—> The new ABC figures saw major magazine sectors registering declining circulations year on year. Despite this, forecasters predict growth in both ad revenue and market launches. Areas which contribute most to publisher’s circulations are the women’s monthly and weekly markets. However, with both markets declining, they are not expected to be growth areas in… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Star-Studded Future Beckons For The Magazine Market
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against Channel 4 for using poster advertising which could have encouraged suicide attempts. The poster, promoting a documentary about base jumping, showed the feet and legs of a person standing right on the edge of a tall building. The feet were half off the edge and the… Continue reading ASA Upholds Complaints About Channel Four Suicide Posters
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The volatility of TMT stocks was proved again yesterday as the worst performers amongst media shares were new media company Bright Station, which slipped 3½p to 35½p and telecoms company Telewest which dropped 7p to £1.26.In a generally poor day for media shares, the best gains were seen at Granada, which jumped 4p to £1.77… Continue reading Sharewatch
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The new ABC figures saw major magazine sectors registering declining circulations year on year. Despite this, forecasters predict growth in both ad revenue and market launches.Areas which contribute most to publisher’s circulations are the women’s monthly and weekly markets. However, with both markets declining, they are not expected to be growth areas in future. Forecaster… Continue reading Feature: Star-Studded Future Beckons For The Magazine Market
Global advertising and communications group WPP this morning announced pre-tax profit growth of 43% to £365.7 million for the year ended 31 December 2000. The record profits include the incorporation of the Young & Rubicam advertising network which WPP acquired in May last year to create the world’s largest advertising group. Revenues at the combined… Continue reading WPP Sees Record Profits
21 February 2001 The proposed acquisition of Harcourt General by Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier was given a surprise referral to the Competition Commission today. Reed announced plans to buy the US medical publishing company for £31 billion in October last year. The takeover would have created the world’s largest scientific and medical publisher. However, Kim… Continue reading Reed Elsevier’s Harcourt General Acquisition Is Sent For Investigation
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Natmags Cosmopolitan is set to launch a series of branded “lifestyle centres” across the UK. They will offer advice on nutrition and emotional problems to young women.The first centre is set to launch in Manchester in August and will be followed by further centres in the Midlands and the North-West. The group is believed to… Continue reading Cosmo To Launch “Lifestyle Centres” Across The UK
Broker ABN Amro has this morning downgraded its earnings estimates for United Business Media (UBM) by 10%, ahead of an expected advertising slow-down in the hi-tech publishing market. UBM was created following United News & Media’s (UNM) disposal of its consumer media assets at the end of last year. Part of this disposal included the… Continue reading UBM Could Be Hit By Hi-Tech Ad Slow-Down, Warns ABN Amro
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Hannibal, the long-awaited sequel to Silence of the Lambs, broke box-office records when it launched in the UK last weekend. The film grossed £6.4m in its first three days, the highest ever opening weekend for an 18-certificate movie.The previous record for this category was held by Snatch, which grossed £3.18m when it opened in the… Continue reading Hannibal Smashes UK Box Office Records