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Emap has launched a review of its structure and portfolio of assets, saying that “all options to maximise shareholder value will be examined, including a possible sale or demerger of some or all of its constituent businesses”. In a statement released today, the group said that it had already received various unsolicited proposals for parts… Continue reading Emap Launches Review Of Structure And Assets

BSkyB has announced that its full year revenue increased by 10% to £4.5 million, with an annual operating profit of £815 million. However, operating profit was down from £877 million last year to £815 million, while full profits for the year were £499 million, down 9.4%. The satellite broadcaster said that it had added a… Continue reading BSkyB Revenues Increase

United Business Media has released interim results for the six months ending June 30, with PR Newswire operating profits up by 14.7%. CMP Information’s first half revenues grew by 6.6% on an underlying basis, reflecting strong performances by the business’s events and its key print titles. However underlying profit in the half fell 8.3%, primarily… Continue reading United Business Media Releases First Half Results

Havas, the sixth-largest global advertising and communications group, has announced organic revenue growth of 4.4% for the first half of the year, with revenue of €729 million. The group also recorded organic growth of 5.4% in the second quarter, after a rise of 3.2% in the first quarter. Net new business for the first half… Continue reading First Half Revenue Increase For Havas

Last night saw ITV1 cop drama Blue Murder win the 9pm ratings battle, with the Caroline Quentin vehicle picking up a peak of 3.6 million adult viewers (an 18.6% audience share).The show, which stars Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis, had an average of 3.4 million adults hooked throughout its hour and a half running time.Over… Continue reading Blue Murder Brings In The Viewers

Emap has launched a review of its structure and assets, saying that it will consider a possible sale or demerger of some of its businesses.It added that it has recently received unsolicited proposals for parts of the group.The group said that the search for a new chief executive, following the departure of Tom Moloney in… Continue reading Emap Launches Structural Review

BSkyB’s full year revenue increased by 10% to £4.5 million, with the broadcaster adding a net 406,000 new subscribers to reach 8.58 million.Sky+ acquisitions were up 821,000 to 2.37 million, whilst HD customers reached 292,000, which Sky said was its fastest take-up for an additional TV product.There was also record Sky Talk customer growth of… Continue reading BSkyB Revenues Increase

Publicis Groupe has reported an organic growth rate of 0.2% for the second quarter of 2007 and said that the full year figure is likely to be worse than originally forecast. Growth for the first half of the year was 1.6%, whilst revenue for the period rose by 6% to €2.2 billion. Maurice Lévy, chairman… Continue reading Publicis Groupe Reports Low Organic Growth

A new report from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals where Britons are spending the most time whilst surfing the web and using internet-related applications.According to the Nielsen//NetRatings study, the 30.6 million Britons active online in June 2007 spent a total of 31.8 billion minutes surfing the web and using internet-related applications – an average of 17 hours 21… Continue reading New Research Reveals What Britons Do Online

GCap Media’s total revenues for June were up 6% year on year, ahead of the company’s expectations, and were up 2% year on year for the three months to 30 June, according to its first Interim Management Statement. The company said it has seen an encouraging trend in radio advertising revenue since its preliminary statements… Continue reading GCap Media Revenues ‘Ahead Of Expectations’