Independent News & Media announced a 22% increase in pre-tax profits this morning. Releasing interim results for the six months to the end of June, the group, which publishes the Independent, reported profits of £46m after record performances across its core businesses.Solid circulation figures from the Independent and the Independent on Sunday pushed total UK… Continue reading Profits Up At Independent News & Media
The ITC cable statistics for the second quarter of 2000 show that the take-up rate for cable television services fell slightly quarter on quarter, from 26.4% for the first quarter of the year to 26.1% for the second. However, in a yearly analysis this represents an overall rise of 1.2%.In total 53% of all homes… Continue reading Cable TV Take-Up Falls Quarter On Quarter But Rises Year on Year
BSkyB and NTL have announced a five year deal which will see Sky supply its channels to NTL’s networks and ensures that the benefits of any new developments, including pay-per-view events, will be shared by the two organisations.“The deal will mean that carriage of Sky’s channels on NTL networks is secure for the next five… Continue reading BSkyB And NTL Strike Channel Supply Deal
Emap is moving closer to its target of establishing 20 international editions of men’s lifestyle title FHM by April next year. An announcement was made this week that, in addition to the German and Dutch versions already in the pipeline (see Emap Disposes Of Euro Business Titles, But Targets Euro Lads), the magazine will launch… Continue reading Emap Announces Imminent Arrival Of FHM In Hungary
Recent research by Datamonitor claims that internet games on mobile phones are set to be a huge success in Europe and the US and estimate that 200 million people will be playing these games by 2005. The most popular games will be the old classics: card games, quizzes and bingo but mobile game players will… Continue reading Wireless Gaming Worth $6bn By 2005
Marks & Spencer has become the latest high street retailer to join interactive shopping platform, Open. A five-year deal commencing next summer will allow subscribers to buy M&S products through their digital television sets.The service will initially be limited to clothing and home products but will eventually allow the retailer’s entire range, including food and… Continue reading M&S Signs Deal With Open
A new channel has been launched for Sky Digital customers, which claims to be the first round-the-clock digital recruitment channel. The service allows employers to place adverts which are then shown 24 hours a day, seven days a week and form part of a database which can be searched by potential employees. Those looking for… Continue reading 24 Hour Recruitment Channel Launches On Sky Digital
Emap seems to be looking beyond the UK for expansion recently, with a possible bid for more US titles (see Emap Considers Expansion Of US Position) and the announcement that the FHM brand is to be taken further into Europe (see Emap Announces Imminent Arrival Of FHM In Hungary). The market has given a reasonably… Continue reading Sharewatch
Emap is thought to be looking to expand its US portfolio by competing to buy Time Mirror Magazines, publishers of US special interest titles including Field and Stream.The magazine division is being sold off by Tribune, which acquired the Times Mirror publishing group earlier in the year. Given Emap’s position in the US, thanks to… Continue reading Emap Considers Expansion Of US Position
The Electronic Telegraph (ET) is to be relaunched as Telegraph.co.uk, gaining a new look and feel and five new channels, launched progressively between now and the end of the year.Matthew Duffy, business development director of Hollinger Telegraph New Media, the Telegraph’s wholly owned subsidiary, said that a “significant investment” has been made in the technical… Continue reading Electronic Telegraph Invests In Relaunch
