US newspaper publishing groups could benefit from a substantial fall in newsprint costs in 2002, with a knock-on effect possible for European publishers, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The broker forecasts that print prices may fall by double-digits next year, although advertising visibility remains limited. A decline in newsprint costs would significantly help the… Continue reading European Newspaper Groups Could Benefit From Fall In US Newsprint Costs
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The Government has reportedly shelved plans to pay for millions of people to switch to digital TV, fuelling speculation that the current 2006-2010 deadline for the switchover will not be met. A report in today’s Financial Times claims that a scheme enabling millions of UK households to go digital was abandoned by the Government last… Continue reading Digital Deadline Thought ‘Optimistic’, Says FT
Reuters reports that following the 11 September attacks in the US, the major TV networks there – ABC, CBS and NBC – lost a combined $880 million in advertising revenue for the third quarter. This represents a 28.6% decline on Q3 2000. The figures, which come from the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association, represent the… Continue reading US TV Networks Lose Record $880m In Q3 Ad Revenue
The Wireless Group (TWG) is to finance the repayment of its remaining bank debt through the sale of Wave 105 FM to Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) for £18.0 million. Following the disposal, TWG will be left with a cash balance of £1 million. The move follows the £25.5 million sale of Scot FM to the… Continue reading Wireless Group Offloads Wave 105 To Scottish Radio In Debt Clearance
Consumers’ first reaction is to reject mobile phone advertising, unless it is of some specific use to them, according to Mobile Advertising: Not as Bad as You Think – a report from Cahners In-Stat originally published in July 2001. The study found that 64% of Cahners’ Wireless Internet Panel (WIP) respondents are not enamoured with… Continue reading Mobile Advertising Growth Contingent On Consumer Benefit, Finds Cahners In-Stat
Q3 results from BSkyB released today reveal revenue increases of 24% and net subscriber growth of 190,000 bringing BSkyB’s DTH subscriber total to 5.49 million. Pre-tax losses for the period fell to £89 million, compared with £123 million for the same period last year. Turnover rose 23% to £642.7 million (from £520.3 million) and earnings… Continue reading BSkyB Losses Fall As Subscriber Growth Continues
The US hi-tech publishing advertising market continued to deteriorate throughout September, according to the latest in a series of updates (see Hi-Tech Ad Volumes Show Further Deterioration In US, According UBM) from United Business Media (UBM) this morning. UBM’s interest in this area comes through its hi-tech publishing group CMP Media. During the month CMP… Continue reading Hi-Tech Advertising Deterioration Continues, Hammering CMP Media’s Profits
After hearing WPP’s appeal yesterday, the Takeover Panel have again refused to allow the company to withdraw their 555p-a-share offer for Tempus. The full Panel met to hear Sir Martin Sorrell’s appeal, thought to centre around Tempus’s reluctance to provide WPP with key financial reports, after the Panel Executive dismissed WPP’s original request last week… Continue reading Takeover Panel Rejects WPP Appeal
The US hi-tech publishing advertising market continued to deteriorate throughout September, according to the latest in a series of updates (see Hi-Tech Ad Volumes Show Further Deterioration In US, According UBM) from United Business Media (UBM) this morning. UBM’s interest in this area comes through its hi-tech publishing group CMP Media. During the month CMP… Continue reading Hi-Tech Advertising Deterioration Continues, Hammering CMP Media’s Profits
According to a new report, FRIACO: How capacity-based interconnection strengthens the Internet market, published this week by Analysys, flat-rate internet access call origination (FRIACO) will generate demand for broadband in western Europe. “FRIACO is not merely a stopgap between pay-as-you-go (metered Internet access) and broadband, but more an important and effective migration path to mass-market… Continue reading FRIACO Will Drive Broadband In Western Europe, Says Analysys