… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Rises On Bullish Trading
