Figures released by the NRS for national newspaper circulation in the period October 2001 to March 2002 shows that the market as a whole saw a small year on year increase in readership of 0.2% or just over 125,000 readers.The best performance in terms of readership growth was seen at the Independent, which, ahead of… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2002
The Wireless Group has this morning posted pre-tax loss for the year ended 31 December 2001 down by 70.5% to £10.1 million, adding that its bank debt has now been paid off. Operating loss at the group fell by 31.4% to £10.5 million on turnover up 5.6% at £31.1 million. Demand begins to pick up… Continue reading Local Revenues Help Buoy Wireless Group Figures
It is being reported that all the ITV Digital pay TV services will cease at midnight tonight, after administrators Deloitte & Touche told operators BSkyB, MTV and UKTV that it could no longer afford payments for the services unless a buyer was found.A statement is expected later today from Deloitte & Touche, but it is… Continue reading Door Set To Close On ITV Digital Services
The latest information to be released from the PPA’s Absorbing Media reasearch shows that more than twice as many people find magazines more enjoyable than websites.The study found that 52% of respondents who used both magazines and websites found reading a magazine a more enjoyable experience than accessing a website. 24% said the opposite. The… Continue reading Print Mags Holding Up To Internet Threat
Local Revenues Help Buoy Wireless Group FiguresThe Wireless Group has this morning posted pre-tax loss for the year ended 31 December 2001 down by 70.5% to £10.1 million, adding that its bank debt has now been paid off. Operating loss at the group fell by 31.4% to £10.5 million on turnover up 5.6% at £31.1… Continue reading Local Revenues Help Buoy Wireless Group Figures
The online advertising market continues to be difficult to predict, causing web companies to struggle with revenues, according to analysis by GartnerG2. Net giants such like Yahoo!, DoubleClick and AOL Time Warner are feeling pessimistic about the outlook for online advertising as AOL’s results this week show (see Box Office Success Offsets AOL Time Warner… Continue reading Online Advertising Will Pick Up In Q3, Says GartnerG2
IPC’s NME brand is launching two SMS text messaging services, which will allow readers to pay to receive breaking news or the latest information on tickets and touring.Neil Robinson, NME’s publishing and online director said: “Readers are already using NME.com to buy their tour tickets and check our daily news updates…Improving the convenience of customer’s… Continue reading NME Launches Text Message Alert Services
Cautious, weak recovery seems to be the current advertising and economic outlook for the US and Europe, with the first signs of a lift now beginning to filter through. The global economy will grow by 2.8% this year, according to the latest outlook forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This prediction is more optimistic… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – April 2002
FT.com, the online presence of the Financial Times, is to begin charging subscriptions for access to certain services from next month.The move concurs with recent research by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) which suggested that in 5 years time most newspapers would charge for access to their online versions (see Web Newspapers To Charge… Continue reading FT.com To Charge For Access From Next Month
Pearson saw its share price slip across a week which culminated in a trading update on Friday confirming that advertising revenue at the Financial Times group was suffering. Shares ended at £8.48, down over 6% week on week.The decision to sell ITV Digital was confirmed last week, and of the two original shareholders in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
