Leading London radio station Capital 95.8 FM saw advertising revenue fall by almost 15% year on year during the first quarter of 2003, according to figures compiled exclusively for NewsLine by Nielsen Media Research.The fall from £9.3 million to just below £8 million coincides with the 10.5% year on year drop in weekly reach seen… Continue reading London’s Leading Radio Station Sees Ad Revenue Decline
Future Network has reported an satisfactory rise in revenues for the first quarter as it looks to build on the progress made in 2002. In a trading statment released to coincide with the group’s annual general meeting, Future said that gains had been made in each territory resulting in a 7% rise in overall revenue.… Continue reading Future Lifted By Bright Start To Year
First quarter revenues at NASDAQ-listed UK cable operator, NTL, were more or less flat year on year, down from £556.1 million to £546.5 million.NTL’s business growth was essentially put on hold until January this year, when it emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure that alleviated its substantial debt. As a result of this process,… Continue reading NTL Returns To Growth After Chapter 11
After the upheavals of recent weeks, Cordiant Communications, the struggling advertising group, has today been given a two month deadline to get its affairs in order. Lenders have confirmed that they will continue financing agreements until mid-July, sufficient time for management to devise a survival strategy. “The company has now signed a definitive agreement with… Continue reading Cordiant Gets Breathing Space From Creditors
Granada Enterprises has secured motorbike insurance specialist Bennetts as the sponsor of all bike-related programming on its men and motors channel.The six figure deal begins later this month and will run until the end of October, with additional Bennetts branding appearing on the men and motors website.Commenting on the sponsorship, Matthew Gledhill, director of Bennetts… Continue reading Bennetts To Sponsor Bike Strand On Men And Motors
Emap has announced plans to launch three new national digital radio stations on Freeview, in a move which underlines its commitment to the growth of the medium.The Hits, Q and Magic will launch on the digital terrestrial platform on 1 July and will join Emap radio stablemates, Kiss, Kerrang! and Smash Hits, which launched nationally… Continue reading Emap Rolls Out New Digital Radio Stations On Freeview
FHM has secured a wide-reaching advertising deal with Adidas, to promote the launch of its new ClimaCool 2 shoes across Europe.The deal, which is the first of its kind for the men’s lifestyle magazine, begins in June and includes FHM‘s UK, France, Germany and Netherlands editions.The campaign will showcase the benefits of the new ClimaCool… Continue reading FHM Secures Pan-European Marketing Deal With Adidas
Leading London radio station Capital 95.8 FM saw advertising revenue fall by almost 15% year on year during the first quarter of 2003, according to figures compiled exclusively for NewsLine by Nielsen Media Research.The fall from £9.3 million to just below £8 million coincides with the 10.5% year on year drop in weekly reach seen… Continue reading Ad Revenue Follows Weekly Reach Down At Capital 95.8 FM
French advertising network, Havas, has posted first quarter financial results that show a significant slow-down in revenues in the UK and US. These regions comprise around two-thirds of Havas’ business. Total group revenues were €402 million, down by 19.8% on Q1 2002. Within this, Europe fell by 15.1% to €197 million, with Germany, Italy and… Continue reading Havas Revenues Show Weak UK And US, No Recovery Until 2004
Omnicom and WPP are performing most strongly of the major global agencies, whilst Havas and Interpublic Group are weaker, according to the recent round of first quarter financial results. Data compiled by Lehman Brothers in the graph below show that Omnicom’s figures are considerably ahead for both organic growth and reported revenues, whilst Havas remains… Continue reading First Quarter Ad Agency Performance Comparisons
