Casino-on-net.com was the top online advertiser in August gaining exposure among 5,520,000 individual at home users throughout the month. The online gambling site commanded 38.9% reach of the UK at home internet universe and averaged 8 page impressions per user. Amazon.co.uk slipped to third place with visits from 5,366,000 users throughout the month. The site… Continue reading New Media Round-Up
Chrysalis Radio’s Galaxy Network, the dance music radio brand, is to launch in London following a deal with Ministry of Sound Radio.From October Galaxy Network programming will feature on Ministry of Sound Radio which is expected to broadcast to around 250,000 people throughout Central London on the 87.7FM frequency.Ministry of Sound Radio will broadcast throughout… Continue reading Galaxy Network Launches In London
ITN has been confirmed as the winner of the contract to provide news to ITV from January 2003. As the current holder of the contract, ITN was challenged for the first time ever in this round of bidding, as the ITC gave the go ahead for the Channel Three News consortium, which includes BSkyB in… Continue reading ITN Wins ITV News Bid
UK media giant Emap today released a trading statement which revealed that underlying profits for the group grew by 3% in H1 2001 largely due to increases in circulation revenue in the UK and France, but warned that advertising revenues are still falling. Underlying consumer advertising revenue was up by 5% in the UK and… Continue reading Emap Sees Circulation Revenues Rise In Tough Marketplace
UK media agency, Tempus, yesterday released interim financial results that were received variously as ‘a decent performance in tough conditions’ to a ‘playing down of the advertising slump’ (see Tempus Results Show Decent Performance In Tough Conditions, But Jobs Likely To Go). Shares finished up 6p at 448½p, propped a little by the anticipated takeover… Continue reading Tempus Results: Reaction
BSkyB saw shares rise yesterday, despite an advertising forecast downgrade by ABN AMRO earlier in the week. Stock was up 2.83% to finish at £6.17, an increase of 17p on the previous day.After releasing a reassuring trading statement yesterday, the Daily Mail saw shares climb 11.17% to close at 5.59, 56.2p better off than the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Reuters is launching Reuters television (RTV) on its website.RTV will appear in streamed video form on Reuters.co.uk this week and will provide users with a daily schedule of financial programmes, including live coverage of “market moving” events, footage of economic indicators and interviews with market figures.Reuters’ UK personal finance editor, Bernard Hickey, said: “The addition… Continue reading Reuters Launches Live TV Stream
Emap is cutting more jobs in its Digital division and is reintegrating the business into its off-line operations.A spokesperson for Emap today refused to comment on reports that up to 60 jobs were to go across Emap’s portfolio of websites but confirmed that redundancies would occur.“Emap’s digital operations will be reintegrated into various off-line networks,… Continue reading More Jobs To Go At Emap Digital
UK cinemas enjoyed their highest month of admissions for 31 years during August, according to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA), as 18.1 million came to see films including Planet of the Apes and Cats & Dogs. Research also suggests that cinema advertising so far continues to resist the downturn affecting the rest of the industry.According… Continue reading August Triumph For Cinema
BSkyB is to terminate its analogue service from midnight tomorrow, completing the transition to a digital service ahead of the original deadline of 31 December 2002.The broadcaster has been reducing the number of channels available through the analogue direct to home (DTH) service, despite some consumer concerns, (see More Channels Leave Sky Analogue) since the… Continue reading Sky Ends Analogue
