Go Racing have confirmed that a further 17 British racecourses have joined forces with the consortium (see Go Racing Gets Go Ahead For Racing Channel) following the expiry of its 11th May deadline.The acceptances of 49 of the 52 British racecourses, which represent 90% of the total betting revenue marks the next significant stage in… Continue reading Go Racing Announces Take-Up
The Council of Outdoor Specialists (COS) has been replaced by IPA Outdoor as the industry group representing outdoor specialists. Announcing the change, key members of the organisation have outlined its 2001 agenda covering accountability, trading and information supply.Carole Kerman, chief executive of Outdoor Connection and IPA Outdoor member responsible for accountability, said, “The IPA Outdoor… Continue reading Council Of Outdoor Specialists Replaced By IPA Outdoor
With the latest RAJAR figures illustrating commercial radio’s loosening grip on its audience (see Rajar Figures Show Another Tough Quarter For Commercial Stations) Capital was the worst performer amongst media shares last week. The radio owner fell 10% to £7.85 week on week. Other owners also saw drops in share price over the week: Chrysalis… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Media Business.Wednesday Cable and Wireless releases its full year financial results.Thursday Capital Radio releases interim results for the six months ending March 2001.Friday Scottish Radio announces interim results for the six months ending March 2001.Also: ABC National Newspaper Round-Up for April appears on… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Cable giants NTL and Telewest are to merge their sales operations after NTL announced that it will be signing up to Flextech, the sales arm of Telewest, for all its internet, interactive and broadband advertising sales.Launching on July 1st, advertisers will for the first time be able to buy a single campaign across the entire… Continue reading NTL Signs Up With Flextech Sales
The lead enjoyed by Capital 95.8 FM among the London stations was retained for this quarter, despite slight declines for the station in both reach and share, period on period. Meanwhile the fight for second place continues, with the heavy marketing campaigns of Heart and Magic beginning to bear fruit.Capital remains a dominant force when… Continue reading Capital Continues London Domination Despite Falls In Share And Reach
Political, business and current affairs title, the Economist, part of the Pearson group, has undergone its first major redesign since 1987, which includes the introduction of full colour to all its pages.At over 150 years old, the title’s circulation shows no sign of needing a facelift, however, editor Bill Emmott pointed out that new readers… Continue reading Economist Goes Full Colour In Latest Redesign
The March 2001 RAJAR figures for local commercial radio show that weekly reach has decreased quarter on quarter from by 1%. Local commercial radio’s share of listening has risen for the same period, by 0.4 percentage points.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of… Continue reading March 2001 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
As the latest RAJAR figures revealed that commercial stations continue to slip in share and reach (see Newsline), radio owners’ share prices took a dive. Capital was the worst affected, slipping over 5.5% or 47½p to £8.10 by the end of the day. Emap dropped 5p to £8.35 while GWR lost 12½p to end at… Continue reading Sharewatch
The costs of investing in internet development are showing at Chrysalis Group, as interim financial results for the six months to 28 February, show a group-wide pre-tax loss of £5.6 million. Chrysalis spent £9.1 million on new media activities, giving an operating loss of £4.8 million (compared to a £1.1 million profit for the same… Continue reading New Media Costs Push Chrysalis Into The Red
