RevenueYear on year analysis showed that, year on year, 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 9.3% year on year, as the advertising downturn continued to cast gloom over the industry. Channel 5 was the worst hit… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – August 2001
RTL Postpones Float; Results Hit By Ad SlowdownPan-European free-to-air broadcaster, RTL, yesterday released interim financial results in line with expectations, saying that core businesses are ‘performing strongly in difficult advertising market conditions’. Nevertheless, analysts at ABN Amro are expecting to downgrade their full-year 2001 forecasts for the group, given the poor advertising visibility in the… Continue reading RTL Postpones Float; Results Hit By Ad Slowdown
The licences of London News Radio and Galaxy Radio Manchester have been automatically renewed for a further eight years by the Radio Authority, as the broadcasters are or will be providing digital sound programmes for local multiplexes. However, the Greater London licence currently held by London Christian Radio is being re-advertised from this week.London News… Continue reading LBC and Galaxy Get Licence Renewals
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
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
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
Publishing group, Highbury House Communications, has announced that its subsidiary Cumulus Business Media has acquired DMG World Media’s subscription and controlled circulation Power Portfolio of magazines, together with the associated yearbooks. Highbury House will pay 10% of the annual turnover of the titles over the five-year period from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2006.… Continue reading Highbury House Acquires DMG Power Titles
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
