Daily Mail, which recently which announced that pre-tax profits at the group fell by 9% to £65.2 million in the half-year ending 31 March 2002 (see DMGT Sees No Substantial Advertising Improvement In 2002), was the best performer in yesterday’s media sector. Shares improved 1.95% to close at £7.57˝, up 14˝p on the day before.Emap… Continue reading Sharewatch
The World Cup appears to be driving football fans online with figures from Nielsen/NetRatings showing that FIFA’s official World Cup website has seen traffic increase by 420% in the first week of the tournament.According to the research, the tournament’s official website fifaworldcup.yahoo.com has seen a “surge in interest” since the World Cup matches started, with… Continue reading Official World Cup Website Sees Surge In Traffic
Telewest Communications faces a possible ‘funding gap’ if its operating performance fails to meet certain standards, admitted group chief executive Adam Singer at the company’s AGM today.The heavily indebted UK cable group has instigated a wide-ranging reorganisation, along with a substantial reduction in staff numbers in order to bring down costs. These measures are continuing… Continue reading Telewest Could Face ‘Funding Gap’, Says Singer
UK advertising expenditure was down 6% year on year for the first quarter of 2002, according to new figures released by the Advertising Association. Figures compiled by the World Advertising Research Center for the AA’s Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure put the total adspend for the quarter at £3,397m.Only a couple of sectors escaped the… Continue reading UK Q1 Ad Expenditure Down 6% Year On Year
Total UK advertising expenditure fell 6% year on year for the first quarter of 2002 according to the latest data released by the Advertising Association (AA). Figures compiled by the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) for the AA’s Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure put the total adspend for the quarter at £3.4 billion and most… Continue reading UK Adspend Still In Decline, Says AA
Time was when all you needed to gain exceptionally good viewing figures was an exceptionally good TV programme. These days, as everyone from Big Brother to Her Majesty knows, its all about mixing one’s media, as Naked Communications’ Will Collin explains…In this age of multi-channel, brand cluttered fragmentation, it’s said that TV’s role as cultural… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Where Were You When They Shot J.R.?
Market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), says it now expects the global market information industry to grow by 3-5% during 2002; it had previously forecast market growth of up to 5%. In its AGM statement this morning, TNS said that trading activity has picked up after a slow start to the year. “With the… Continue reading TNS Reduces Market Information Revenue Forecasts
BBC Radio 1 has launched a new interactive service called Radio On Demand allowing listeners to access programmes via the station’s website.For the first time selected Radio 1 shows will be available through BBCi for one week following broadcast, allowing internet users to listen to them whenever they choose. A specially designed Radio Player will… Continue reading BBC Radio 1 Unveils Online Interactive Service
Current UK radio trading remains patchy with all radio companies remaining somewhat cautious, according to a media conference held by Merrill Lynch this week. The broker says that UK radio is not experiencing the larger uplifts that UK television and US radio are now seeing. Nevertheless, analysts believe that things are generally trading better. A… Continue reading UK Radio Industry Looks Ahead At Merrill Lynch Conference
Ben Knowles is to step down from editing of Emap’s NME, two and a half years after becoming the title’s youngest ever editor.Knowles commented: “At the ripe old age of 28 I want to pursue new challenges that require the same excitement, enthusiasm and energy this one has given me. As well as some interesting… Continue reading Knowles To Step Down As NME Editor
