JanuaryThe BBC began the year by claiming victory over ITV in the annual ratings war, with BARB figures for 2001 showing that across all hours more people watched BBC1 than ITV1 (see BBC Claims Ratings Victory Over ITV). Over at ITV things were less than rosy, as the channel announced it would no longer publish… Continue reading End Of Year News Round-Up: Television
BBC Radio Five Live’s football phone-in show, 606, is to be given an interactive element and is to launch on digital TV and the internet in time for the FA Cup Third Round.For the first time digital BBC1 viewers will be able to join Five Live’s post-match discussion by pressing the red button on their… Continue reading Five Live Takes Football Debate Show Interactive
JanuaryIt was a poor start to the year for Guardian Newspapers, which announced plans to cut 35 jobs across the group as a result of the deterioration in the advertising market (see Guardian Newspapers To Cut 35 Jobs). Pearson was also forced to raise the cover price of the Financial Times from 90p to £1… Continue reading End Of year News Round-Up: Newspapers
JanuaryCommercial radio began the year positively, with figures from the Advertising Association showing that the sector recorded its highest ever share of the display advertising market during the last quarter of 2001 (see Brands Turned On By Radio Advertising). However, RAJAR listening figures for the same period showed that BBC Radio retained a slightly larger… Continue reading End Of Year News Round-Up: Radio
JanuaryJanuary began with research from AC Nielsen and Condé Nast, which suggested that magazines are undervalued in the media mix, despite the sector’s share of adspend increasing by 1.2% year on year in the 12 months to September 2001 (see Mags May Be Undervalued In Media MixThe publication of the new ABC consumer magazine circulation… Continue reading End Of Year News Round Up: Magazines
Ulster Television (UTV) has acquired the entire issued share capital of City Broadcasting, the operator of Lite FM, a radio station based in Dublin, the group announced this morning. UTV will pay €14.0 million (£9.0 million) for the business and will also assume liability for Lite FM’s €1.3 million debt.Lite FM is the most listened… Continue reading Ulster TV Acquires Dublin’s Lite FM
Mobile internet services attracted an average of 12 million page impression per day during November, according to the latest collective WAP figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM operators.This brings the total figure for November to 366 million page impressions, which represents a 5% growth per month in the… Continue reading WAP Services Continue To Show Growth
The British public could not survive Christmas without TV and would rather give up parties and presents than go without their favourite seasonal programmes, according to new research from set-top box manufacturer, Pace.The study of 1,000 people confirms the extent of the Great British addiction to TV, with 46% of viewers revealing that they could… Continue reading Brits Can’t Survive Christmas Without TV
Thursday saw another poor day of trading for the media sector, as the threat of a US led military strike against Iraq in the New Year continued to weigh heavily on sentiment.On the corporate news-front, Pearson and Reuters were seen in focus as the Guardian, the Independent, the Financial Times, the Times and Reuters took… Continue reading Sharewatch
Advertising to children should be regulated by a voluntary code of practice, according to new research from the Chartered Institute Of Marketing (CIM).The latest quarterly Marketing Trends Survey found that 76% of senior marketers believe that a code of practice for advertisers is the best way forward, while 46% approve of Government legislation to regulate… Continue reading Advertising To Children Should Be Voluntarily Regulated
