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With cautious optimism, regional newspaper publishers Johnston Press today announced a 14.3% rise in H1 profits but warned that growth in H2 was likely to be more modest. Following the company’s optimistic trading statement in June (see Johnston Press Sees Positive Second Half), Johnston announced a like-for-like advertising increase of 3.2% buoyed by a 13%… Continue reading Johnston Press Announces 3.2% Growth In Ad Revenue For H1

Carlton and Granada’s high profile rebranding of digital television service ONdigital to ITV Digital (see Comedy Duo Front ONdigital Rebrand Giant Monkey Spotted In Leicester Square). This has apparently produced “uptake beyond expectations”, although Morrison would not be specific in his claims during the GEITF as ITV Digital subscription figures are to be released to… Continue reading Uptake Up At ITV Digital

Plans by pan-European cable company UPC to merge its German business with Primacom – the country’s third largest cable operator – were looking shaky yesterday when a Primacom shareholders’ vote to pass the deal was postponed. The merger of the two groups would create Germany’s second largest cable company. Regulatory clearance for the merger was… Continue reading UPC’s German Cable Merger In Doubt

Johnston Press Sees Revenue GrowthWith cautious optimism, regional newspaper publishers Johnston Press today announced a 14.3% rise in H1 profits but warned that growth in H2 was likely to be more modest. Following the company’s optimistic trading statement in June, Johnston announced a like-for-like advertising increase of 3.2% buoyed by a 13% increase in recruitment… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Revenue Growth

Two thirds of all small businesses in the US now have access to the internet and half of these have their own website, according to research from Dun & Bradstreet published this month. The research shows that the majority of these businesses still have a dial-up connection to the web, but as 60% plan to… Continue reading Two Thirds Of US Small Businesses Have Web Access

Following Hello! and OK!’s inflated results during the recent audit, ABC is to change the rules, preventing magazines from being able to count copies given away at less than 20% of cover price being counted as circulation. Low price is undoubtedly a draw for the fickle consumer- Glamour’s debut success is thought to be in… Continue reading Feature: Shopping For Circulation

The slow start to the US television market’s upfront sales, coupled with a very low rate of conversion to confirmed orders (see US TV Networks Suffer Low Pre-Season Ad Bookings), has seen the costs per thousand fall at all but two of the major networks, according to data from yesterday’s Myers Report. Costs per thousand… Continue reading US TV Upfronts Show Declining Airtime Costs That Could Be Here For A While

Cable operator Telewest is abandoning its interactive TV venture, Smashed Atom, less than a year after its launch, due to insufficient funds.The joint venture with Atomic Tangerine, an branch of the Stanford Research Institute, will close in the next few months, resulting in the loss of 46 jobs unless a buyer can be found.A spokesman… Continue reading Telewest Folds Smashed Atom

MXR, the digital radio group, today launches the West Midlands digital radio multiplex, delivering digital programming to an area with an adult population of around 3.3m.The consortium, whose shareholders include Chrysalis, Capital Radio, Guardian Media Group, Jazz FM, Soul Media and UBC Media, was awarded the licence by the Radio Authority in February (see MXR… Continue reading MXR Launches Third Digital Radio Multiplex

WPP’s The Media Edge (TME) and Tempus’ CIA have ended their partnership in Germany, according to a report in AdAge yesterday. The news comes as WPP is poised to takeover Tempus for £440 million. TME and CIA’s German subsidiary, Mediahaus Stroebel, have been in alliance for around seven years. The partnership is set to officially… Continue reading Media Edge And CIA End German Partnership