Pan-European broadcaster, RTL Group, has reduced its losses from €2.5 billion in 2001, to just €56 million last year, according to the company’s year-end financial results released today.The results were ahead of expectations from analysts at Merrill Lynch, due to a significant outperformance in television and radio. The broker says that losses at the UK’s… Continue reading RTL Cuts Losses And Ulster Outshines ITV Giants
Gerhard Zeiler, the new chief executive of RTL, today vowed not to sell Channel Five and maintained that his company remained committed to the success of the venture. Five has been a notable success story for RTL, which today announced narrowed losses for 2002 (see RTL Cuts Losses As Results Beat Expectations). The channel generated… Continue reading Five Not For Sale, Says RTL Chief
Britain is leading the world in the development and adoption of digital television, with 34% of homes now subscribing to the platform but penetration levels vary considerably throughout Europe, according to a new report from Screen Digest.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Five Not For Sale, Says RTL ChiefGerhard Zeiler, the new chief executive of RTL, today… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: DTV Europe Remains A ‘Distant Dream’
UK publishing group, Highbury House Communications, is planning to buy Cabal Communications for around £10 million, it announced this morning along with year-end financial results. Cabal, which publishes Front, The Real Homes Magazine and Procycling, was set set up in June 1998 by ex-IPC editor in chief, Sally O’Sullivan. Its Front title is ranked fifth… Continue reading Highbury House To Buy Cabal Comms, As Profits Rise 9%
Viacom Outdoor has secured SE Johnson’s Glade brand as the six-figure sponsor of Earl’s Court Tube station, in a deal designed to coincide with the Ideal Home Show.The sponsorship, which was arranged through Viacom Outdoor’s special projects team, will use a range of ad formats including long-postings, 4-sheets, 6-sheets, 12-sheets, window vinyls and escalator panels… Continue reading Earl’s Court Tube Station Transformed Into Glade
Pan-European broadcaster, RTL Group, has reduced its losses from €2.5 billion in 2001, to just €56 million last year, according to the company’s year-end financial results released today. The results were ahead of expectations from analysts at Merrill Lynch, due to a significant outperformance in television and radio. The broker says that losses at the… Continue reading RTL Cuts Losses As Results Beat Expectations
Week on week analysis of the media sector reveals a positive performance for Granada, which saw stock improve by 2.40% week on week following reports that an unnamed outside party could be preparing to make a bid for the company. Speculation also suggests that the broadcasting giant faces shareholder protest at its annual meeting this… Continue reading Sharewatch: Granada Faces Shareholder Unease
Ulster Television has defied challenging advertising conditions to record a 3.7% rise in pre-tax profits for 2002, according to the company’s figures published today. Northern Ireland’s television broadcaster continues to outperform the likes of Carlton and Granada and ad revenues rose by 4.7% to £37.8 million against a decrease of 1% across the whole network.… Continue reading Ulster Outshines ITV Giants In Latest Results
UK publishing group, Highbury House Communications, is planning to buy Cabal Communications for around £10 million, it announced this morning along with year-end financial results.Cabal, which publishes Front, The Real Homes Magazine and Procycling, was set set up in June 1998 by ex-IPC editor in chief, Sally O’Sullivan. Its Front title is ranked fifth out… Continue reading Highbury House To Buy Cabal Comms, As Profits Rise 9%
Nightfly, the Diageo backed mobile marketing company, is launching the UK’s first monthly research project to investigate young people’s attitudes towards mobile services.The Mobile Monitor study, which will be conducted by Simons Priest Associates, is intended to enable brand owners to gain a greater insight into the importance of mobile applications and their interaction with… Continue reading Nightfly Launches Major Mobile Research Study
