Outdoor Advertising revenue for the second quarter of 2002 declined by 1.9% year on year to £173.6m, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association.The results show a steady improvement from the 10.9% year on year drop in first quarter of 2002. Although, overall the figures revealed a 6.2% decline in the first six months of 2002,… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Association Sees Signs Of Recovery
H Bauer is set to launch a new monthly women’s magazine called “Spirit & Destiny” next month.The saddle-stitched, 132-page magazine will be priced between £2.50 and £3.00 with an initial print run of 250,000. It will focus on new age therapies, astrology alongside the traditional staples of women’s glossies; beauty, fashion and health. The magazine… Continue reading H Bauer Launches New Women’s Monthly Magazine
ITV’s advertising revenues are looking set to be up by 6.0% in August, better than Merrill Lynch analysts’ expectations, which had put the growth at 3.0%.Early figures for September show ITV up 0.5% in a strong TV market which will be up by 7.0% to 9.0%. ITV says that it had very few cancellations following… Continue reading Second Half Forecasts Put ITV Revenue Down 1.4% In 2002
Net loss at News Corp hit $1.7 billion for the fourth quarter, up considerably on the $265 million loss of the same period the previous year; full year loss rose from $45 million to $6.3 billion. Net profit fell by 8.0% to $636 million for the year. Excluding write-downs, revenues increased 10.0% to $15.2 billion.The… Continue reading Write-Downs Hammer News Corp Figures
Emap Performance is to broadcast all six of its music channels on NTL Digital in Ireland, in the first international deal of its kind for the company.The channels, which were previously only available in Ireland through Sky Digital, will launch later this month meaning that The Box, Kiss TV, QTV, Smash Hits, Kerrang TV and… Continue reading Emap TV Increases Digital Viewers With NTL Deal
ABC consumer magazine figures for the January-June 2002 period have brought the news which must have been dreaded at the National Magazine Company ever since Condé Nast’s Glamour made its spectacular entrance to the market. Cosmopolitan, top dog among the women’s glossies for much of its thirty year history, has been toppled by its diminutive… Continue reading ABC: Cosmopolitan Beaten By Glamour
After 5pm today the concurrent release of ABC’s consumer magazine figures for the period January to June 2002 will be available to subscribers in MediaTel’s Press database. During Friday 16 August NewsLine will feature a series of sector reports based on these figures. The following notes refer to the criteria used to compile these reports:The… Continue reading Important Notes: ABC Jan-Jun 2002
Unlicensed file sharing services will continue to thrive until record labels allow internet users to download music legitimately, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. Consumers aged 14 and above downloaded 5.16 billion audio files in the US via unlicensed file-sharing services such as KaZaa, Morpheus and LimeWire in 2001. This is set… Continue reading Unlicensed Music Downloads To Peak In 2005, Says Yankee Group
Viacom Outdoor has announced the appointment of Rashim Abraham to the newly created role of engineering and Technical Director. His brief will include working alongside the XTP team, once a new project supplier is secured and liaising with London Underground regarding technical matters. He will also take charge of new product and site development across… Continue reading Viacom Reiterates Commitment To New Technologies
UK radio operator, Wireless Group, has halved its losses and is currently enjoying strong ad revenue growth, according to financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2002, released this morning. Pre-tax loss at the group halved, down from £17.5 million for H1 2001 to £8.9 million this time. The group also produced its… Continue reading World Cup Gives Wireless Group First Profit
