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Ulster Television has completed its IR£17.3 million acquisition of 60% of County Media, a radio broadcasting business based in Cork, Ireland (see Ulster Stock Rises On Positive Results). County currently operates three independent local radio stations in Cork – 96FM in Cork City, 103FM in North Cork and 103FM in West Cork. Since launching over… Continue reading Ulster Completes County Media Acquisition

Month on MonthThe Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released national newspaper circulation data for March 2001. Total circulation across all titles fell by 1.1% month on month, with eight titles seeing slippage in their individual circulations.The largest gains were at the Sunday Express, which added 9.9%. However, so far Richard Desmond’s efforts to pull… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up -March 2001

(This page will refresh itself every 30 seconds) The Chancellor rose at 3.31pm. New child tax credit available for families with incomes up to £58,000. Growth target for 2002 of 2-2.5%; 3-3.5% for 2003 and 2-3.5% for 2004. Budget surplus this year is £3 billion. Public sector borrowing requirement (PSBR) is £11 billion. Research and… Continue reading Budget 2002 Coverage – The Chancellor’s Speech As It Unfolds

Media shares were under less pressure last week than in those preceding (see Sharewatch). One major story was the Sunday Mirror’s difficulties (see Trinity Mirror Shares Fall As Fears Of Contempt Charge Rise), which culminated in the resignation of the paper’s editor (see Sunday Mirror Editor Myler Quits). Trinity Mirror shares were buffeted by the… Continue reading Sharewatch

Independent News & Media this morning released preliminary full year results for 2002 which reveal a slump in the company’s profits in what it describes as a ‘difficult’ year. Pre-tax profits fell to £38 million, compared to £95 million in 2000, turnover also fell slightly on 2000 totals. The company said that despite the difficulties… Continue reading Independent Reports ‘Robust’ Performance As Profits Slump

Men’s lifestyle magazines may never prove such a rich seam of readership as the women’s market, but despite the rocky ride of the sector’s relatively short life-span (established only in 1985, FHM is nonetheless considered a long-running title here), it still holds the attention of advertisers.In terms of circulation, 2000 was a varied year for… Continue reading Feature: Lads Mags Still Attract The Ads

UK online advertising revenue was for the first time greater than revenue to cinema during 2000, according to a new survey from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The survey shows that internet advertising – in the UK at least – is continuing to grow at a faster rate than any other media previously.… Continue reading UK Online Revenue Overtakes Cinema In 2000

Online advertising sales company, DoubleClick, yesterday posted a bleak outlook for the sector’s short-term future as it unveiled its first-quarter financial results. Whilst the results themselves were slightly above analysts’ expectations, the group’s outlook was more negative than had been anticipated. DoubleClick said that it generated global media revenue for the first quarter of $46.1… Continue reading DoubleClick Offers Bleak Outlook For Online Ad Market

Hollinger International, owner of the Daily Telegraph, is on the acquisition trail, according to a story in the Financial Times. The paper says that the Canadian company has a warchest of around C$1 billion and could be looking to spend it over the next twelve months. The FT cites Trinity Mirror and Regional Independent Media… Continue reading Hollinger Set For Acquisitions, Says FT

Channel 5 has run into trouble with the ITC over an item shown in a January edition of 5 News. During a report on depression, a film containing pictures of a nurse getting ready to go to work in the morning was shown. A viewer noted that two 3 second long close up shots of… Continue reading Channel 5 Given Wake-Up Call By ITC Over Coffee Shots