Following the Competition Commission’s decision to block GWR’s bid to buy Galaxy 101 and merge it with Vibe FM in Bristol, NewsLine editor, Gareth Jones, looks at what lies ahead for some of the UK’s biggest radio companies in the newly deregulated market.Over the last few months it has been widely accepted that the relaxation… Continue reading NewsLine Column: A Spanner In The Works For Radio Consolidation?
BBC3 is celebrating its first 100 days on air by claiming an increase in share amongst its key 25 to 34 year-old audience.The digital entertainment channel, which launched last year after a series of delays and setbacks, has seen its share of the key youth demographic increase by 0.5% points on its predecessor BBC Choice.According… Continue reading BBC3 Claims Share Increase For Target Youth Audience
Lord Currie, the chairman of the new communications super-regulator, Ofcom, has pledged his support for co-regulation of the broadcast advertising industry.Speaking at the annual Advertising Association lunch yesterday, he commented: “Regulatory intervention should involve the least intrusive method possible to achieve the regulatory and public policy requirements we must discharge. This means a greater reliance… Continue reading Currie Pledges Support For Co-Regulation Of Industry
IPC’s flagship celebrity title, Now, has secured Nivea deodorant to sponsor a special supplement dedicated to this year’s summer music festivals.The advertorial supplement is the first festival guide that Now has published and represents the first time that Nivea has negotiated a sponsorship arrangement of this kind.The deal centres around a four-page pull-out guide to… Continue reading Now Secures Nivea For Sponsorship Deal
Women are significantly ahead of men when it comes to text messaging, with 74% of the fairer sex claiming to have sent a text message within the last two minutes, compared to just 26% of men, according to new research from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The data also shows that the take up of text… Continue reading Women Lead The Field In Terms Of Text
Airtime advertising revenue growth at Granada scraped into positive figures during the first half, with the company today reporting a 1% rise to £442 million.Despite the weak ad figures, Granada’s turnover and earnings were significantly stronger than expected by Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers analysts. Turnover rose by 3% to £734 million and earnings were… Continue reading Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down
E-Commerce Minister, Stephen Timms, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to digital TV and has insisted that the recent success of Freeview will allow the analogue signal to be switched off by the current 2010 deadline.Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum earlier today, Timms acknowledged the fact that just 41% of UK households currently receive digital… Continue reading Government Minister Insists Digital Deadline Will Be Met
This weekend saw the final event of the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz, and we can announce that the winner is…Katie Dobson of Starcom Motive.The final question asked entrants to predict in which minute the first goal would be scored in the FA Cup final. The correct answer was the 38th minute.… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz: Winner
Recent forecasts show that more than $50 billion will be spent on online purchases in the US this year and there are signs that internet retailers are prospering at the expense of their offline rivals.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Competition Commission To Investigate Latest Newsquest DealThe Department of Trade & Industry has announced that the bid… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Ecommerce Estimates & Forecasts
The UK inflation rate remained at 3.1% in April, representing no change from March’s figure, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The Government’s target rate, RPIX, was also unchanged, at 3%.The steady rate confounded expectations of a further rise above the 2.5% target rate set by the Government and the… Continue reading RPI Remains Unchanged In April
