Specialist magazine publisher Future Network saw a jump in share price yesterday, gaining 2.11% to close at 72˝p. This comes ahead of the recent acquisition of Beach Magazines and Publishing and the appointment of Richard Schofield as its new head of marketing, charged with creating an aggressive new promotional plan for Future’s portfolio of titles… Continue reading Sharewatch: Future Publishing Performing Well
Magazine publisher Highbury House has indicated that a number of the magazines in its portfolio will face closure or consolidation next year as the company seeks to cut costs and recoup some of the revenue which evaded it during 2004.Delivering an update to investors on the company’s ongoing strategic review, the publisher outlined the cost… Continue reading Highbury To Close Titles As 2004 Proves Unsuccessful
The US looks set to spend $7.6 billion on online advertising by the end of 2004, with Europe on target to hit $2.8 billion, says research analyst Jupiter Research. With growth rates outperforming all other advertising channels, 2004 has been a extremely positive year for the online media industry, with investment in online advertising and… Continue reading Strong 2004 For Online Advertising
class=”article”>The rules of marketing are starting to be re-written, claims Jean-Paul Edwards, head of media future at Manning Gottlieb OMD, with marketers now needing to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach and communicate with consumers in a much more bespoke way…In 1959 the Physicist Richard P Feynman gave a speech entitled ‘There’s plenty of room… Continue reading NewsLine Column: There’s Plenty Of Room At The Bottom
Confirmation that the worldwide advertising market is in recovery has come from the latest Ad Barometer report from Interdeco, although the research group cautions that there will be ‘no going back to the 90s frenzy’. According to the report, 2004 will finish up with a growth of 5.3%, a figure that has been revised up… Continue reading Global Advertising Recovery Confirmed
The recent rumoured takeover bid of newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror PLC by private equity group CVC Capital Partners, looks unlikely because of Trinity’s strong share price. Recently Trinity Mirror has seen its share price take a tumble, leaving them down 3.89% week on week. However, since whispers of a takeover by CVC investors started last… Continue reading Trinity High Share Price Thwarts Takeover
Publishing group Highbury House Communications saw a strong performance last week, gaining 3.33% to close at 7žp on Friday, making them the leaders of last week’s market.The group’s strong performance came despite a pessimistic trading statement earlier this year saying that the company would fail to meet financial expectations, resulting in them not paying an… Continue reading Sharewatch: Highbury Up Despite Negative Statement
Finnish mobile phone company, Nokia, has defended its November forecast that the mobile phone market will grow by up to 10% in 2005, to 693 million handsets. Nokia’s predictions last month claimed the market would increase from the 630-650 million units it expects in 2004 and this growth could be stronger if the sales of… Continue reading Nokia Defends Positive Mobile Phone Forecast
Telecoms giant British Telecom has announced a staggering increase in the uptake of its broadband internet services, with the company now signing up a new high-speed customer every ten seconds.BT today claimed to have passed the four million wholesale broadband customer milestone, notching up the last one million connections in just four months, adding an… Continue reading BT Claims Broadband Takeup Accelerating
Financial analyst Merrill Lynch has predicted a hopeful 2005 in advertising revenue and audience trends for ITV1. Despite disappointing results throughout most of 2004, advertising looks strong for January 2005. Overall audience share figures were down by 4.0% for the year to date, despite a couple of strong months in the latter part of the… Continue reading Disappointing Year For ITV1 Says Merrill Lynch
