Media stocks were stable on Wednesday as bargain-hunters moved in after yesterday’s broad based sell-off, triggered by a lower than expected reading of the US Consumer Confidence index.On the corporate news front Carlton was seen in focus following its announcement that chief executive, Gerry Murphy, is stepping down to join the Kingfisher DIY group. The… Continue reading Sharewatch
MTV has this week launched the first issue of its youth trend monitor, Switched On, in a bid to help companies to create more relevant youth-focused campaigns.The new publication will be available both online and in print format and will initially be offered to marketers free of charge. The analysis, which stems from MTV’s research… Continue reading MTV Helps Marketers To Get Switched On
British Telecom has received top honours in advertising and marketing at this year’s National Business Awards.BT beat off competition from Bacardi Breezer, Marks & Spencer and Volkswagen to take the advertiser of the year award for its £60 million multi-media consumer campaign, Bringing People Together.The judging panel chose BT as the overall winner, saying: “The… Continue reading BT Honoured For Ad Campaign At National Business Awards
Ad revenues at regional newspaper publishing group, Johnston Press, are performing strongly in ‘challenging market conditions’, with Q3/Q4 growth expected to be 1-2%, according to Merrill Lynch analysts. The broker is expecting a full year growth of about 2%. Johnston’s management is budgeting for a 2-3% growth next year, in line with analysts’ forecasts, but… Continue reading Johnston Press Revenues Resilient In Challenging Market
The BBC’s new digital terrestrial service, Freeview, launches today to around 75% of homes in the UK.The Freeview package consists of a range of digital TV, radio and interactive services, including all eight of the BBC’s digital TV channels and its seven digital radio stations (see BBC And BSkyB Name Free-To-Air DTT Service).Commercial channels to… Continue reading BBC Revives Digital Terrestrial TV With Freeview Launch
Three-quarters of Europe’s 160 online-only brokerage websites will have perished by 2007, according to a new report by Forrester Research, which says that they will be either integrated into parent banks, sold, or wound up. “Net brokers have slid from enviable near-profitability in 2000 to staggering losses,” says Forrester analyst, Charlotte Hamilton. “To survive, firms… Continue reading Online Brokers To Meet Demise, Says Forrester
Danny Eccleston is handing over the editorship of Emap’s Q magazine to Kerrang! editor, Paul Rees, as he moves on to oversee a series of new magazine launches.Eccleston has successfully relaunched Q magazine since he took over as editor in August last year and has also been credited with the title’s biggest unpromoted UK sales… Continue reading Eccleston Steps Down From Q To Oversee New Launches
Mobile internet services attracted 340 million page impression during September, according to the first ever collective WAP figures released by the UK’s four GSM operators. The figures from the Mobile Data Association show that WAP-based services attracted more than 11 million page impressions per day during September, with mobile internet messaging and chat attracting the… Continue reading First WAP Figures Reveal Heavy Mobile Internet Usage
Carlton Communications has confirmed that its chief executive, Gerry Murphy, is stepping down to become chief executive of the Kingfisher DIY group, ending months of speculation as to whether he would leave the ITV company.Murphy, who has been Carlton’s chief executive since July 2000, will continue in his current role until February next year when… Continue reading Murphy To Step Down As Carlton’s Chief Executive
Mobile internet services attracted 340 million page impression during September, according to the first ever collective WAP figures released by the UK’s four GSM operators.The figures from the Mobile Data Association show that WAP-based services attracted more than 11 million page impressions per day during September, with mobile internet messaging and chat attracting the most… Continue reading First WAP Figures Reveal Heavy Mobile Internet Usage
