The mood of the UK stock market darkened yesterday with the worsening outlook taking its toll on media stock.RTL, which confirmed the difficult market conditions in its interim results earlier this week (see RTL Postpones Float; Results Hit By Ad Slowdown), saw shares plunge 43.10% to finish at £20.87, a loss of £15.81 on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Italian advertising market, the only remaining growth market in Europe just a few months ago (see Forecasts and Forecasts), is now showing a continuing downward trend. The latest ACNielsen data, analysed by ABN Amro, show a 7.3% decline in ad revenues during July. The majority of this was felt in the radio and newspaper… Continue reading Once Strong Italian Ad Market Now Shows Downward Trend
As share prices continue to tumble at Pearson, both Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and ABN Amro have downgraded their outlooks for the media group. Much of the fall in Pearson’s figures comes from European broadcaster RTL, in which Pearson holds a 22% stake. RTL yesterday reported an interim loss of E2.2 billion (see RTL Postpones… Continue reading Pearson Downgraded As FT And RTL Outlooks Deteriorate
US newspaper publishers have shown the extent to which the advertising and economic slowdown there is hurting the media, with a disappointing set of figures for August, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The New York Times Company saw revenues decline by 17.8% last month, with technology, media and telcoms advertising particularly weak. Revenues at… Continue reading US Newspaper Groups’ Figures Show Tough Conditions
Cable & Wireless issued its second profits warning in seven months yesterday. The resultant 12% drop in stock value brought the price of shares in the company to a nine-year low of £2.75.The negative mood continued more or less across the board of media stocks, including a 13% drop at SMG and an 11% fall… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Italian advertising market, the only remaining growth market in Europe just a few months ago (see Forecasts and Forecasts), is now showing a continuing downward trend. The latest ACNielsen data, analysed by ABN Amro, show a 7.3% decline in ad revenues during July. The majority of this was felt in the radio and newspaper… Continue reading Once Strong Italian Ad Market Now Shows Downward Trend
Hamish Pringle is proving quick to implement change at the IPA, only a month after taking up his position as director general. He has announced changes to the IPA secretariat affecting areas of membership and communication, as well as increasing the level of commitment to creatives.“The IPA doesn’t do enough for the creative people in… Continue reading IPA Makes More Creative Moves
s share prices continue to tumble at Pearson, both Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and ABN Amro have downgraded their outlooks for the media group. Much of the fall in Pearson’s figures comes from European broadcaster RTL, in which Pearson holds a 22% stake. RTL yesterday reported an interim loss of ₏2.2 billion (see RTL Postpones… Continue reading Pearson Downgraded As FT And RTL Outlooks Deteriorate
RevenueYear on year analysis showed that TV revenue fell across the board during August, with the exception of Satellite revenue which rose by 10%.Total terrestrial TV revenue showed a fall of 7% year on year, as the advertising downturn continued to cast gloom over the industry. Channel 5 was the worst hit with revenue dropping… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – August 2001
The number of internet advertisements in Great Britain fell slightly month on month for July, by 2.1% from 13,719 to 13,433, according to Lemonad. The number of advertisers and campaigns also declined slightly according to the figures. Since December last year the number of internet ads has declined by 5.4%. There was a peak in… Continue reading Online Advertising Trends From Lemonad
