IPC is to promote the latest issue of its flagship men’s lifestyle magazine, Loaded, on a regional level in an effort to increase sales.The initiative will see the October issue of the magazine, which reported a 1.2% year on year increase in circulation in the latest ABC results, feature a different cover-girl for each major… Continue reading IPC To Promote Loaded With Regional Cover-Girls
The UK television market is trading much more strongly than had been anticipated, according to early indications and forecasts from buying agencies and brokers. ITV is now expected to show year on year growth of 7.0% in August and 2.8% in September. This compares to forecasts from Merrill Lynch of 3.0% and 0.5% respectively. October… Continue reading UK TV Trading Looks Strong With ITV Showing H2 Pick-Up
The Sunday Times is to launch a new stand-alone motoring supplement called Driving as part of its September relaunch (see Sunday Times Plans September Relaunch For Style).The new supplement will replace the existing Motoring section, which appeared in the back of the paper’s current sports section, and is to be edited by Nick Gardner. It… Continue reading Sunday Times Launches New Motoring Section
Future Network, the troubled games and specialist publishing group, has moved into the black in the first half of this year, with a pre-tax profit of £0.9 million, compared to a loss of £106.8 million for the same period last year. The group describes the first half as demonstrating ‘important progress’.“The business is debt-free, profitable… Continue reading Future Network Moves Into The Black In First Half
Half of UK business were online in 2001, according to the first stage of results from the Office for National Statistics’ 2001 e-commerce survey of 12,000 businesses. The report shows that the larger a business, the more likely it is to be online: 46% of the smallest businesses use the Net, compared with 98% of… Continue reading Half Of UK Business Online In 2001, Finds ONS
ITV1 is to be re-branded with a new unified identity in the most extensive overhaul of the channel to date.From October, ITV1 will take on a new-look designed to reflect a more “modern and coherent” brand. A range of stars including Ant and Dec, Frank Skinner, Chris Tarrant and Davina McCall have been lined up… Continue reading ITV1 Re-brands With New Unified Identity
A new multi-media interactive Smash Hits chart show is being launched by Emap Performance, as the future of the existing Pepsi Network Chart hangs in the balance.The new chart show is set to be broadcast across Emap Performance’s Kiss stations and its Big City network of stations in the North, as well as on Smash… Continue reading Emap Launches Multi-Media Chart Show
Media Stocks were seen depressed on Monday, suffering from a general lack of confidence in global markets and low trading volumes due to the Labour Day holiday in the US.Heavy-weights Carlton and Granada remained in focus after a note from JP Morgan recommending a switch into Carlton, at the expense of Granada. The note saw… Continue reading Sharewatch
The majority of media owners have been giving online content away for free since the early days of the internet. However, the dotcom bubble has well and truly burst and some would argue that internet advertising has yet to find its feet. With this in mind, Scott Billings of MediaTelINSIGHT questions the tenability of the… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Is There Such A Thing As A Free Lunch?
NRS figures for the February to July period in 2002 reveal a mixed picture for newspaper readership. The overall number of people reading newspapers remains fairly static, with a 0.3% growth compared to the same period last year.Despite the frenzy surrounding the tabloid price war between The Sun and the Mirror, NRS figures reveal more… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – July 2002
