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Specialist business publishing and information company, Centaur Holdings plc, has released its pre-close trading statement from the 6 months ending 31st December 2004, prior to its interim results, due to be released on 14th March. The company states that its results for the six months ending 31st December 2004 are expected to be in line… Continue reading Centaur Releases Optimistic Trading Statement

Publishers of the Independent newspaper, Independent News and Media, saw a dramatic drop in share price yesterday losing 4.59% to close at 166ź, despite displaying a strong performance on last weeks market. The company has predicted a good 2005 with overall circulation revenues going up by 10% (see Independent Profits Rising Despite Times Competition).Sir Martin… Continue reading Sharewatch: Independent Down Despite Revenue Hopes

Channel 5 has confirmed that it has plans to create a children’s channel, spun off from its current early morning Milkshake programming strand, but claimed that it was just one of a number of possible ventures under consideration for the future.The channel is understood to be the brainchild of Nick Wilson, controller of children’s programming… Continue reading Five Eyes Expansion With Digital Children’s Channel

Results from the Simultaneous Media Usage Survey (SIMM V) show television viewing to be down in the US, due to the consumption of more than one media at the same time. This phenomenon is continuing to grow, with TV appearing to be the medium most consumed alongside other media. Online market intelligence and internet market… Continue reading TV Viewing Down Due To Multi-Tasking

class=”article”>The internet is fast becoming a key medium for advertisers to specifically target and engage their audiences. On his first day in the job, Guy Phillipson, chief executive officer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, explains his reasons for taking the post and the increasing power of the internet…When I got the call to ask whether… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Joining The Online Ad Revolution

Growth prospects for newspaper publishers have been overlooked by industry forecasts, according to a new report by analysts PricewaterhouseCoopers. The recently published research acknowledges growth potential for revenue and profit levels. It pin-points the new young readership base born from the ‘rise’ of the free paper and increasing popularity of the compact as having positive… Continue reading Newspaper Industry Predicted To Strengthen

Teletext has signed a ten-year deal with commercial TV giant ITV to operate commercial and editorial text services across the broadcaster’s family of channels in digital homes.The new service will be branded ‘Teletext on ITV’ and will be accessible to viewers on all digital platforms. The service will launch on digital satellite and Freeview in… Continue reading ITV Signs Teletext For Digital Text Content

The Newspaper Marketing Agency has stood by claims made in recent research that newspaper advertising can double brand commitment, despite wide-ranging criticism of its methodologies by the Radio Advertising Bureau.The RAB had claimed that the methodology used by the NMA in its Measuring Advertising Effectiveness of Newspapers study was unsuitable and has resulted in radio… Continue reading NMA Stands By Research In Face Of RAB Doubts

Newly established publishing house, Seven Publishing, has announced the acquisition of New Crane, the magazine publishing company founded by Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, with interests including Sainsbury’s Magazine, Delia Smith’s book and magazine publishing business and a creative agency.The move expands Seven’s portfolio of titles, which includes food title Delicious and… Continue reading Seven Publishing Bags Delia’s Magazine Firm

Analyst Merrill Lynch has predicted that the American TV distributor Liberty Media share price, in 2005, will be driven by the highly anticipated potential deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Liberty Media, owned by John Malone, holds 324.6 million News Corp NWS voting share, valued at $9.16 billion in total at current prices or $3.25… Continue reading Liberty Media And News Corp 2005 Outlook