Unconfirmed press reports over the weekend suggest that Carlton had held talks with Bertelsmann TV subsidiary RTL during September, at which time an informal offer was made by the German group (see WSJ Reports Bertelsmann Interest In ITV Companies). Carlton saw shares fall 3.33% yesterday to finish at £2.32, a loss of 8p on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Richard Foan, managing director of ABC Electronic and Roger Holland, executive chairman of JICNET, told delegates at the MRG conference last week that significant steps needed to be taken if the internet is to become “a truly accountable medium.”Foan explained that the tools capable of making complete accountability possible are already in place but that… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: Making The Internet Accountable
The advertising downturn is taking its toll on the industry but John Harlow, partner in Naked Communications, suggests that marketing partnerships could be the light at the end of the tunnel for many advertisers.The industry is going through an uncomfortable period. Faced with economic uncertainty, job losses, declining revenues and budgets, it’s no wonder that… Continue reading Happy Families
Emap today released interim results which, although in line with expectations, demonstrated the extent to which the group had been hit by the advertising slump and forecast no second half recovery.The group said “normalised” pre-tax profits, excluding figures from its US operation which was sold in July, rose 8% to £55m, while revenues rose 3%… Continue reading Emap Results ‘In Line With Expectations’
Lucy Bristow, research manager at Channel 4 and Carine Evans, divisional director at TNS Media brought last week’s MRG conference to a close with an introduction into a radical new research technique called semiometrie.The French technique, which blends classic psychology and semiotics, is designed to “probe the unconscious mind” in order to help advertisers gain… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: Exploring The Subconscious
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that the national newspaper market as a whole saw a month on month drop of 2.3% from September to October this year, as readers show signs of tiring with coverage of the global war against terrorism.Many of the gains achieved by the broadsheets in… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up October 2001
Emap today released interim results which, although in line with expectations, demonstrated the extent to which the group had been hit by the advertising slump and forecast no second half recovery. The group said “normalised” pre-tax profits, excluding figures from its US operation which was sold in July (see Petersen Sale Closes ‘Difficult And Unhappy… Continue reading Emap Results ‘In Line With Expectations’ But No Second Half Recovery Expected
Speaking at last week’s MRG conference, Lucy Shepherd, head of research at CIA UK, said that interactive TV (iTV) needs to be greatly improved if the growing tide of consumer apathy is to be stemmed.She said that digital TV has failed to inspire viewers since its launch three years ago and explained that interactive services… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: The Future Of Interactive TV
Publicis, the French advertising group which owns Saatchi & Saatchi and co-owns the recently merged Zenith/Optimedia operations (see Optimedia And Zenith Merged By Parent Companies) yesterday released Q3 results which show better-than-expected billings for the year to date. Consolidated billings of Publicis Groupe SA rose by 56.5% in the first nine months to reach 11.3… Continue reading Publicis Results Reveal Growth Despite Market Conditions
Week on week analysis of the media market reveals strong performances for both Carlton and Granada amid growing speculation that the ITV partners are considering restructuring the troubled pay-per-view platform, ITV Digital (see Former BSkyB Exec To Review ITV Digital). The former saw shares rise 22.76% to finish at £2.40, while the latter was up… Continue reading Sharewatch
