Natmag has announced the appointment of Francesca Lewis as PR manager for the newly created publishing group consisting of Country Living and Good Housekeeping. Lewis is currently PR manager for Good Housekeeping and will expand her role to include Country Living with immediate effect.Lewis, who joined Natmag last year, will be responsible for maintaining the… Continue reading Extended Role For Good Housekeeping PR
The failure of ITV Digital has had dramatic effects on the likelihood of hitting Government’s target of 95% penetration of digital television (DTT) by 2010, with penetration now only expected to reach 59.3% by that time, according to new forecasts from Merrill Lynch. Even in its previous set of forecasts, the broker only expected DTV… Continue reading BSkyB’s Lead In UK Pay-TV Market Extends – Merrill Lynch Long-Term Forecasts
Emap’s rock music magazine Kerrang! has launched as a radio station in Birmingham and will transmit on a special restricted service licence throughout July and August.The station, which launched last weekend, will broadcast classic and contemporary rock from the grounds of Birmingham City Football Club and will feature regular programmes such as Kerrang Klassics, Kerrang… Continue reading Emap’s Kerrang! Rocks The Airwaves
The latest Merrill Lynch UK television industry forecasts of growth and subscribers by multiple platforms are shown below. Further analysis of these figures will follow shortly in the Forecasts section of MediaTelINSIGHT. The previous set of forecasts from Merrill Lynch can be found UK Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts From Merrill Lynch – February… Continue reading UK Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts From Merrill Lynch – July 2002
The latest figures on national newspaper circulation, released by ABC, show that overall the market did not see a great change in the number of copies sold, showing that the timing of World Cup matches in June did not work in newspapers’ favours. More titles lost ground than gained it during June compared to May.The… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – June 2002
The underlying level of inflation has fallen to its lowest level since records began, according to the Office Of National Statistics (ONS). The latest figures from the ONS show that the underlying rate of inflation dropped to 1.5% in June, down from 1.8% last month.The drop is thought to reflect lower prices for petrol, clothing,… Continue reading UK Inflation Falls To Record Low In June
Pressure on the UK’s already battered stock market increased yesterday with the FTSE 100 index falling to its lowest level for five and a half years. Unsurprisingly it was a poor day for media companies, with just three seeing share prices improve.The most significant losses in yesterday’s media market were experienced by Daily Mail and… Continue reading Sharewatch
The World Cup was heralded as a triumph for the internet with many websites recording their highest ever traffic figures. However, not everyone was in a position to take advantage of the festival of football. Simon Ward of MediaTel Insight sorts the winners from the losers.With the majority of sports fans suffering withdrawal symptoms in… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Survival Of The Fittest
Advertising conditions in the UK are beginning to improve, with ITV’s revenues showing some stable growth for the first time in many months (see Outlook Improves For ITV Advertising) and the year now predicted by the Advertising Association (AA) to show positive overall growth. In revised figures the AA is now expecting 2002 to turn… Continue reading UK Media Outlook From Merrill Lynch
The aftershocks of WorldCom continued to affect media shares last week, with many seeing heavy week on week falls in value.One of a handful of exceptions was Cordiant, which finished Friday’s trading at 80˝p, up more than 10% compared to the previous week.At the other end of the scale, losses at advertising giant WPP represented… Continue reading Sharewatch
