TITLE

Can even Zip's resurrection save iTV advertising?

AUTHOR(S)
Nutley, Michael
PUB. DATE
March 2006
SOURCE
New Media Age;3/23/2006, p14
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Editorial
ABSTRACT
The article comments on the plan of broadcasters to buy Zip TV out of receivership to be run as a separate company in Great Britain. The company was founded to offer an alternative to Sky's dominance of interactive television advertising. It secured a deal to offer bandwidth for advertisements at a price which undercut that offered by the satellite TV company. As a result, the advertising market would finally be thrown wide open, forcing prices down. It is easy to lose sight of just how small the interactive advertising market is. It may be due to the lack of compelling advertisements being made and to the structural problems surrounding the medium.
ACCESSION #
20817415

Tags: ZIP TV (Company);  INTERACTIVE television;  TELEVISION advertising;  BROADCASTERS;  ADVERTISING

 

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