Official figures show that the underlying rate of inflation remained at 2.2% last month. The key index, used by the Bank of England to set interest rates, which excludes mortgage payments, remained at the June figure of 2.2%, but is still well below the Government’s target rate of 2.5%. The steadying of inflation makes it… Continue reading July Sees Steadying of Inflation Rate
Digital TV may be pleasing its subscribers with an increased range of channels, but what is it doing for their relationships? New research from BMRB International has shown that the “couch commandos’” sport of choice – “flicking” – is even more popular amongst the men digital households with digital TV, but that women are not… Continue reading Choice Pleases Digital Viewers But Encourages “Flickaholics”
John Brown Publishing has joined up with the Observer to promote the launch of its first women’s title, Bare. A taster copy will be covermounted on this Sunday’s edition of the newspaper, ahead of its launch on 24 August.It will have an initial print run of 165,000 and expects a launch issue circulation of 80-85,000… Continue reading Bare Gets Pre-Launch Exposure In The Observer
WPP released interim results showing a pre-tax profit of over £160m yesterday (see WPP Reports Profits Up 22%). However, shares in the company dropped 1p to end at £9.07.The worst media performer yesterday was Highbury House Communications, which fell 5½p to 52¾p. SMG also fell, by 16p to £3.16½.Tempus had a better day, rising 20p… Continue reading Sharewatch
Sky News has launched a streaming video service, allowing readers to catch live news bulletins 24 hours a day through its website, sky.com/news. The move is a further extension of the group’s news activity as competition between multi-channel news providers increases (see Feature: How Much More News Can We Take?).Sky News is now available across… Continue reading Sky News Launches 24-Hour Video Streaming Service
No longer a minority group, for the first time, female internet users outnumbered male ones in the US during the first quarter of this year. MMXI Europe’s parallel study in the States by Media Metrix and Jupiter Communications found that during May females aged 2 or older at home and work represented 50.4% of all… Continue reading Female Internet Users Outnumber Male Users In US
WPP reported pre-tax profits of £161 million in its interim results released today. This marks an increase of over 22% on the same period last year for the advertising group which is set to become the largest in the world on completion of its $4.7bn deal with Young & Rubicam (see WPP Buys Young &… Continue reading WPP Reports Profits Up 22%
Hollinger Telegraph, which owns the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph, is planning to launch a raft of internet channels by the end of this year. The Electronic Telegraph website is to be revamped as a portal leading to a number of individual channels, the first of which, a sports site, will launch in September.Electronic… Continue reading Daily Telegraph Extends Its Web Content
Month on MonthNational newspapers showed a decrease in sales across the sector of 3.5% for the month of July. Figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) showed that around half of all national titles saw their circulation fall. The most significant exception was Sport First which fought back from a drop in last month’s… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – July 2000
The best media performer over the last week was Reed International, thanks to interest in its internet publishing activities (see Profits Fall 5% At Reed Elsevier). Its climb of 13p to £5.87 on Friday meant that over the week shares in the company went up more than 10%.Pearson fared less well last week, dropping more… Continue reading Sharewatch
