Trinity Mirror is due to release its full-year financial results on 27 February and analysts at ABN AMRO are forecasting that pre-tax profits (before exceptionals) will be down by 3.0% at £148.1 million, whilst total sales will fall by 3.7% to £1.1 billion.New chief executive, Sly Bailey, will give her first presentation for the company… Continue reading Analysts See Trinity Mirror Profits Down By 3% In 2002
UK internet subscriptions increased by 7.4% during 2002, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The latest monthly update to the survey of ISPs shows that total subscriptions were actually down 1.1% in December when compared to the previous month (see Broadband Stimulates UK Internet Market). This was due to a 2%… Continue reading Broadband Boost To UK Connectivity
ITV has secured used car retailer Network Q as the new sponsor of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on ITV1 and ITV2.The deal will include all shows on ITV1 and ITV2 from March to December this year. The sponsorship will include break bumpers and credits.The sponsorship deal was negotiated by Peter Mantern at Carlton… Continue reading ITV1 Secures Network Q For Millionaire Sponsorship
One in ten US households now has a home networking system, up from 8% in 2001, according to a new report from high-tech market research company, In-Stat/MDR. The group says that home networking – the connection of multiple entertainment, internet, voice and data devices through a single network – is now moving away from the… Continue reading One In Ten US Households Has Home Networking, Finds In-Stat
Text messaging reached an all time high in January, as 102 million messages were sent on New Year’s Day, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).1.65 billion person to person text messages were sent across the four GSM networks during January. This figure brings the daily average to 53 million compared… Continue reading Text Messaging Continues To Rise In January
The Conservatives are set to pile pressure on the government to consider alternatives to the BBC license fee during the third reading of the Communications Bill today.Commenting, the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale MP said: “The Licence fee is a regressive tax which bears most heavily on those on… Continue reading Conservatives Press For Reform Of BBC Licence Fee
Pre-tax profits at advertising and communications giant, WPP, tumbled by 50% to £205.4 million in the year ended 31 December 2002, indicating the severity of the worldwide recession and its impact on advertising and marketing services. The group this morning said that conditions are to remain tough throughout the remainder of this year. Budgets are… Continue reading WPP Profits Fall 50% In The Face Of Recession
Express Newspapers has entered the celebrity magazine market, with the launch of New magazine, which is set to hit the newstands today with a price tag of 60p.The group has remained tight-lipped about the project, which was incorrectly outed in the trade press earlier this month as Wow! magazine.Commenting in the Sunday Express, the editor… Continue reading Express Enters Celebrity Market
The UK’s top ten advertising agencies saw their combined billings revenue fall by 1.1% – or £27.1 million – in 2002, according to the new top 300 table published by Campaign.The figures, compiled by Nielsen Media Research, show that whilst the advertising downturn has pushed the top agencies’ revenues into negative growth for the year,… Continue reading Top 10 Ad Agencies See Billings Drop, Whilst Media Agencies Rise
Pre-tax profits at advertising and communications giant, WPP, tumbled by 50% to £205.4 million in the year ended 31 December 2002, indicating the severity of the worldwide recession and its impact on advertising and marketing services.The group this morning said that conditions are to remain tough throughout the remainder of this year. Budgets are anticipating… Continue reading WPP Profits Fall 50% In The Face Of Recession
