Pre-tax profits at GWR Group almost trebled during the six months to September, up from £2.2 million in H1 2002 to £6.4 million this time. Sales at the group, which owns Classic FM, have improved at a faster rate than the industry as a whole, with UK radio advertising revenues up by 5% versus around… Continue reading GWR Profits Treble With Strong Local Group Performance
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UK display advertising will grow by just 0.5% this year, before shooting up to 6.3% growth during 2004, according to the latest set of quarterly forecasts from the Advertising Association (AA). Display growth so far this year has been weak, at just 0.7% and 0.4% for the first two quarters respectively. Moving into Q3, the… Continue reading Advertising Association UK Display Forecasts
The latest long-term UK advertising forecasts, published by the Advertising Association, are shown below. The figures were published in October 2003 and include a high (optimistic) and low (pessimistic) scenario. UK Total Advertising Long Term Forecasts High Option Low Option Revenue (£m) Growth Revenue (£m) Growth 2003 13,376… Continue reading Long Term UK Ad Growth Forecasts From The AA
The increasing popularity of high speed broadband services helped push the number of ISP subscriptions up by 4.1% year on year during September, according to new figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS). The latest Index of Internet Connectivity report shows that the number of people connected to ISPs rose by 0.8% month on… Continue reading Broadband Continues To Drive Internet Uptake
BSkyB’s digital satellite service will reach almost nine million homes in four years’ time, whilst cable is left trailing, according to the latest projection from Merrill Lynch analysts. The forecasts show that whilst cable’s growth is virtually flat and BSkyB’s begins to level off, the free digital terrestrial (DTT) service, Freeview, will continue to make… Continue reading BSkyB To Reach Almost 9m Subs By 2008, Say Forecasts
Chrysalis Group has posted a strong set of financial results for the twelve months to August and says that it has made a strong start to the current financial year. Fresh from the success of overtaking Capital 95.8FM with its Heart 106.2 station in London, Chrysalis has today revealed a substantial jump in pre-tax profits,… Continue reading Chrysalis Profits Surge As Outperformance Continues
Hollinger International, the US-listed newspaper publisher, has announced that Conrad Black is to step down as chief executive as it considers the possible sale of its assets to alleviate financial difficulties. Black is not the only senior executive to leave the company and the board of directors has reportedly accepted the resignations of David Radler… Continue reading Black Leaves Troubled Hollinger As Predators Circle
BT has called on the Government and industry to back its target of achieving 100% broadband coverage for every UK community by 2005. The telecoms incumbent already makes mass market broadband available to more than 80% of British households and is set to upgrade its internet exchanges to serve 90% of the population by the… Continue reading BT Targets 100% Broadband By 2005
Major US cable and DSL providers added a combined total of more than two million high-speed internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2003, according to the latest figures from Leichtman Research Group. Net additions for the quarter were the largest ever and half a million higher than in the previous quarter (see Broadband Growth… Continue reading Record Quarter For US Broadband Providers
BSkyB gained 170,000 new subscribers to its digital satellite service during the last three months, the first quarter of its financial year. The company this morning confirmed that it has achieved its target of securing 7 million customers by the end of 2003, three months ahead of schedule (see BSkyB Reaches Subscriber Target Ahead Of… Continue reading BSkyB Doubles Profit As 7m Subs Target Is Hit