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Satellite broadcaster, BSkyB, reported along with third quarter results that subscriber growth didn’t meet expectations, as it slowed to 66,000 net new subscribers over the period. This is below the average of 100,000 a quarter needed if Sky is to meet its target of eight million direct to home (DTH) subscribers by the end of… Continue reading Sky Subscriber Rates Drop

The Independent has announced that it will go completely tabloid from next Monday, in a move that will finally consign the broadsheet edition of the paper to the scrap-heap.The paper revealed that the number of people buying the traditional broadsheet edition was now so small that it no longer made business sense to continue to… Continue reading Independent Ditches Broadsheet To Go Totally Tabloid

International consumer magazine company, The Future Network, today announced that revenue for the first quarter was up 7%, reflecting the positive impact of the group’s growing entertainment section which acquired leading US guitar magazines last autumn. Circulation revenue, which accounted for 69% of total group revenue last year, grew by 8% for the period ending… Continue reading Future Network Revenue Up 7% In Q1

IPC Advertising has secured an integrated cross-media deal with global FMCG brand-owner Lever Fabergé to promote the relaunch of its Lux bath and shower range across its consumer magazine titles.The deal, secured through IPC Advertising Corporate Accounts division, will see titles such as Now, Marie Claire, and InStyle promote the Lux-branded Star Quality Tour, which… Continue reading IPC Forms Cross-Media Partnership With Lever Fabergé

Pan-European broadcasting giant RTL has hired investment bank JP Morgan as it considers the possibility of increasing its majority shareholding in the UK’s smallest terrestrial broadcaster, Five. It is understood that RTL will ask the bank to consider all the options for its stake in Five, including off-loading its shareholding if there is deemed to… Continue reading RTL Hires JP Morgan To Help Boost Stake In Five

Personal video recorders (PVRs) are finally making headway, says a new report from market research firm Instat/MDR, as worldwide shipments tripled to 4.6 million last year. The report says, that an increasing number of consumers are becoming aware of the benefits of time-shifted TV viewing and expects 11 million PVR shipments in 2004. Combination DVD/PVR… Continue reading PVRs Finally Making Headway

Telewest today announced that 51,000 internet and 12,000 household subscribers were added during quarter one, helping to reduce the group net loss to £36 million from £187 million on the same period last year. Acting Chief Executive, Barry Elson, said: “Today’s results reflect a good first quarter. Broadband growth, successful marketing and the value of… Continue reading Telewest Debts Reduce As Subscriber Figures Grow

Video on demand (VOD) over DSL is beginning to look like a realistic option, says broadband analysts Point Topic, who is expecting subscriber figures to reach over one million by this time next year. Point Topic estimates that as of this month there were at least 230,000 DSL subscribers worldwide with VOD, but as many… Continue reading VOD Over DSL To Reach 1m Subscribers By 2005

The National Magazine Company has formed a joint venture with American publishing giant Rodale International, in a move that could see the launch of a range of new health and fitness titles.The partnership will see Rodale’s magazine interests in the UK, which include Men’s Health and Runner’s World, run under the new company banner of… Continue reading Natmags Forms New Joint Venture Company With Rodale

Dennis Publishing is to stop producing its monthly women’s health and beauty magazine Shape after failing to compete for advertising revenue in the increasingly crowded sector.The decision to drop Shape from the Dennis Publishing portfolio leaves the magazine’s owner American Media with the task of finding another publishing partner in the UK, or face consigning… Continue reading Dennis Out Of Shape As Women’s Title Is Dropped