Colin Lloyd has stepped down from his role as president of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) after nine years in the job. He is not taking on a new full-time role, but will instead consider increasing his non-executive directorships and consultancies.Lloyd, who joined the DMA in 1993 as chief executive, has been credited with the… Continue reading Lloyd Steps Down After Ten Years With DMA
European consumers’ inclination to buy goods and services has been significantly dampened in the first two months of 2002, after the introduction of the Euro was used by many retail and service companies as justification for a hike in prices. This is one of the key findings of a study by GfK, carried out on… Continue reading Euro Introduction Curtails Consumer Spending In Europe
Twice as many people watched coverage of the Queen Mother’s funeral on BBC1 than on ITV1 yesterday, according to unofficial overnight figures from BARB.The figures show that BBC1’s live coverage of events, which ran from 9.15am to 2.10pm, attracted an average of 5 million viewers and achieved a 51.3% share. ITV1’s coverage, which ran from… Continue reading Viewers Turn To BBC1 For Funeral Coverage
Online retail sales in the UK fell for a second consecutive month, according to data from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), as reported by NUA Internet Surveys. Total online retail sales for February reached £397 million – down 4.4% on January, but showing a slowing rate of decline when compared to the 17%… Continue reading UK Online Sales Slow In February, But Growth Is Ten Times That Of US
Mark Thompson, the recently appointed chief executive of Channel 4 (see Thompson Takes The Helm At Channel 4), is to deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival at the end of August.BBC veteran Thompson, who joins the channel in its twentieth year on air, is expected to outline his personal… Continue reading Channel 4 Chief To Deliver MacTaggart Lecture
Wireless communications spending in the US will continue to grow in 2002 reaching $116 billion according to the report 2002 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast from the US Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). This represents an increase of 8.5% in 2001 despite the economic slowdown. Consumer spending on wireless services is expected to increase by 20%,… Continue reading US Wireless Communications Spending To Grow 8.5% In 2002, Says TIA
NTL may avoid forced liquidation, according to report on FT.com today, which claims that the indebted cable group could sign a deal with its bondholders as early as this week.The paper reports that a debt-for-equity swap with the bondholders is now on the table; such a transaction would give them a 95% stake in NTL.… Continue reading NTL Is Close To Refinancing, Says Report
NTL may avoid forced liquidation (see NTL May Take Temporary Bankruptcy As Refinancing Is Finalised), according to report on FT.com today, which claims that the indebted cable group could sign a deal with its bondholders as early as this week. The paper reports that a debt-for-equity swap with the bondholders is now on the table;… Continue reading NTL Is Close To Refinancing, Says Report
Some of the major names in out-of-home and ambient media recently announced their intention to form a trade association separate to the existing Outdoor Advertisers Association. But will this really improve this up and coming media’s standing in the advertising community, or serve to increase the level of confusion caused by fragmentation, asks Naked Communications’… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Out-Of-Home, Alone?
Reed International and Elsevier NV chairman, Morris Tabaksblat, this morning told the Reed Elsevier AGM that trading conditions have changed very little since the group released its financial results in February (see Reed Delivers Strong Results And Reaffirms Growth Expectations For 2002). Tabaksblat reiterated the double-digit earnings and revenue market-outperformance targets for the Anglo-Dutch publishing… Continue reading Little Change In Trading Since February, Says Reed Elsevier
