The Football League today lost their High Court case against Carlton and Granada’s collapsed ITV Digital venture over £178.5 million owed from a three-year broadcasting deal.ITV Digital, formerly known as ONDigital, went into liquidation in April when it announced that it could not fully honour the £315 million contract. A number of league clubs have… Continue reading League Loses ITV Digital Battle
This year’s World Cup was expected to benefit radio listening due to the time difference with host nations Japan and Korea. A year on year comparison of listening for the national sports stations seems to suggest this was the case. BBC Radio 5 Live, which carried live match commentary, saw a significant increase in weekly… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2002- National Stations
The RAJAR listening figures for the second quarter of 2002 show that in terms of share, there has been little movement, period on period. Both All BBC and All Commercial radio retained the exact same percentage share as they had in the first quarter of the year, which means the BBC retains its edge for… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2002- Overall Summary
National speech-based sports radio station, TEAMtalk 252, is to close after less than five months on air.The station, which launched in February to rival Wireless Group-owned TalkSPORT and BBC Radio Five Live, was bought by UKBetting in May for around £14m (see UKBetting To Acquire TEAMtalk For £13.7m). The online bookmaker has decided to close… Continue reading TEAMtalk 252 To Close After Less Than Five Months
Telewest Communications’ chief executive, Adam Singer, has been abruptly ousted from the cable operator’s Board following what the Financial Times describes as a ‘boardroom coup’. Singer was ‘forced’ to resign by non-executive directors at the company, according to reports.Taking the helm at the heavily indebted cable group is previous finance director, Charles Burdick, who will… Continue reading Telewest Chief Executive Removed In ‘Boardroom Coup’
Radio advertising revenues rose by 23% in the three months to 31 July 2002 at Chrysalis Radio, following a 24% growth during March and April, the company announced in a statement this morning.These figures are considerably higher than second and third quarter forecasts from the Advertising Association (AA) and indicate that Chrysalis is currently outperforming… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Ad Revenues Outperform Market
An advertisement for Lycos UK’s Viral Charts attracted a number of complaints to the ASA from members of the public who thought it could encourage cruelty to animals.The ad appeared in the Guardian and Metro. It was in the style of a newspaper cutting about a man whose hobby is catapulting squirrels by tempting them… Continue reading Lycos’ Catapulting Squirrels Escape ASA Censure
Radio companies continued to suffer yesterday following reports earlier in the week that a parliamentary committee is set to advise the Government to prohibit non-European investors from buying UK media assets (see Government To Face Opposition Over Media Ownership).GWR fell 1.01% to close at £1.96, a loss of 2p on the day before, whilst SMG… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has reported a 5% increase in its corporate membership total for the first six months of 2002, despite the tough climate currently being experienced by the industry.The IPA’s half year review, published last week, reported that 14 new members were elected during the first half of the year,… Continue reading IPA Reports Increase In Corporate Membership
Big Brother 3 has finally come to an end, and this year Channel 4’s near blanket coverage and aggressive marketing strategy have helped to make the reality TV extravaganza even more appealing to audiences and advertisers.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB, show that on average Big Brother 3 attracted around 5.7 million viewers, representing a 25%… Continue reading Feature: Channel 4’s Big Brother Bulls-Eye
