GWR Group has denied speculation that it is holding formal talks with Capital Radio about a potential £840 million merger of the two companies to be completed later this year.The Sunday Express reported that GWR chairman, Ralph Bernard, has been in talks with Capital Radio chief executive, David Mansfield, about the two radio giants taking… Continue reading GWR Denies £840 Million Merger Talks With Capital
The Telegraph Group has secured £500,000 worth of deals with a range of foreign tourist commissions and travel companies to sponsor their own special supplement in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.The deals will see the publication of tabloid supplements promoting Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal and South Africa as holiday destinations. There will also be an… Continue reading Telegraph Bags Sponsors For Travel Supplements
Like-for-like radio revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) jumped by 10.5% during the company’s first financial quarter, thanks to an improvement in national advertising and a continued ‘robust’ performance from local spend.SRH said that overall its revenues had risen by 7.7% from October to December. Within this the Score Press newspaper business saw revenues rise… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees 11% Revenue Jump In First Quarter
The number of internet users worldwide rose by 7% in 2003, according to an annual report from Ipsos-Insight. The survey of adult internet users shows that growth was driven mainly by rising adoption in urban China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, which have been amongst the fastest growing markets in recent years. Urban Russia, France… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Global Internet Population Rises 7%
The number of internet users worldwide rose by 7% in 2003, according to an annual report from Ipsos-Insight. The survey of adult internet users shows that growth was driven mainly by rising adoption in urban China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, which have been amongst the fastest growing markets in recent years. Urban Russia, France… Continue reading Global Internet Population Rises 7% In 2003
US technology publishing advertising page volumes declined by 15.4% during December 2003, according to the latest figures from United Business Media (UBM). Breaking with historical trends, UBM’s CMP Media division underperformed the market, registering a 16.5% decline in ad pages over December 2002. Consequently, CMP’s market share decreased from 26.7% to 26.4% year on year… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Pages Dip 15% In December
The number of internet page impressions made by WAP devices topped one billion in the UK for the first time in December 2003, according to the latest data from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The December figure represents an increase of 50 million over November’s total and provides the highest monthly total for WAP page… Continue reading UK WAP Page Impressions Top 1 Billion In December
US ecommerce sales will rise 24% to $65 billion this year and growth will be maintained through to 2008 when online will account for 5% of all retail sales, according to a new study by Jupiter Research. The report, Market Forecast: US Retail 2004-2008, claims that online retail growth is being driven by an influx… Continue reading US Online Retail Sector Gears Up For Growth
The arrival of new stations and data services will ensure significant growth in the digital radio market over the next few years, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR. There have already been major developments in digital satellite radio in the United States while digital terrestrial platforms have led the way in the UK. Only… Continue reading Digital Radio Taps Into The Zeitgeist
The text message phenomenon shows no signs of slowing as the latest research reveals that more than 20 billion messages were sent last year, with the total expected to grow even further during 2004. Figures from the Mobile Data Association show that the popularity of the traditional text message has not been dented by the… Continue reading Text Messaging Reaches Record Levels During 2003
