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Source: Optimedia, January 2001   1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Estimated CPT £4.50 £4.64 £4.68 £4.73 £4.82 £4.87 % increase year on year 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1%

Source: Optimedia, January 2001   1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 £m 1,937 2,034 2,095 2,158 2,201 2,245 % increase year on year 6% 5% 3% 3% 2% 2%

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Source: Optimedia, January 2001   1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 £m 2,495 2,545 2,596 2,674 2,754 2,809 % increase year on year 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% Estimated CPT £6.35 £6.54 £6.80 £7.01 £7.22 £7.36 Media Inflation (%) 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 2%

Carlton Active will this year launch the first interactive adverts to show on ITV. March will see the first showings of two Unilever ads – for Colman’s sauces and Olivio spread – which will include a panel where viewers on digital platforms can click through for offers and product information.Carlton Active have already been responsible… Continue reading Carlton Active Prepares First ITV Interactive Ad, Looks At A Busy 2001

Online travel sales company Lastminute.com this morning reported first quarter financial results that show sales and customer numbers increasing, whilst losses deepen.Total transactions for the quarter reached £20.2 million in value, a 53% increase quarter on quarter and up from just £4.8 million for the same period a year earlier. The number of customers making… Continue reading Lastminute.com Sales Grow As Losses Deepen

The Secretary of State for Culture, Chris Smith, has appointed Dr Whish, professor of Law at King’s College, London to head up the first of three reviews into the commercial aspects of BBC operations, in order to establish whether the BBC is abusing its status as a public service broadcaster by using licence-fee payers’ money… Continue reading Chris Smith Announces Review Into Public Service And Commercial Operation Clash At BBC

Forever Broadcasting, the Newcastle-based independent radio and new media group, has announced the acquisition of Wolverhampton Area Radio (WAR), owner of analogue station 107.7 The Wolf. Forever has paid £5.1 million – £4.1 million in cash and the remainder by the issue of ordinary shares in the company.In the RAJAR survey for the fourth quarter… Continue reading Forever Broadcasting Acquires The Wolf

Month on MonthFigures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for January 2001 show that national newspaper circulation has grown by 2.6% month on month. Only four titles saw circulation losses during the period, while two showed neither loss nor gain.The worst performers were the Express titles, under new owner Richard Desmond. Desmond is currently… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – January 2001

The week began with European media giant Bertelsmann taking a controlling stake in RTL (see Bertelsmann Acquires Controlling Stake In RTL). As a consequence, RTL ended as the best media performer over the week, showing a week on week improvement of £4.77, or more than 8% at £63.87 by close on Friday.BSkyB’s Tuesday results (see… Continue reading Sharewatch