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United Business Media (UBM) has said that it is on target to match second half revenue expectations as a result of “generally robust trading” in its UK, European and Asian businesses. The company did reveal that profits at PR Newswire were down as a result of lower US message volumes and yields. However, revenues at… Continue reading UBM Buoyed By ‘Robust’ Trading Conditions

VNU, the European publisher and information provider, has said that 2002 earnings per share will probably rise about 5%, an increase on the initial estimate of 3%. The upgrade reflects growing demand at AC Nielsen, its market information subsidiary as well as the weak dollar and comes on the back of encouraging first half results… Continue reading VNU Raises Earnings Growth Forecast

The ASA has refused to censure a press ad for NTL’s broadband internet service despite complaints that it depicted a man being subjected to a Nazi experiment.The ad, which appeared in the Guardian and the Independent, featured a series of black and white pictures of a man’s blindfolded face, becoming progressively more distorted in each… Continue reading ASA Clears NTL Of Shocking Nazi Ads

Tuesday saw a mixed day of trading for the media sector as poor inflation data and retail news dampened bullish sentiment.On the corporate news-front, BSkyB was seen up 5.03% on news that the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT), had found the company was not in breach of competition law. NTL chief executive, Barclay Knapp, has… Continue reading Sharewatch

The number of multi-channel television subscribers in the UK increased by 2.8% between Q2 and Q3 this year, with the growth largely driven by BSkyB, according to the latest statistics from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).More than 11 million households are now multi-channel, with penetration rising from 43.8% in Q2 to 45.0% in Q3. Overall… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q3 2002

The BBC has been urged to do more to catch television licence-fee dodgers, according to a new report from the all-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC).According to the report, two million people are failing to pay the annual fee of £112, which is believed to be costing the BBC around £200 million. Officials investigating suspect fee… Continue reading BBC Attacked For Failing To Control Licence Fee Evasion

Freeserve has announced plans to launch a multimillion pound advertising campaign to promote its AnyTime service.The campaign, which begins on Boxing Day, will extend the existing hippy theme (see The initial TV activity will be supported by press, cinema, radio and online advertising and through a substantial direct mail campaign. Freeserve will also continue to… Continue reading Freeserve Embarks On Major New Ad Campaign

United Business Media (UBM) has said that it is on target to match second half revenue expectations as a result of “generally robust trading” in its UK, European and Asian businesses.The company did reveal that profits at PR Newswire were down as a result of lower US message volumes and yields. However, revenues at CMP… Continue reading UBM Buoyed By ‘Robust’ Trading Conditions

Freeview is attracting masses of interest from the UK’s online population, according to the latest figures from Hitwise, which show that the platform’s website, www.freeview.co.uk, has experienced a surge in traffic.The latest data shows that www.freeview.co.uk has jumped 629 places in the Hitwise rankings for November, making it the 240th most popular UK website. High… Continue reading Freeview Website Sees Surge In Traffic

Virgin Radio has secured The Times as the first ever sponsor of its daily sports bulletins.The deal, which begins in the New Year, will cover the sports bulletins on Virgin’s Pete & Geoff Breakfast Show, the Daryl Denham Drivetime Show and the Saturday Virgin Radio Rock n’ Roll Football Show until June 2003.Commenting on the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Secures The Times For Sports Sponsorship