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
Emap Advertising has secured Nike as a major client for its recently launched Broadcast Innovation Department.Over the next three months Nike will form a partnership with Emap’s Kiss FM to reach the station’s youth audience. The sports advertiser is hoping to add an extra dimension to its current TV campaign by advertising its London youth… Continue reading New Emap Division Signs Nike
Following the release of Q1 sales totals, Finnish mobile phone giant 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… Continue reading Nokia Slashes Growth Forecasts For 2002
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has introduced a new web based returns system which it hopes will speed up the delivery of certificates, make data submission easier and reduce the level of submission errors. Initially available to the business magazine sector, the system is due for roll out across other ABC sectors in due… Continue reading Web Based Returns System Launched By ABC
The ITC has censured Channel 4’s broadcasting of an episode of teenage drama As If after viewers objected to the sexual nature of the programme, claiming it was unsuitable for younger viewers.The episode in question, which was shown at 12.30pm on Sunday 27 January, focussed on the developing relationships of three of the main characters… Continue reading ITC Rules Against Channel 4: As If
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
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
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
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
