The Guardian Media Group (GMG) has acquired a shareholding in UBC Media Group, following UBC’s purchase of part of GMG’s minority shareholding in Oneword Radio, the only national commercial digital station dedicated to the spoken word.Following the purchase of part of GMG’s shareholding in Oneword Radio, UBC’s interest in the station is increased to 50%.Commenting… Continue reading UBC Increases Oneword Stake In Guardian Stock Deal
US advertising will grow by 1.6% in 2002, leading the global ad industry out of two years of decline, according to a consensus of recent advertising forecasts. Growth is then expected to rise to around 3.6% in 2003, hit 4.2% in 2004 and fall back to 3.7% in 2005. These averages were taken from the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: US Advertising Forecast Comparisons
Joe Sinyor, chief executive of Trinity Mirror’s newspaper division, is believed to be stepping down following the appointment of Sly Bailey as chief executive of the group last week (see Bailey Leaves IPC To Replace Graf At Trinity Mirror). According to a report in the Sunday Times, Sinyor, who has been at Trinity Mirror for… Continue reading Sinyor Rumoured To Be Departing Trinity Mirror
River Publishing has won the contract to publish Virgin Train’s customer magazine, HotLine from John Brown Citrus Publishing.The magazine, which has a print run of 200,000, is distributed free to customers on Virgin’s train network. The magazine contains features and advertising alongside information about the train service.River Publishing also has the contract to publish Virgin… Continue reading River Publishing Wins Virgin Trains Contract
Internet usage has continued its inexorable rise in most countries and across the world, the web is increasingly regarded as an essential tool in everyday life. These are the findings of a new report by the global market research company Ipsos-Reid. For The Face of the Web 2002, citizens in twelve different countries were interviewed… Continue reading Internet Joins The Mainstream Media
The volume of email spam has drastically increased over the past year, according to new research from email security company, MessageLabs.One in fourteen emails were found to contain spam in 2002. This compares to an average of one in every nine emails in the US. Last month, one in eight emails contained spam.The increase reflects… Continue reading Research Reflects Surge In Spam Mail
The worldwide mobile phone handset market is set to rebound from what was its worst ever year in 2001, to show growth of 1.8% in 2002, according to Attack of the Phones: Worldwide Handset Market Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006, a new report from IDC. According to the report, there is reason for optimism as shipments… Continue reading Global Mobile Phone Handset Market To Rebound From Worst Year, Says IDC
We are now 5 questions into the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz. The current leader is motor-racing and Arsenal fan, Sam Leberl (pictured), of Optimedia who is putting the lads to shame, having correctly predicted the answers to all 5 questions so far.So far, the required predictions have been:– the number of… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz: Results Update
Scottish Media Group’s Ginger Television has secured its first drama series for ITV1, a factual-entertainment show about a funeral home, provisionally entitled Don’t Drop The Coffin.The show is believed to have been inspired by HBO’s Six Feet Under, which was recently screened on Channel 4 and was a hit with audiences and advertisers alike. It… Continue reading Ginger Television Secures First ITV1 Series
Channel 4 is to air the ninth series of Friends on Channel 4 and digital platform E4 almost simultaneously.The show will premiere on E4 on Thursday 9th January with Channel 4 viewers being able to watch the new series from Friday 10th January.The move marks a turn-around in strategy at Channel 4 which has previously… Continue reading New Series Of Friends Heads Straight To Channel 4
