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Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has agreed to buy the Longford Leader Group, which publishes the Longford Leader in the Republic of Ireland, for approximately E9.1 million (£5.6 million), the group has announced. The Longford Leader was established in 1897 and is a weekly paid-for newspaper serving the counties of Longford, Cavan, Leitrim, Westmeath and Roscommon.… Continue reading Scottish Radio Buys Irish Newspaper Group

Emap Performance’s Manchester-based Key 103 has been awarded a new radio licence to operate during the Commonwealth Games in July.The new station, called The Games, will broadcast 24-hours a day on 87.8 FM and, operating on a restricted licence, will provide entertainment guides, event information, traffic news and music.Managing director of Key 103, Tom Hunter,… Continue reading Emap’s Key 103 Goes For Commonwealth Gold

Despite evidence to the contrary, online advertising levels declined only slightly last year when compared to 2000 and the decline was less pronounced than that of other media. This is according to the Assessing Online And Offline Ad Measurement Systems report released by Ipro at the end of last month. Ipro conducted the survey across… Continue reading Online Advertising Measurement Standards Must Improve, Finds Ipro Survey

UK cinema saw advertising revenue increase from £128m in 2000 to £164m in 2001, a year on year increase of 28%, according to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).The figures show that more advertisers than ever before used cinema during 2001 with 118 brands spending over £100,000 more during 2001 than during 2000. Channel 4 was… Continue reading UK Cinema Sees Record Revenue During 2001

By 2007, more than half of all films distributed globally and all US/Hollywood films will be released digitally, according to forecasts from Screen Digest. Currently, just 8.5% of films are digitally released globally; this rises to 35% for the US/Hollywood distributors. By the end of this year the global total should reach 15%, whilst US/Hollywood’s… Continue reading Over 50% Of Films Will Be Released Digitally By 2007, Says Screen Digest

ITV Digital now has 1.26 million subscribers, having added a further 46,000 during the last quarter of 2001. However, the digital services provider is continuing to look at ways to reduce costs internally, including through job reductions.Churn for the three months was 24.9%, which ITV Digital claims is within its forecast range, adding that the… Continue reading ITV Digital Reaches 1.26m Subscribers

Viacom Outdoor has secured all 10 “pioneer partners” for the launch of its cross-track projection (XTP) technology in the London Underground this March.Nestle, Vodafone, BT, BAA and Virgin have joined the original five advertisers; Becks, DHL, Transport for London, Total Media and Tropicana, which signed up to partner the project last month (see First Brands… Continue reading Viacom Secures XTP Partners

IMPORTANT NOTE: This report was compiled using the figures issued by the ABC at the time. Since then, due to a routine inspection of multiple copy sales, the August-January figure for the Guardian has been amended to 410,038, giving it a 3.13% increase year on year, while the August-January figure for the Observer has been… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – January 2002

The annual rate of inflation has seen a sharp rise compared to December, according to the latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics. Inflation was well below the Government target of 2.5% in December, but jumped to 2.6% in January, ahead of forecasts and above the target level for only the second time… Continue reading January Inflation Rate Above Government Target

Card retailer Hallmark is to use Emap’s J17 and Smash Hits databases in a Valentine’s SMS campaign designed to drive traffic to its website.Text messages sent out today will invite recipients to enter a competition by replying to the SMS with answers found on the Hallmarkhiya.com website. The messages have been tactically timed so that… Continue reading Hallmark Uses Emap Teen Databases For Valentine’s Promotion