The latest figures from ABC for National Newspaper circulation show that during July there was not a great deal of change in overall circulation of newspapers, but despite the run-up to the ‘silly season’ and the end of the World Cup, month on month circulation was up.The worst fall in percentage terms was seen at… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – July 2002
As expected, the French publishing company Hachette Filipacchi has completed the acquisition of Attic Futura from the Australian printing group PMP in a deal worth £40 million.Attic Futura publishes six titles including the market leading teen title Sugar and the fortnightly gossip magazine Inside Soap. The company employs 130 staff and had a turnover of… Continue reading Hachette Buys Attic Futura For £40 Million
UK inflation has risen higher than expected, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS), which show that the underlying rate of inflation increased by 0.5% last month to 2%.According to the ONS, the rise, which casts doubt over the need for another interest rate cut, could be due to price… Continue reading UK Inflation Shows Unexpected Rise
The media sector was one of worst hit in the FTSE 100 yesterday as the continuing turbulence of the American market filleted through to the UK. BSkyB saw the most significant downward movement with shares slipping 5% to close at £5.60, a loss of 29˝p on the day before.Carlton and Granada completed a trio of… Continue reading Sharewatch
With the magazine industry poised for the release of the latest ABC data on Thursday, Tim Kirkman, press director at Carat, looks at how cover mounts have become a key tool in women’s magazine marketing and a fundamental asset in maintaining circulation.Cover mounts, those ‘free gifts’ usually on the front of women’s glossies, have long… Continue reading NewsLine Column: More Than A Read On The Beach
US advertising spend for first half of 2002 rose by 2.3% year on year, according to new preliminary figures released by Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Despite an expected upturn in internet advertising, the sector saw an 8.4% slide during the first half, with only syndicated television performing worse. National magazine spend dropped slightly, by 1.0%. It was… Continue reading US Adspend Up 2.3% In H1, According To Nielsen Figures
Week on week analysis shows that the best performance in last week’s media market came from BSkyB, which recently announced that it gained 214,000 subscribers in Q4 last year, taking its total to 6.1 million (see Financial Results Released By Trinity And BSkyB). Shares rose 11.23% to close at £5.89˝, an increase of 59˝p on… Continue reading Sharewatch
GMG Radio is to apply for the new FM licences in the West Midlands and Glasgow using the recently acquired Jazz FM format (see Jazz FM Agrees To £44.5m Takeover By GMG).The new licences, due to be advertised early next year, will be among the last licences to be awarded by the radio Authority before… Continue reading GMG Bids For New Licences For Jazz FM
GWR’s sales house, Opus, is expanding is sales team with the appointment of former Emap and Teletext sales executive, Caroline Holmes.Holmes, who took up the new agency executive position earlier this month, is responsible for selling radio ad spots across The Mix network. Reporting to Opus agency group head, Paul Carolan, she handles a range… Continue reading Opus Adds New Agency Executive To The Mix
Mercedes-Benz is running a promotional campaign across the FT newspaper and FT.com platforms.The campaign follows the “Lucky Star” theme developed in recent television commercials. It centers around an online card game which offers the chance to live like the luckiest man in the world for one week.Claire Payne, UK advertisement director of the FT, commented:… Continue reading FT Lands Multi-Media Promotion With Mercedes-Benz
