UK publishing group, Highbury House Communications, was seen in focus yesterday after announcing plans to buy Cabal Communications, which publishes Front, The Real Homes Magazine and Procycling, for around £10 million (see Highbury House To Buy Cabal Comms, As Profits Rise 9%).The group also announced a 9% rise in its own adjusted pre-tax profits for… Continue reading Sharewatch: Highbury House Boosted By Acquisition Plans
Advertising and public relations firm, Chime Communications, saw its pre-tax profits fall by 57% in 2002, from £16.3 million in 2001 to £7.0 million this time. Lord Bell, Chime’s chairman, described 2002 as a ‘very poor year’, with operating profits down by 50%. “Our market has been in reverse for 18 months and the effect… Continue reading Chime Communications Profits Plummet In ‘Very Poor’ 2002
The Daily Mail & General Trust has expressed satisfaction with turnover in the first half of its current financial year but warned that the political and economic climate was fostering uncertainty in some of its markets.In a trading statement issued today, DMGT said that growth of 2.4% was achieved in the five months to February… Continue reading DMGT Sends Out Mixed Messages In Trading Update
The Daily Mail & General Trust has expressed satisfaction with turnover in the first half of its current financial year but warned that the political and economic climate was fostering uncertainty in some of its markets. In a trading statement issued today, DMGT said that growth of 2.4% was achieved in the five months to… Continue reading DMGT Sends Out Mixed Messages In Trading Update
Channel 4 is believed to be considering the launch of a new free-to-air digital television channel for older viewers, in an attempt to cash in on the success of the recently unveiled Freeview platform.Reports suggest that Channel 4, which already operates pay-TV channels E4 and FilmFour, is looking at the possibility of launching a channel… Continue reading Channel 4 Considers New Free Digital TV Offering
Patricia Hodgson, chief executive of the ITC, has called on the Government to conduct an in-depth review of the ownership structure at ITN before allowing Carlton and Granada to increase their stake in the news provider. The two ITV partners are currently calling for an amendment to the Communications Bill to allow them to take… Continue reading Hodgson Calls For Review Of Ownership At ITN
TV cookery programmes have enjoyed a period of spectacular growth over the last few years, with celebrity chefs becoming almost ten a penny. However, following news that the BBC is axing its long-running Food And Drink programme after twenty years on air, Media Planning Group’s Denise Turner looks at whether the genre has gone off… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Has TV Cookery Gone Off The Boil?
After a protracted bidding process, spanning almost a year, KirchMedia is finally being sold to US media magnate Haim Saban and the Saban Group. As a first step in the deal, the two parties signed off the acquisition by Saban of a majority holding in ProSiebenSat.1, Germany’s largest free to air broadcaster. Saban is reported… Continue reading Haim Saban Agrees To Buy ProSiebenSat.1
Takeaway caffe latte, powdered diet drinks and shower gel have all made it into the basket of goods that the Office Of National Statistics (ONS) uses to measure the rate of UK inflation.The ONS has announced that products such as brown ale, frozen fish in sauce and vinyl floor covering are on their way out… Continue reading Caffe Latte Replaces Brown Ale In ONS Survey
The Advertising Association (AA) has set up an industry task-force to examine the feasibility of creating a self-regulatory system for broadcast advertising.The rules governing television and radio advertising are likely to be relaxed following the creation of Ofcom later this year. However, Lord Currie, chairman of the new super-regulator, has emphasised that the responsibility to… Continue reading AA Launches Task Force To Drive Self-Regulation
