The Advertising Association (AA) and ISBA have come out in strong support of the European Commission’s (EC) decision to take the French government to court over a law which bans the advertisement of alcoholic beverages.The industry bodies have welcomed the news, broken on NewsLine on Wednesday (see The AA’s director of public affairs, Sara Soltani,… Continue reading AA And ISBA Condemn French Ad Ban
Pre-tax profit at regional and national newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror, was down by 9.7% to £80.9m for the six months to 1 July 2001, but nevertheless ahead of expectations.Like all newspaper groups, Trinity has been impacted by a 12% rise in newsprint costs this year, along with the broader downturn in advertising revenues. It is… Continue reading Profits Down At Trinity But Above Expectations
Like for like revenues at GWR Group dropped by 11% in the first quarter, chairman Henry Meakin told the company’s AGM this afternoon. He added that the difficult advertising market conditions referred to in the company’s year-end financial results in May (see GWR Announces Board Changes As Results Come In Line With Expectations) remain throughout… Continue reading GWR Assumes No Ad Recovery Until Q1 2002
The Dutch advertising market showed further deterioration in the second quarter, with display advertising down by 5.3% year on year, according to analysis by ABN Amro. This follows a 4.6% increase in Q1 2001. Radio and television performed particularly poorly, down by 6.7% and 7.6% respectively. It is mainly the telecoms advertisers that are currently… Continue reading Dutch Display Advertising Falls In Q2
The downturn in the financial advertising market may have continued to effect revenues at the Financial Times and could in turn impact parent company Pearson’s results, due out on Monday, according to ABN Amro. The broker notes that the FT is heavily reliant on advertising and that the experiences of the Wall Street Journal recently… Continue reading Falling Ad Revenues At FT Could Feature In Pearson Results
A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has revealed that the length of time spent online by different sections of the internet varies greatly. The Project asked 1,081 Internet users whether they were currently using the Internet more or less than they were six months earlier. 54% said they were using… Continue reading America Online: Latest Data From Pew
BSkyB was the best media performer of the day. After releasing its end of year results yesterday (see Sky Still Strong Despite Pre-Tax Losses), stock climbed 4.73% to finish at £7.08, an increase of 32p on the previous day.Reuters seemed to have regained face after announcing job cuts earlier in the week. Shares rose 4.14%… Continue reading Sharewatch
Carlton and Granada have reached an agreement with SMG that will allow the transmission and promotion of ITV Digital and ITV Sport in Scotland. According to press reports, the two ITV giants will pay SMG an undisclosed sum to gain access to its broadcasting multiplex and for the rights to use its ‘share’ of the… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Reach ITV Digital Agreement With SMG
People are more receptive to new ideas and information on Sundays, when they are most relaxed, and often turn to Sunday newspapers for the information they seek, according to the second annual Sunday in America study from PARADE magazine. MediaPost reports that this is a boon to publishers and advertisers, as the ‘Sunday state of… Continue reading Sunday Readers Are More Receptive, Says Survey
The BBC has put an end to months of press speculation by announcing that Eastenders will be shown four nights a week. From 10 August an extra episode will show on Fridays at 8pm.Controller of BBC1, Lorraine Heggessey, said: “Quality popular drama is one of the lynchpins of BBC1 and a fourth episode of Eastenders… Continue reading BBC Adds Eastenders To Fridays
