Guardian Media Group (GMG) has seen it’s profits impacted on by projects amounting to more than £100 with pretax profits for the Group almost halving, dropping to £22.9 million from £43.8 million this time last year.Group turnover for GMG, however, increased by 18% to £751.9 million for the period and total operating profit was shown… Continue reading GMG’s Profits Fall In Lead Up To Guardian Downsizing

Media regulator, Ofcom, has announced the advertisement of a new 12 year local FM commercial radio licence covering the town of Shrewsbury and the surrounding area.According to Ofcom, the licence could achieve coverage of an area with an adult population of between 100,000 and 120,000, with the exact coverage determined by the location of the… Continue reading Ofcom Advertises Shrewsbury Community Radio Licence

TV Sales house, MEMS, has announced plans to carry out one of the largest ever surveys into media consumption by ethnic minorities, aiming to gain a greater insight and education into what brands appeal to them and how advertisers should communicate with them.The survey will build a detailed picture of multi-cultural demographics, income, lifestyle, expenditure,… Continue reading MEMS To Launch Ethnic Media Consumption Survey

ITV has announced that as part of the celebrations for its 50th anniversary, the broadcaster will be collaborating with the IPA to commemorate the success of its advertising customers by presenting 50 years of Fame.The celebration will highlight 50 of the most famous brands of the last half century, with 300 leading figures from the… Continue reading ITV Celebrates 50 Years Of Advertising

Breakfast listening, both nationally and locally, produced mixed results in the latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June.Nationally, BBC Radio 2 retained its position as market leader; losing just 0.36% quarter on quarter in weekly reach and attracting 8,063 million listeners to Terry Wogan’s Breakfast Show.As the football season came to an end,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Top Of The Table For Breakfast

Satellite superpower, BSkyB, has announced better than expected full year results, revealing total revenues of over £4 billion for the year to 30 June.The group reported an increase of 11% in turnover to £4,048 million, with operating profit up by 34% to £805 million and profit after tax increasing to £425 million, up 32% year… Continue reading BSkyB Reports Record Profits For Full Year

The Wireless Group (TWG) has announced the first managerial appointments for its new all speech radio station, Talk 107, due to launch in Edinburgh next year.Peter Gillespie has been appointed as station director, bringing extensive experience with him after working at various radio stations, including working on the launch of Classic FM and Scotland’s first… Continue reading TWG Announces Management Roles For Talk 107

Five has announced that its weekday serial drama, Family Affairs, will broadcast its final episode at the end of the year, coming to an end after eight years.The broadcaster and the show’s production company, talkbackTHAMES, have agreed that the soap has “come to the end of its natural lifespan” and that it is time to… Continue reading Five Axes Family Affairs

The UK is expected to lead Western Europe in terms of digital television penetration, according to a new preport by Informa Telecoms & Media, with the nation predicted to account for almost 35% of Europe’s digital total by the end of the year.Western Europe as a whole is expected to see digital TV penetration rise… Continue reading UK To Lead Europe In Digital Penetration

Digital radio broadcaster and programme producer, UBC Media Group, has announced an increase of 39% in advertising revenues year on year for the first six months of 2005. The company’s fortunes have been boosted by a strong first quarter with trading “significantly” higher than last year.Speaking at the group’s annual meeting, John Hodson, chairman of… Continue reading UBC Sees Strong Growth In Ad Revenues