Trinity Mirror announced the sale of eight of its weekly free papers to Johnston Press yesterday (see Johnston Press Gains Eight New Weekly Titles). Shares in Trinity were not greatly affected by the announcement, rising less than 1% to £4.10, while Johnston Press rose just 2p to £2.79½.Despite the uncertainty surrounding the industry in view… Continue reading Sharewatch
Radio has not been immune to the doom predictions of the adspend downturn. The Advertising Association expected average year on year quarterly growth would be 9% in 2001, down from an average 11.2% during 2000. The first quarter growth of just 0.8% this year appeared to confirm fears and AA estimates expect the second quarter… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Radio Resists Adspend Trend
Granada Broadband, the new media wing of Granada plc, is teaming up with lastminute.com to launch four new leisure sites that will cater for around 21m sports fans.Lastminute.com will provide visitors to the sites with a range of sports related travel, entertainment offers and monthly competitions. Sports fans will be offered behind the scenes access… Continue reading Granada Broadband To Launch Websites
The most-used sites on the internet are not necessarily the most valuable in terms of attracting online spenders, according to a new study from Diameter, a division of DoubleClick, and comScore Networks. The netScore Buying Power Index (BPI) allows internet site owners to gauge the ‘value’ of their visitors based on the amount of money… Continue reading Popular Sites Don’t Necessarily Bring Online Big Spenders, Says Report
The BBC’s annual report, published today, shows a continued decline in BBC1’s share, despite an extra £165m being spent on programmes across the board, including drama, entertainment and sport.The BBC spent more of its income on programmes and services last year, increasing the proportion from 76% to 81%. However, according to the report it will… Continue reading BBC Publishes Annual Report
According to the Jupiter MMXI May 2001 internet behaviour study, the number of Europeans visiting business and finance sites rose by 50% in some markets last month and the time spent on such sites has risen by around 60%. Online banking has proved very popular in Europe as has online share dealing and many other… Continue reading Europe Leads In Online Finance
Radio has not been immune to the doom predictions of the adspend downturn. The Advertising Association expected average year on year quarterly growth would be 9% in 2001, down from an average 11.2% during 2000. The first quarter growth of just 0.8% this year appeared to confirm fears and AA estimates expect the second quarter… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Radio Resists Adspend Trend
Radio has not been immune to the doom predictions of the adspend downturn. The Advertising Association expected average year on year quarterly growth would be 9% in 2001, down from an average 11.2% during 2000. The first quarter growth of just 0.8% this year appeared to confirm fears and AA estimates expect the second quarter… Continue reading Feature: Radio Resists Adspend Trend
Scandinavia and the Netherlands are leading the way in the development and usage of the internet and mobile phones, according to the 2001 Yearbook from Eurostat. Throughout the EU, between 1995 and 1999 the number of mobile phones per 100 inhabitants increased by seven times and the number of companies hosting internet access rose by… Continue reading Scandinavia And Netherlands Lead EU Mobile And Internet Developments
