In an anticipated move (see Carter Set For Chief Executive Role at Ofcom), Ofcom today formally announced that Stephen Carter is to become its chief executive.It was believed to be a closely fought race between ITC chief-executive Patricia Hodgson and Carter for the role.Following the announcement, Patricia Hodgson commented: “Stephen is an excellent appointment for… Continue reading ITC Pledges Support For New Ofcom Chief
Didier Bellens, chief executive of pan-European broadcaster, RTL Group, yesterday painted a fairly flat picture of the European broadcasting marketing, saying that conditions remain tough and that there is little visibility on future advertising trends.In the trading statement covering the year to 31 December 2002, ahead of the group’s results in March, Bellens also said… Continue reading No ‘Sustained Recovery’ In European Broadcasting Markets, Says RTL
More than 300,000 digital adapters have been sold in the two months since the launch of free-to-air digital terrestrial TV service, Freeview, it was announced today.The figures, compiled from measured data and feedback from retailers and manufacturers, show that sales per week since launch average more than 33,000. Over the same period, almost two million… Continue reading Freeview Shifts 300,000 Adapters In First Two Months
European Advertising Will Grow Despite Likely Consumer Spending SlipIn a pan-European outlook for 2003, Merrill Lynch analysts say that it is corporate profitability which is now strengthening, whilst consumer confidence looks increasingly under threat.UK Government To Auction Wireless Broadband LicencesThe UK Government is set to auction licences for wireless services that will allow broadband content… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
The media sector experienced another day of crushing losses on Monday, after a heavy sell-off in the banking and oil sectors. Wall Street provided no respite as it was closed in honour of Martin Luther King’s birthday.Carlton and Granada were seen in focus on news they will be allowing ex-ITV Digital subscribers to keep their… Continue reading Sharewatch
The IPA’s quarterly Bellwether report, published today, has dampened hopes for a swift recovery in marketing spend, with the majority of companies revising their marketing budgets down during the fourth quarter of 2002.The report, which looks at advertisers’ new budget setting, current budget revisions and actual marketing spend, shows that total current marketing budgets were… Continue reading IPA Bellwether Report: Down But Not Out
The UK consolidated its position as Europe’s leading e-commerce market in the run-up to Christmas 2002 with 60% of the online population accessing a retail site during December.Nielsen//NetRatings calculates that 12.8 million UK internet users visited an e-commerce site at some point last month, an increase of 3.7 million on the figure for December 2001.“These… Continue reading UK Acclaimed As European ‘Capital of E-Commerce’
Media Neutral planning is the industry buzz phrase of the moment, but is it just a case of re-visiting old mistakes? Naked Communications’ Will Collin explains……Back in the late eighties when I began my career in the advertising industry, people were beginning to become very het up about something called “integration”. Clients in particular were… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Is Media Neutrality A New Name For An Old Idea?
NRS figures for the June to November period revealed a relatively static picture of overall national newspaper readership, which increased by just 0.3% year on year, remaining just above the 66.5 million mark.There was good news for the broadsheet market, with solid gains across the majority of titles. An exception was the Sunday Telegraph which… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – November 2002 (Non-Subscribers)
Associated Newspapers’ London Evening Standard has surprised the industry with the decision to increase its cover price by 5p, just as rival Express Newspapers plans to launch a new London free sheet (see Desmond Plans To Launch New Evening Paper For London).The price rise will mean the paper costs 40p, significantly higher than its tabloid… Continue reading Evening Standard Ups Cover Price
