The UK stock market showed signs of recovery yesterday as Wall Street reopened for the first time since Tuesday’s attacks on the US. The FTSE 100 index showed sharp gains, in contrast to US markets which suffered a steep decline, and UK media companies appeared to be recovering from the tragic events of last week.ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed an unexpected rise in inflation, which exceeded the Government’s target level of 2.5% for the first time in over two years. The underlying rate of inflation was 2.6% during August, up 4% points on the previous month. Falling car and petrol prices are thought… Continue reading Inflation Rate Reaches Unexpected High
Scottish Radio Holdings’ (SRH) Score Press has sold the Title Media division and its subsidiary Ireland on Sunday Ltd, which publishes the Ireland on Sunday newspaper, to Associated Newspapers for £7.4m cash, the company announced this morning.SRH, which has built up a portfolio of 41 local weekly titles over the last six years, acquired the… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sells Ireland On Sunday To Associated
Scottish Radio Holdings’ (SRH) Score Press has sold the Title Media division and its subsidiary Ireland on Sunday Ltd, which publishes the Ireland on Sunday newspaper, to Associated Newspapers for £7.4 million cash, the company announced this morning. SRH, which has built up a portfolio of 41 local weekly titles over the last six years,… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sells Ireland On Sunday To Associated
Chris Smith MP has signalled his intention to stay connected to the media world following his departure from the position of Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport earlier this year in favour of Tessa Jowell (see Smith Replaced By Jowell Following Labour Landslide). He has accepted the role of chair of a consumers… Continue reading Chris Smith Joins Classic Panel
Blow Up Media, the giant poster contractor, is increasing the scope of its national network with the launch of a new office in Birmingham.The office, which will be run by Harvey Andrew Glen, formerly of More O’Ferrall, will manage sites in Scotland, Wales, the Midlands and the North of England and has already secured “high… Continue reading Blow Up Opens In The North
BSkyB would be interested in buying a stake in ITV companies Carlton and Granada if the Government changed the current cross media ownership laws, according to CEO Tony Hall. Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge, Sky’s chief executive said that if the current broadcasting laws were changed, Sky would consider investing in… Continue reading BSkyB Eyes Up Terrestrial Opportunities
Jazz FM has developed an internet radio sponsorship package to allow advertisers to sponsor Jazzfm.com’s live audio stream.Advertisers will be able to sponsor 20 second audio trailers which will appear every time a user connects to the Jazz FM live feed. The package will include branding of the live feed button and banner ads on… Continue reading Jazz FM Offers Online Ad Package
The US Federal Reserve has just announced a 0.5% point cut in interest rates in what is a concerted move to prop up trading on Wall Street today. The cut, from 3.5% to 3.0%, came only one hour before trading is set to resume. Investors around the world will still be looking anxiously toward Wall… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Can Traders Stabilise The Market As Wall Street Reopens?
