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Trinity Mirror advertising revenues are up by nearly 5% for the first four months of 2004, showing an improving trend in advertising conditions. In a statement issued ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, chairman, Sir Victor Blank said: “Group advertising revenue for the first four months, on a like for like basis excluding the regional… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenues Up 5% As Conditions Improve

Emap Communications has announced the acquisition of ABI Building Data (ABI) from ICW Publications for £14 million.ABI, which was part of the Springer Science and Business Media group, generated £5 million revenue and £1 million profit in 2003 and is a leading provider of construction sales and marketing information services in the UK.This acquisition, together… Continue reading Emap Builds Construction Business With New Acquisition

Trinity Mirror advertising revenues are up by nearly 5% for the first four months of 2004, showing an improving trend in advertising conditions.In a statement issued ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, chairman, Sir Victor Blank said: “Group advertising revenue for the first four months, on a like for like basis excluding the regional titles… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenues Up 5% As Conditions Improve

Internet heavyweight Yahoo! has announced the launch of its latest product, Launchcast Radio, a new service enabling users to tailor their listening to individual tastes and screen out unwanted content.The service works by inviting users to rate their favourite artists and only playing content deemed suitable to those tastes. The service can introduce new artists… Continue reading Yahoo! Offers Tailor Made Internet Radio Content

The Daily Telegraph has announced the creation of a new “Business Club” section to attract new business readers and bolster its audience of medium sized company chiefs.The move will see The Telegraph Business Club launching on May 11th with a double page spread in the business section The Daily Telegraph as well as a dedicated… Continue reading Telegraph Forms New Club To Woo Business Readers

Emap Communications today announced the acquisition of ABI Building Data (ABI) from ICW Publications for £14 million. ABI, who was part of the Springer Science and Business Media group, generated £5 million revenue and £1 million profit in 2003 and is a leading provider of construction sales and marketing information services in the UK. This… Continue reading Emap Builds Business With New Acquisition

Times Newspapers have revealed that losses are expected to reach in excess of £28.6 million this year, up from £16.3 million last year. The group, which publishes The Times and The Sunday Times, revealed the loss when the newspapers’ operating division filed accounts that show, despite a small rise in turnover to £378 million from… Continue reading Tabloid Pushes Times Losses To £28m

Commercial radio group GWR was seen in focus yesterday, with shares rising by 1.18% after revealing plans to invest more than £4 million in the launch of a new digital service that will deliver a range of multi-media content direct to mobile phones.The new operation, formed as part of a joint venture with BT Wholesale,… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Boosted By New Digital Initiative

RAJAR has announced that four new contenders have entered the race to provide the radio ratings organisation with an electronic measurement system to replace the current diary-based system of listener research.Although RAJAR has not released the names of those bidding for the contract to supply the meters, all four newcomers have very different approaches to… Continue reading RAJAR Auditions New Electronic Audio Meters

Channel 4 has secured TalkTalk, the new home phone company from The Carphone Warehouse, as the exclusive broadcast sponsor of this year’s Big Brother.The deal, negotiated by Matters Media, includes a range of branding and idents that will be screened with every episode of the now infamous reality-TV marathon on both Channel 4 and E4.The… Continue reading Channel 4 Talks Up Big Brother Sponsorship