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Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, has noted signs of improvement in advertising conditions but stops short of forecasting an imminent recovery, following the release of first half results today. The company’s pre-tax profits fell to £78.4 million in the first six months of 2002, compared with £80.6 million for the same period last… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Remains Circumspect On Ad Prospects

30.07.02 Channel 5 could be sold off as part of a restructuring programme at the German media group, Bertelsmann, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. Gunter Thielen, the new chairman and chief executive, is expected to conduct a thorough review of the conglomerate’s worldwide operations with a view to selling off unprofitable divisions.… Continue reading Bertelsmann May Sell Channel 5 Stake

The High Court yesterday reserved judgement in the action brought by the Football League against Carlton and Granada’s bankrupt pay-TV venture, ITV Digital (see Carlton And Granada To Defend Football League Attacks). The two media owners are hoping that the court will rule that no parent guarantees were in place when ITV Digital collapsed in… Continue reading Judgement Reserved On ITV Digital Debt

French advertising network, Havas, has posted revenues down 3.4% year on year for the first half of 2001. The fall adjusted for currency changes and acquisitions stood at 5.4%, according to ABN Amro. However, the figures were more or less in line with the broker’s expectations and new business wins in the first half were… Continue reading Havas Sees Continuing Ad Decline In 2002

Radio companies suffered yesterday following reports that a parliamentary committee is set to advise the Government to prohibit non-European investors from buying UK media assets (see Government To Face Opposition Over Media Ownership). Chrysalis saw shares fall 4.23% to close at £1.81, GWR was down 2.46% to finish at £1.98 and Capital slipped 0.87% to… Continue reading Sharewatch

NTL has announced that it now has more than 300,000 broadband internet customers, taking its broadband penetration level to over 13% of homes where the service is available.The company, which recently launched what it claims to be the UK’s fastest broadband internet service for residential users (see NTL Unveils UK’s Fastest Internet Service), has also… Continue reading NTL Exceeds 300,000 Broadband Internet Customers

The Cartoon Network has arranged a summer campaign with cereal manufacturer Kellogg which will see characters from the TV channel’s shows “take over” from the characters on cereal packets.Characters such as Frosties’ Tony the Tiger will take a “summer holiday” and be replaced on packs by characters such as Jonny Bravo (for Frosties) and the… Continue reading Cartoon Network Teams With Kellogg For Summer

The popularity of giant banner advertising has risen steadily over the last few years and with a growing number of advertisers jumping on the band wagon, Ian Bohn, sales and marketing director of Megaposter UK, looks at whether the increasing confidence in the medium is justified.The giant banner sector in the UK has grown significantly… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Are Giant Banners Worth Their Weight?

The BBC is revamping its Saturday morning children’s TV programme, The Saturday Show, to include a spin-off of Top Of The Pops as part of a move to challenge ITV1’s dominance of the market.BBC1’s The Saturday Show has been steadily losing ground to ITV1’s SM:TV Live and CD:UK. In an attempt to revive its fortunes… Continue reading BBC Launches Top Of The Pops Saturday Spin-Off

Radio companies suffered yesterday following reports that a parliamentary committee is set to advise the Government to prohibit non-European investors from buying UK media assets (see Government To Face Opposition Over Media Ownership). Chrysalis saw shares fall 4.23% to close at £1.81, GWR was down 2.46% to finish at £1.98 and Capital slipped 0.87% to… Continue reading Sharewatch