Shares in Telewest fell to an all time low yesterday following speculation that the cable operator would be forced to restructure its debt because of a lack of funding. Stock was down 15% to close at 17p, a loss of 3p on the day before.At the other end of the scale Capital saw shares rise… Continue reading Sharewatch
The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 14 February 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jul – Dec 2001 Music Titles
The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 14 February 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jul – Dec 2001 Celebrity and TV Listings Magazines
Shares in Cable & Wireless slumped to a ten year low yesterday, ending down 4.37% at £2.30, thanks to fears over the company’s accounting practices. Elsewhere in telecommunications, Telewest slipped 6p to 20p after a Merrill Lynch downgrade.Following Reuters’ lack-lustre results earlier this week (see Reuters Stock Falls As Profits Drop 34%), analysts have cut… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio and UBC Media Group have announced the formation of a joint venture to develop digital radio data services in the UK.Capital owns regional and local digital radio licences and UBC controls data capacity on the digital multiplexes owned by the MXR consortium. Under the terms of the new venture, Capital and UBC will… Continue reading Capital Radio And UBC Team Up To Push Digital Radio
Capital Radio and UBC Media Group have announced the formation of a joint venture to develop digital radio data services in the UK. Capital owns regional and local digital radio licences and UBC controls data capacity on the digital multiplexes owned by the MXR consortium. Under the terms of the new venture, Capital and UBC… Continue reading Capital Radio And UBC Team Up To Push Digital Radio Multimedia Content
By the end of 2003 brands will be able to send SMS adverts containing sound and moving images, according to global youth marketing consultant Vijay Anand.Speaking at the SMS 2002 mobile marketing conference yesterday, Anand said that Multi-Media Messages (MMS), capable of carrying video streams, digital photos and MP3-style sound files to consumers’ mobile phones,… Continue reading SMS To Offer More To Advertisers
French advertising group, Havas, has posted a 24.9% increase in revenues and net new billings worth E2.1 billion for the year ended December 2001. The final quarter of the year saw the group – the world’s fifth largest advertising network – pick up E600 million of new business, up from E400 million in Q3. New… Continue reading Havas Revenues Strong, Global Outlook Remains Cautious
Independent market analysts Datamonitor have predicted a 59% increase in text messaging today as people use the increasingly popular medium to send Valentines greetings, with 67 million messages expected instead of the normal daily average of 42 million.Over 70% of the population is now thought to have mobiles, and while text messaging is popular across… Continue reading SMS SWALK 4 Valentines Day?
Media stocks reacted positively to the full-year results posted by French advertising group Havas this morning, with WPP, Aegis and United Business Media (UBM) all showing strong gains. Havas posted a 24.9% rise in revenues for the year to December and despite a cautious outlook from chairman Alain de Pouzilhac, shares in WPP had rallied… Continue reading Media Shares Boosted By Havas Results
