The Government is beleived to have made a last-minute amendment to the Communications Bill to calm fears that a foreign-owner of Channel Five would flood the station with imported programmes.In what is being seen as an effort to smooth the passage of the Bill through the House of Lords, new clauses have been introduced that… Continue reading 27.01.03
Broadband continues to win hearts and minds in the UK with new findings from Oftel revealing that 84% of internet customers are now aware of high-speed services and their merits, compared to just over 50% in February 2002.New subscribers to permanent connections were wholly responsible for the increase in internet connectivity during November and Oftel… Continue reading UK Broadband Revolution Gathers Pace
Christopher Williamson, Economist at NTC Research, digests the findings of the IPA’s latest Bellwether Report and discusses what lies in-store for the advertising industry over the coming months…Light at the end of the tunnel, green shoots of recovery? Quite what the future currently holds for the advertising industry has perhaps not been more difficult to… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Bringing Home The Bellwether
Hachette Filipacchi is to promote the new Adidas ‘Colours’ collection across three of its highest-profile titles, in the first major group advertising deal since its creation last year (see Hachette Buys Attic Futura For £40 Million).The deal, which includes women’s glossy B magazine and teen titles Sugar and ELLEgirl, has been designed specifically for each… Continue reading Hachette Filipacchi Secures First Major Group Ad Deal
UK Radio Update: Consolidation ‘Vital’, Revenues MutedUK radio revenue growth will be subdued for most of this year, as visibility remains poor, according to a prognosis from Merrill Lynch analysts.US Broadband Users Satisfied With ServicesUS narrowband internet subscribers are three times more likely to switch from their current ISP than broadband subscribers, according to a… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
The Newspaper Society has called for an amendment to the Communications Bill to protect the regional press from the public interest provisions that will govern mergers and acquisitions in the industry.Tim Bowdler, chief executive of Johnston Press and president of the Newspaper Society, claimed that the new regulation surrounding newspaper acquisitions, as laid out in… Continue reading Newspaper Society ‘Wary’ Of Ofcom’s Power
Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief executive of WPP, has reproached his fellow advertising bosses for whingeing about the state of the market, arguing that recessions are part and parcel of managing a business.According to a Daily Telegraph report from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sorrell said that chief executives should ‘stop moaning’ and concentrate… Continue reading Sorrell Lambasts ‘Moaning’ Industry Chiefs
Week on week analysis of the media sector reflects last week’s crushing losses. The FTSE dropped to a seven-year low, after a heavy sell-off as sentiment remained fragile on continuing concerns of military action against Iraq and worries about the global economy.On the corporate news-front, investors considered news that SMG‘s shareholders have approved the £216m… Continue reading Sharewatch
Telewest Broadband has launched a cut price self-installation broadband package, to tempt its digital TV customers to switch to broadband.The new self-install package will cost £12.50, which Telewest claims is the lowest permanent entry price to high-speed internet access in the UK.Chad Raube, director of internet services at Telewest Broadband, commented: “This is no gimmick… Continue reading Telewest Promotes Broadband With Further Price Cuts
Influential Government advisor, Barry Cox, is set to make a high profile case for the abolition of the licence fee and is suggesting that the BBC should be partially funded by subscription.Cox, who is deputy chairman of Channel 4 and chairman of the digital stakeholders’ group, has intensified the debate surrounding the future of the… Continue reading Government Advisor Makes Case For Licence Fee Abolition
