Today was a bad day on the stock market for media technology stocks, as Telewest shed 5.6% of its value to end at 46¼p and Smartlogik dropped 9% to 2½p.As BSkyB prepared to release its financial results today, shares in the digital satellite broadcaster slipped almost 3% to end at £7.47. The best performer was… Continue reading Sharewatch
Q3 results from BSkyB released today reveal revenue increases of 24% and net subscriber growth of 190,000 bringing BSkyB’s DTH subscriber total to 5.49 million. Pre-tax losses for the period fell to £89 million, compared with £123 million for the same period last year. Turnover rose 23% to £642.7 million (from £520.3 million) and earnings… Continue reading BSkyB Losses Fall As Subscriber Growth Continues
Q3 results from BSkyB released today reveal revenue increases of 24% and net subscriber growth of 190,000 bringing BSkyB’s DTH subscriber total to 5.49 million.Pre-tax losses for the period fell to £89 million compared with £123 million for the same period last year. Turnover rose 23% to £642.7m (from £520.3m) and earnings before interest, tax,… Continue reading Sky Reports Revenue Increases
ISBA and the IPA are both lobbying the UK’s e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander, while the Internet Advertising Bureau has launched a “Save Our Cookies” campaign in response to EU proposals on internet “cookies” which the organisations believe could severely damage the fledgling e-commerce industry.The proposal has been laid down in an amendment to the EU… Continue reading Protests At Cookie Cutting Proposals
Outdoor Connection has negotiated a strategic alliance with PHD, OMD UK and Blade GB to form Digital Connection, the first specialist unit to focus solely on planning and buying digital outdoor media.Launched yesterday, Digital Connection hosts a database of existing digital formats and is to develop planning tools for non-traditional forms of outdoor media including… Continue reading Digital Outdoor Planning Unit Launches
Dave King, Emap’s broadcast sales director has been chosen to replace Tom Toumazis as managing director of Emap Advertising, following Toumazis’ resignation last month. Elan Closs Stephens CBE has been reappointed by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell as chair to the Board of Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C). She will be reappointed from 1 April 2002 until… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Mega Profile has signed a deal with Littlewoods allowing it to use the retail chain’s properties as giant advertising sites.The five-year deal gives Mega Profile exclusive rights to use the facades of the 350 sites owned nation-wide by the retail chain. Mega Profile will be responsible for erecting and maintaining PVC banners on the sites… Continue reading Mega Profile Signs Littlewoods Deal
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has launched six new radio executions as part of its ongoing campaign to promote the effectiveness of advertising on commercial radio. It is hoped that the campaign will help turn the current ad downturn to radio’s advantage.Douglas McArthur, RAB chief executive, said: “The current advertising slowdown looks set to continue… Continue reading RAB Launches New Radio Spots
AC Nielsen has named the 43 brands which it claims are the only ones to achieve annual sales of US$1bn and which can be considered “truly global brands”, but predicts that more will join the list in future. At the top of the “mega brands” league is Coca Cola. Only one UK brand- Guinness is on… Continue reading AC Nielsen Names 43 Global Mega Brands
The US hi-tech publishing advertising market continued to deteriorate throughout September, according to the latest in a series of updates (see Hi-Tech Ad Volumes Show Further Deterioration In US, According UBM) from United Business Media (UBM) this morning. UBM’s interest in this area comes through its hi-tech publishing group CMP Media. During the month CMP… Continue reading Hi-Tech Advertising Deterioration Continues, Hammering CMP Media’s Profits
