According to the latest data from the NRS, the national newspaper sector has declined by 6% year on year for the six months to October, with all but one title- the Financial Times showing an annual decline in readership.The FT’s performance amounted to a 4.4% increase. This number of readers is small change compared to… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – October 2000
Is Tim Gardam, Channel 4’s director of programmes, still giddy with the success of summer sensation Big Brother? It seems likely, given the fighting talk with which he introduced his channel’s winter offerings: “Channel 4’s schedule this winter is proof, I hope, that the future of quality television does not have to be two episodes… Continue reading Channel Four Unveils “Diverse And Intelligent” Winter Schedule
Reed International confirmed the rumours yesterday when it launched its plans for a £1.2bn share placing to help fund a recent US book publishing acquisition and reduce debt. (see Sharewatch). Up to 9.9% of the equity of the parent companies will be offered. Yesterday shares in Reed fell 18½p to £6.29½.Yesterday saw Granada Media release… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPC is to launch a television listings guide on the internet. The group’s new free website, unmissabletv.com, will feature TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and What’s On TV as well as cinema listings for the whole of the UK. The news comes a week after the magazine group appointed Caroline Ward as managing director… Continue reading IPC To Launch Television Website
United News & Media and BTopenworld have today confirmed that they are to seek a new owner for LineOne, their jointly-owned portal and internet service provider. The service, which was founded in 1997, has been a successful project, but is now superfluous to the refocusing plans of its two remaining owners. United paid £10m to… Continue reading United And BT Agree To Sell LineOne
While online consumers still plan to buy a majority of their Christmas gifts at brick-and-mortar stores, they will do more of their holiday shopping from offline than last year, according to a new Goldman Sachs/PC Data study. On average, online shoppers plan to buy nearly half (47 percent) of their Christmas gifts offline at traditional… Continue reading US Turns To Christmas e-Shopping
Increased demand for wireless connectivity is expected to boost sales of palmtop and handheld PCs over the next few years. According to a new report by Cahners In-Stat Group, sales of mobile computing devices will rise from 4.8 million last year to 16.7 million in 2004. Palmtops, which use an electronic pen to input information,… Continue reading Wireless Boost To Palmtop Sales
UBC Media has announced the appointment of Jennifer Donald as Finance Director for the company. She replaces Matthew Honey who will remain at the company as an executive director and head of the group’s Unique Interactive division. Emily Bell has been appointed to the new role of editor in chief of the Guardian Unlimited network.… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Granada Media has released its first set of annual results since its flotation and consequent separation from the catering arm of the company in July this year (see Granada Media Begins Conditional Trading). The results revealed modest growth for the year to 30 September, with operating profit up 8% year on year at £253m, while… Continue reading Granada Media Shows Modest Profit Rise In First Final Results Since Flotation
The BBC has announced it is to invest £45m in programme making outside London. An additional £5m funding will be made available for local sports rights across the UK.In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, money will be pumped into the creation of new entertainment, comedy, drama and popular factual programming. New programme “zones” will be… Continue reading BBC Plans Investment In Programme-Making Outside The Capital
