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Hollinger International, owner of the Daily Telegraph, has announced a net loss for Q3 2001 of $139.6 million or $1.37 per share, compared to a net loss of $3.9 million or a $0.06 per share in 2000. The increased loss is largely due to unusual items including an accounting loss on the Total Return Equity… Continue reading Hollinger Sees Losses Increase As Advertising Revenue Falls

Unconfirmed press reports at the weekend suggest that Bertelsmann TV subsidiary RTL held talks with Carlton in September at which time an informal offer was made by the German group. The FT reports that the offer was in the region of 275p-a-share although it is thought that the talks ended when the two sides were… Continue reading WSJ Reports Bertelsmann Interest In ITV Companies

Home internet access in the UK has grown by 50% over the last twelve months, adding a further 5 million users, according to the Internet Q4 2001 report released by Continental Research this week. There are currently 15.4 million people accessing the internet from home – around a third of UK adults. A year ago,… Continue reading UK Home Net Access Grows 50% In Q4, Says Continental

The internet is becoming increasingly important in the decision-making process of purchases, even if the web is not used for the final transaction, according to the Internet Q4 2001 report released by Continental Research this week. The survey has found that even when people buy goods and services offline, there is a growing likelihood that… Continue reading Internet Plays An Increasing Role In Purchasing Decisions

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

Roger Pratt, managing director of National Readership Surveys (NRS), introduced the updates and implications of the new NRS contract at the MRG one day conference in London last week.Pratt explained that the contract, which was awarded to Ipsos RSL in November (see Ipsos-RSL Revealed As Winner Of New NRS ContractIpsos-RSL Revealed As Winner Of New… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: The New NRS Contract

Unconfirmed press reports at the weekend suggest that Bertelsmann TV subsidiary RTL held talks with Carlton in September at which time an informal offer was made by the German group. The FT reports that the offer was in the region of 275p-a-share although it is thought that the talks ended when the two sides were… Continue reading WSJ Reports Bertelsmann Interest In ITV Companies

Speaking at the MRG conference in London last week, Neil Eddleston, managing director of JCDecaux Worldlink, introduced delegates to the latest in outdoor research – The Sutton Study.Eddleston said that the increasingly large amount of investment in moving formats has led to the need for a measurement system that recognises new developments in the industry.… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: The Sutton Study

The ITC has upheld complaints against ITV and Bravo for showing “insensitive” and “offensive” programmes shortly after the terrorist attacks in the US.Viewers complained that an ITV news special, shown on 12 September, was “inappropriate” and “in bad taste” as it featured “harrowing” pictures of the terrorist attacks set against a background of music.ITV explained… Continue reading ITV And Bravo Branded “Insensitive” After US Attacks

Speaking at the MRG conference in London last week Geoff Wicken, BMRB’s global development director, said that advertisers would demand a global standard of media measurement as international multimedia deals become more common.In his speech, ‘The single European currency: Two months away for money, 20 years away for media,’ Wicken pointed out that the need… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: Global Media Measurement