Yesterday’s financial results from Trinity Mirror (see Profits Up At Trinity Mirror As ic24 Buyer Is Sought) received a largely positive reaction from the national press and brokers today. Uncertainty around advertising growth is preventing very positive outlooks for the newspaper publisher, although ABN Amro notes that Trinity stock is trading at a 46% discount… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Financial Results – Reaction
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Despite an economic downturn in the US, new research from Gartner said this week that global B2B ecommerce is set to reach $8.5 trillion by 2005. Gartner believe that the downturn in the economy may lead to further growth in certain areas of B2B commerce as companies seek to cut costs and take advantage of… Continue reading B2B Internet Commerce Market Forecasts From Gartner
According to a new survey from NewWorld Commerce and Marketing Week, online marketing is now well established as part of the marketing strategy of many corporations. In a survey of UK companies, 63% already had an emarketing strategy in place though this was primarily within the telecommunications, service and IT industries. Most companies (85%) considered… Continue reading Online Marketing Established As Important Part Of UK Company Strategy
Research from Pew Internet and American Life apportion some of the blame for the dot-com ‘meltdown’ in recent months on “overeager investors looking for quick profits and poor business plans by dot-com entrepreneurs” along with the youth and relative inexperience of many internet companies’ management. 67% of struggling dot-commers blamed the greed of the entrepeneurs… Continue reading Greed and Clueless Executives” To Blame For Dot-com Failures?
Trinity Mirror has this morning announced better than expected pre-tax profit growth of 12.2% to £196 million, before internet investments are taken into account. The company has also confirmed that it is looking to sell its internet service provider ic24. Revenues from the internet reached a disappointing £2.5 million, whilst internet losses for the year… Continue reading Profits Up At Trinity Mirror As ic24 Buyer Is Sought
Thomas Middelhoff, chief executive of German media group Bertelsmann, is resigning from his position on the board of French media and utility conglomerate Vivendi Universal, it has been announced this morning. Middelhoff is leaving Vivendi in order to allow tougher competition between the two companies in the European media sector. He has been on the… Continue reading Bertelsmann Chief Leaves Vivendi Board
According to new research by Jupiter, the number of Internet users in the US will rise to 216 million in 2005 from the current figure of 135 million and Latin America’s online population is expected to soar from 21 million in 2000 to 77 million in 2005. With the increase in Latin America, Jupiter predicts… Continue reading Jupiter Forecasts Net Boom In Latin America
French advertising group Havas is back in the bidding for US ad agency True North, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. Havas had been reported to have expressed an interest in the Chicago-based agency a couple of months ago, but no developments emerged in the meantime. UK-based communications network WPP is also… Continue reading Havas Back In Bidding For True North, Says FT
ITV took its first step towards carriage on BSkyB today after agreeing a capacity deal with satellite operator Société Européenne des Satellites (SES). The Network is thought to have paid around €10 million for capacity to broadcast on three digital satellite transponders for a period of 10 years. In an battle which has been ongoing… Continue reading ITV Signs Digital Satellite Deal
ITV took its first step towards carriage on BSkyB today after agreeing a capacity deal with satellite operator Société Européenne des Satellites (SES). The Network is thought to have paid around €10 million for capacity to broadcast on three digital satellite transponders for a period of 10 years. In an battle which has been ongoing… Continue reading ITV Signs Digital Satellite Deal