Scottish Radio Holdings saw its share price creep up yesterday, adding 1.62% to close at 940p. This morning saw the company announce preliminary results for the year to 30 September, revealing a rise in turnover of 15% to £96.3 million,with like-for-like revenues climbing by 9%.The company also stated that group operating profit had risen by… Continue reading Sharewatch: Scottish Radio Up Ahead Of Positive Results
Scottish Radio Holdings has this morning reported record results for the past year, as group revenues grew by 14%, beating the group’s expectations of 9%. For the period ending 30 September 2004, turnover was up 15% to £96.3 million, spurred on by strong revenue growth in both the radio and press divisions which was up… Continue reading SRH Exceeds Expectations With Record Results
Dixons, the electrical superstore, said yesterday its sales had slowed and warned margins would come under pressure in the run up to Christmas as consumer spending seems to have lost pace in the past few weeks.The festive period, which is traditionally the busiest for retailers, seems to have been stunted by recent interest rate rises… Continue reading Slow Down Of Electrical Goods May Hit Sky Subscriptions
Dixons, the electrical superstore, said yesterday its sales had slowed and warned margins would come under pressure in the run up to Christmas as consumer spending seems to have lost pace in the past few weeks. The festive period, which is traditionally the busiest for retailers, seems to have been stunted by recent interest rate… Continue reading Slow Down Of Electrical Goods May Hit Sky’s Subscriber Targets
ITV Sales has secured computer games giant Nintendo for a five week promotion on its CITV website, bringing ‘Mario Month’ to the children’s portal and providing the games giant with a highly targeted audience for promotion of its products.The promotion will see Nintendo using www.itv.com/citv to promote Mario Golf: Advance Tour for its Game Boy… Continue reading ITV Signs Nintendo For Month-Long Website Promotion
Channel 4 has walked out of its merger talks with rival broadcaster Five after concluding that obstacles to a tie-up between a state-owned and a commercial broadcaster were too difficult to overcome.The move was confirmed to Five’s management and shareholders by Channel 4 chief executive, Andy Duncan, and chairman, Luke Johnson, yesterday, as Duncan explained:… Continue reading Channel 4 Walks Out On Merger Talks With Five
ITV has announced a raft of interactive services to accompany the latest outing of its celebrity endurance show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!The fourth series of the reality marathon promises several new twists and gruelling trials for its contestants, while ITVi gives its viewers the power to make decisions more ways then… Continue reading ITV Gives Viewers Interactive Contol Over Celebrities
Using the internet as a source of entertainment has overtaken business and investment as the second largest paid content category on the web during the first half of 2004, according to the US Online Publishers Association (OPA). The entertainment category, which was fueled primarily by growth in the music sector, grew by 78.3% to £182.8… Continue reading Entertainment Spurs Online Paid Content To $853 Million In H1 2004
David Chance, chairman of Top Up TV and former BSkyB executive has claimed that Freeview homes will outnumber their Sky Digital counterparts by December 2005, stating that increased interest in pay-TV from terrestrial viewers was fuelling growth in his company’s low-cost premium channel offering. Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, Chance stated: “Freeview box… Continue reading Freeview Penetration Set To Equal Sky Next Year
The market for cable set-top boxes is bouncing back in 2004, according to market research firm In-Stat/MDR, as worldwide shipments for this year are expected to grow by 11% to reach 10.87 million. The latest report from In-Stat shows that North American cable television operators are fuelling growth with orders for personal video recorder and… Continue reading HD and PVRs Boost The Cable Set Top Box Market
