The Sunday Telegraph Magazine is to become the latest title to follow the trend for redesigns among national newspapers. It will relaunch on 19 May in a new, all-glossy format with a separate, pocket-sized TV and radio guide.The size of the new design magazine will be slightly smaller than the current one, at 310x240mm, and… Continue reading Sunday Telegraph Magazine To Have May Relaunch
According to the latest data from The Harris Poll, two thirds (66%) of all adults are now online. This total includes 55% of all adults who access the internet from home and 30% who access it from work. One in five adults get their internet access from a school, library, cyber cafe or other location.… Continue reading Harris Sees A Return To Growth For Online Population
Thirty-five percent of European digital television (DTV) subscribers will use interactive TV (iTV) banking services by 2005, according to research from Celent Communications published this month. Consumer adoption levels will depend on the product mix and interactive content provided by banks on the digital TV screen, according to the report. Source: Celent, April 2002 iTV… Continue reading TV Banking Will Be Used By 35% Of Europeans By 2005, Says Celent
Pre-tax profits at marketing and communications company, Cordiant Communications, more than halved in 2001 following a year of restructuring and cost-cutting. Profits fell by 52.2% from £57.5 million in 2000 to £25.7 million for the year ended 31 December 2001. This is excluding exceptional items and goodwill, after which Cordiant posted a pre-tax loss of… Continue reading Cordiant Profits Hit By ‘Extremely Difficult’ Year
The number of subscriptions to the internet increased by 16.1% between February 2001 and February 2002, according to the latest Index of Internet Connectivity report from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The report shows that the number of people connected to ISPs rose by 1.6% month on month during February, with subscriptions for dial-up and… Continue reading Sustained Growth For Internet Subscriptions
SMG saw shares rise 3.13% yesterday to close at £1.48˝, despite revealing in its year end results that pre-tax profits fell by 39.0% to £36.0 million in the twelve months to 31 December 2001 (see SMG Profits Hit By Ad Downturn).Telewest also performed well yesterday, with shares rising 15.63% to finish at 9ź, in what… Continue reading Sharewatch
Nokia yesterday slashed its growth forecasts for 2002, knocking confidence in the telecoms market and causing its shares to plummet. Recently renewed optimism, brought about in part by Motorola’s reassurance that it was on target to attain positive growth this year, was reversed as telecoms shares including Ericsson, Motorola and Alcatel fell. Nokia has downgraded… Continue reading Nokia Slashes Growth Forecasts For 2002
Emap’s new teen gossip weekly, Sneak, is to tap into the earning potential of the SMS texting craze by introducing an SMS gossip service for readers which will enable Emap to build a user database which could later be used by advertisers.The SMS gossip service will launch along with the magazine on 30 April (see… Continue reading Sneak To Offer SMS Interactivity
66% of UK businesses have access to the internet and a further 7% plan to go online within the next year, according to Continental Research’s E-Commerce report for April 2002.The report shows that the growing number of companies accessing the internet is stimulating the e-commerce market, with 38% of UK businesses already running a website… Continue reading Over 60% Of UK Businesses Are Online
The regional press has secured a deal worth £1m, forming part of National Lottery operator Camelot’s “Good Causes” campaign. The three phase campaign represents a third of the company’s media spend.Media planning for the campaign, which will run across 70 regional titles nationwide, reaching a circulation of just under 4.9 million, was handled by MPG.… Continue reading £1m Lottery Ad Deal For Local Press
