21 February 2001 The proposed acquisition of Harcourt General by Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier was given a surprise referral to the Competition Commission today. Reed announced plans to buy the US medical publishing company for £31 billion in October last year. The takeover would have created the world’s largest scientific and medical publisher. However, Kim… Continue reading Reed Elsevier’s Harcourt General Acquisition Is Sent For Investigation

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—> The new ABC figures saw major magazine sectors registering declining circulations year on year. Despite this, forecasters predict growth in both ad revenue and market launches. Areas which contribute most to publisher’s circulations are the women’s monthly and weekly markets. However, with both markets declining, they are not expected to be growth areas in… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Star-Studded Future Beckons For The Magazine Market

According to a research by Gartner Group, Inc. the number of US companies sending out business invoices over the Web will nearly triple by the end of 2002 to 26 percent, up from today’s 9 percent. By the end of 2004, this number is projected to rise to 35 percent. Business to business electronic invoicing… Continue reading B2B Internet Billing will triple by 2002 says Gartner

Broker ABN Amro has this morning downgraded its earnings estimates for United Business Media (UBM) by 10%, ahead of an expected advertising slow-down in the hi-tech publishing market. UBM was created following United News & Media’s (UNM) disposal of its consumer media assets at the end of last year. Part of this disposal included the… Continue reading UBM Could Be Hit By Hi-Tech Ad Slow-Down, Warns ABN Amro

The Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has issued its formal response to the Government’s Communications White Paper. It gives cautious approval to plans for a single Ofcom regulator but is disappointed that regulation of the BBC will not be included in its remit. The group wants close consultation on the development of Ofcom and… Continue reading IPA Gives Cautious Approval To Ofcom

IPC has announced an investment strategy that will see the establishment of an events and exhibitions business. IPC LIVE! has plans for four new initiatives during the next six months to build on the company’s branded event activities, with steadily increasing activity planned for the coming year. “The exhibitions market is a dynamic and growing… Continue reading IPC Media To Invest In Exhibitions And Events Business

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has published its response to the Government’s Communications White Paper, which among other items, announced plans for a single communications regulator, OFCOM. The ITC welcomes and supports a great many objectives set out in the paper, most importantly that which aims to protect consumers “through the promotion of open and… Continue reading ITC Publishes Response To White Paper, Supporting Many Objectives

According to recent research by Datamonitor, entertainment via the mobile phone will overtake information and communication to become the most lucrative mContent revenue stream globally by 2005 The report, Global mContent markets: Paving the way for mobile commerce, predicts that revenues earned from mContent globally will exceed $31.7 billion by 2005 compared to $2.4 billion… Continue reading Entertainment Will Be Most Lucrative Content Stream By 2005, says Datamonitor

Latest forecasts from Optimedia show online adspend reaching £100m during 2000. This represents a 150% year-on-year increase and appears to defy recent claims of a downturn in the sector. During 2001 the market will continue to perform well, with revenue from advertising predicted to reach £210m, a growth rate of 110%. Since first including internet… Continue reading Internet Advertising Revenue Forecasts