Guardian Newspapers Ltd, today announced the appointment of Simon Waldman, Head of Guardian Unlimited, and Derek Gannon, Head of IT, to the Guardian Newspapers Ltd (GNL) Board. Their titles change to Director of Digital Publishing and IT Director respectively and Waldman and Gannon will join the eleven strong GNL Executive Board with immediate effect. Carolyn… Continue reading Board Appointments At Guardian Newspapers Ltd
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When United Business Media last week announced an 11.4% rise in headline profit during 2000, the company reporting was almost completely unrecognisable, even in name, from this time last year. United has chosen its way forward and begun the new millennium making certain it is on track. The new century began with plans for a… Continue reading Insight Focus: United Business Media
German public service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired the rights to show the 2002 and 2006 World Cup competitions after reaching an agreement with Kirch, owner of the European-wide rights to the tournaments. The news follows Kirch’s previous refusal to guarantee the rights to the 2006 competition in a potential DM225 million sale of… Continue reading German Public Service Broadcasters Acquire World Cup Rights
According to recent US Census Bureau data, B2B e-commerce dominated commercial activity in the US in 1999. The “E-stats” report, published today, shows that while e-commerce accounted for a relatively small percent of total economic activity in key sectors of the US economy, e-commerce transactions between businesses (B2B commerce)accounted for a surprisingly large proportion of… Continue reading 1999 e-Commerce Report From US Census Bureau
The Guardian newspaper last week unveiled investment plans for its Saturday edition. Weekend magazine is to become a glossy with 60% more editorial pages and two of the newspaper’s weekday supplements – Space and The Editor – will be added to its current six sections. The move follows similar announcements from its broadsheet rivals, the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: National Newspapers Look To Boost Female Readership With New Saturday Offerings
Two thirds of the UK population have mobile phones, but many do not realise their potential uses beyond talking, according to research conducted for the BMRBi Access Omnibus Telephone Omnibus during February this year. The survey found that only 85% of those with mobile phones believe they have text messaging facilities and only 13% believe… Continue reading Two Thirds Of UK Have Mobiles, But Many Are Unaware Of Services Available
Media group EMAP is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, EMAP USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, EMAP has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers. EMAP bought… Continue reading EMAP Reported To Be Close To US Sale
Speaking at the FT New Media & Broadcasting conference yesterday, Granada chief executive Steve Morrison confirmed reports that he is in talks with potential European partners that could help his company gain a foothold on the continent. Granada already has production businesses in Australia and China and hopes to build similar divisions across Europe.
The New York Times warned investors Monday that its first-quarter earnings would fall below expectations as advertising revenue growth falls in the current economic climate although the company still expects to meet its target of 10% to 15% growth in full-year earnings per share, mainly due to tighter controls on costs and added revenues from… Continue reading New York Times Warns Of Ad Revenue Slowdown
European broadcaster RTL Group and its French rival Canal Plus are understood to be planning an alliance that would see the two groups sharing European sports broadcasting rights. According to a report on the Media Guardian website this morning, the companies are discussing merging their broadcasting rights and marketing units in a venture that would… Continue reading RTL And Canal Plus Thought To Be In Sports Rights Discussions