Media share performances on Budget Day (see Budget Line 2001 – The Chancellor’s Speech As It Unfolds) were as varied in terms of positives and negatives as the details spelled out by the Chancellor. The most positive performance in terms of percentage change was seen at Bright Station, which increased 1½p, or 5% to 31½p.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio has this morning announced the sale of Bucks Broadcasting and Sun FM to Radio Investments. The disposal of the stations – Mix 96 and Sun FM – is part of Capital’s strategy to focus on large stations operating in major metropolitan areas. In a separate transaction, Capital Radio’s 30% shareholding in The Wolf… Continue reading Capital Radio Disposes Of Small Stations
Advertising agency Cordiant Communications has this morning turned in a strong set of financial results which show record net new business wins last year, worth £750 million. Cordiant’s results show that ad agencies are continuing to perform well whilst many media owners are suffering an ad revenue downturn. Pre-tax profits grew by 79.1% at constant… Continue reading Cordiant Turns In Record Figures
According to recent US Census Bureau data, B2B e-commerce dominated commercial activity in the US in 1999. The “E-stats” report, published today, shows that while e-commerce accounted for a relatively small percent of total economic activity in key sectors of the US economy, e-commerce transactions between businesses (B2B commerce)accounted for a surprisingly large proportion of… Continue reading 1999 e-Commerce Report From US Census Bureau
The Guardian newspaper last week unveiled investment plans for its Saturday edition. Weekend magazine is to become a glossy with 60% more editorial pages and two of the newspaper’s weekday supplements – Space and The Editor – will be added to its current six sections. The move follows similar announcements from its broadsheet rivals, the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: National Newspapers Look To Boost Female Readership With New Saturday Offerings
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has released details of complaints about television advertising it dealt with for January 2001. Food and drink advertising seemed to cause the largest amount of controversy during the month, with an advert for Van der Bergh Foods’ Chicken Tonight Stir-In Paste prompting complaints from 16 sources, all with close links… Continue reading Why The ITC Wasn’t Having Chicken Tonight
Two thirds of the UK population have mobile phones, but many do not realise their potential uses beyond talking, according to research conducted for the BMRBi Access Omnibus Telephone Omnibus during February this year. The survey found that only 85% of those with mobile phones believe they have text messaging facilities and only 13% believe… Continue reading Two Thirds Of UK Have Mobiles, But Many Are Unaware Of Services Available
Media giant AOL Time Warner announced today that it will create a new TV networks group under the Turner Broadcasting System umbrella, which will include both Turner’s basic cable networks and The WB broadcast network. The division will be the world’s largest television networks group, the company said. The expanded TV networks group will share… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Mergers TV Divisions Into Single Network
Newsline will provide coverage of the key developments in this afternoon’s Budget as it is delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. Newsline‘s Budget page will be set to automatically refresh every few seconds ensuring a full, rolling coverage throughout the Chancellor’s speech which is expected to begin around 3:30pm.
Channel 5 has announced another deal with a dotcom company to swap advertising airtime on the station for a stake in the online business. The deal with PetsPyjamas.com is the sixth such swap Channel 5 has negotiated. C5 will provide £2 million’s worth of airtime to PetsPyjamas.com over the next 14 months in exchange for… Continue reading C5 Swaps Airtime For Equity With PetsPyjamas.com
