ProgrammesThe first week of 2001 saw BBC1 beat rival ITV to the top programme spot, as EastEnders’ Tuesday edition gained the most viewers. For the rest of the month it was business as usual in the soap wars, with Coronation Street closely tailed at the top by the Albert Square crew.ITV’s other popular offerings included… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – January 2001
Media stocks saw another positive sign yesterday as Reed International joined Reuters (see Collapse In Internet Value Does Not Affect Reuters Strategy, Says Chief Executive) and WPP (see WPP Sees Record Profits) as the third major company to post positive full year results during the past fortnight (see Reed Results Beat Expectations). Reed shares ended… Continue reading Sharewatch
SMG has increased its interest in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) again today, following a similar deal yesterday (see SMG Continues To Build Scottish Radio Stake). The Scottish media group has been building its SRH holding gradually for some time now (see City News). This morning it acquired a further 175,000 shares at 1,375p each, or… Continue reading SMG Takes Scottish Radio Stake To 29.1%
The secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith has given an interview to MediaTel Group’s MD, Derek Jones, excerpts of which will be screened at MediaTel’s Media Question Time on Monday 26 February.In the course of the interview, the minister defends the Communications White Paper he presented late last year against the… Continue reading Chris Smith Defends White Paper In Media Question Time Interview
Pure Communications is claiming a first this week with the launch of Enter, an interactive CD-Rom magazine. Targeting the lads’ mags audience, it is headed up by former Later deputy editor, Sam Delaney.Described as “a whole new way of entertaining young men with a healthy taste for music, sport, movies, comedy, kung-fu and scantily clad… Continue reading Pure Launches CD-Rom Lads’ Mag
Kevin Hand, chief executive of Emap, faced difficult questioning by board members in Paris yesterday over the future of Emap’s US interests. The Financial Times reported today that discussions were thought to address the ongoing question of Emap USA’s underperformance since acquisition and whether is should be sold (see Sharewatch).It is not thought that the… Continue reading Tough Questions On Emap USA For Chief Executive
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising appears to be using the same theory that inspires many campus bands to call themselves “Free Beer”, by using vodka to tempt students into attending careers evenings about the advertising industry. A teaser campaign in association with Absolut vodka has been developed by TBWA/London and Naked Communications to get… Continue reading IPA Uses Booze To Schmooze Graduate Potential For Advertising Industry
Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier this morning turned in better than expected yearly revenue, a day after its proposed acquisition of US medical publishing group, Harcourt General, was referred to the Competition Commission in the UK. Revenues for 2000 grew by 9% to £3.77 billion and pre-tax profit dropped by 3% to £690 million. Both… Continue reading Reed Results Beat Expectations
22 February 2001 Media group SMG this morning announced that it has bought a further 747,699 shares in Scottish Radio Holdings, representing a 2.3% stake in the company. The shares were priced at 1,595p each, a slight premium on Wednesday’s closing price of 1,587½p, valuing the stake at £11.9 million. SMG now holds a 23%… Continue reading SMG Takes Further Stake In Scottish Radio
Awareness levels of outdoor advertising have increased dramatically over the last four years, according to the latest research from JCDecaux. In 1997 the average campaign was recalled by just 28% of all adults, a figure which rose to 40% during 2000. The figure rises to 45% for light TV viewers and those with internet access.This… Continue reading Recall Of Outdoor Ads Rises To 40%, Says Study
