The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released regional newspaper figures for the period July to December 2001. The figures show that the Kent Messenger series appears to have reversed the downward trend seen in the preceding period, with a 20.1% year on year increase in circulation which makes it the top regional newspaper by… Continue reading ABC Regional Weeklies: July – December 2001
UK IT spending dropped 6.2% in 2001 from ₏54 billion to ?50 billion, a smaller drop than in most other European countries, according to a new brief by Forrester Research. Europe-wide, IT expenditure will dip to 0.7% growth in 2002 and flatten out to 7% annual growth in 2004 because of slow population growth, years… Continue reading UK IT Spending Drops 6.2% In 2001
Telewest Communications has signed up more than 107,000 broadband internet customers – representing an annual growth of 1,135%, the cable operator announced this morning. At this point last year Telewest was selling 380 broadband connections a day on average; now it is shifting 900 per day. This shows a burgeoning interest from UK consumers in… Continue reading Telewest Signs Up 107,000 Broadband Internet Customers
Well received full-year results pushed Trinity Mirror 2.67% higher yesterday to close at £4.23˝p. ABN Amro issued an upbeat note on the UK’s largest publisher of regional newspapers, which saw pre-tax profits rise 0.9% to £155.5m (see Trinity Releases Results Ahead Of Expectations).Carlton, which announced on Wednesday that merger talks with ITV partner Granada were… Continue reading Sharewatch
US broadcast network TV advertising will decline 7.4% in 2001, to $15.5 billion, with a further 3% decline in 2002, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The broker cites the ongoing economic downturn as the cause of the decline. Over the long term it expects broadcast networks to see further audience erosion, as the average… Continue reading Economics Of US Network TV Are Becoming ‘Untenable’ As Revenues Drop, Says ABN Amro
Broadband Britain is becoming a reality, according to Telewest, which claims to have experienced 1,135% customer growth of its Blueyonder broadband internet service over the last year.The cable operator, which launched an advertising campaign in January designed to raise awareness of its Blueyonder service (see Managing director of Telewest Broadband’s consumer division, Philip Jansen, said:… Continue reading Telewest Announces Broadband Growth
Telewest Communications has signed up more than 107,000 broadband internet customers – representing an annual growth of 1,135%, the cable operator announced this morning. At this point last year Telewest was selling 380 broadband connections a day on average; now it is shifting 900 per day. This shows a burgeoning interest from UK consumers in… Continue reading Telewest Signs Up 107,000 Broadband Internet Customers, Losses Deepen
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released regional newspaper figures for the period July to December 2001. The figures show that the Kent Messenger series appears to have reversed the downward trend seen in the preceding period, with a 20.1% year on year increase in circulation which makes it the top regional newspaper by… Continue reading ABC Regional Weeklies: July – December 2001
ISBA has added its voice to those calling for the BBC to be regulated under the new communications super regulator Ofcom.The call was made by Bob Wootton, director of media and advertising affairs, at an IPA conference on Wednesday afternoon where the needs of advertisers in the forthcoming Communications Bill were up for discussion.The feeling… Continue reading ISBA Calls For BBC Ofcom Inclusion
The new BARB contract was the topic of discussion at last night’s MRG evening meeting, where speakers David Cuff, Chris Hayward and Tony Wearne considered the pros and cons of the new TV ratings system.David Cuff, executive vice president – commercial from Flextech Television, began the discussion by acknowledging that the industry needed to respond… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: New BARB – The First Two Months
