Reuters was the best performer in the FTSE 100 index yesterday, although there seemed to be no obvious reason for the 6% rise. Shares ended up 72p at £12.82.Trinity Mirror announced a positive trading report yesterday (see Trinity Announces Positive Trading Report, Enhances ic24 Network) and spoke of increased revenue growth. However shares in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Not so many months ago dedicated women’s portals were hot property on the internet. A flurry of online women-focussed activity occurred in the space of a few months with offerings from Associated New Media (CharlotteStreet.com), Hollinger and Boots, (handbag.com), IPC (beme.com) and Freeserve (icircle.co.uk).They all had one thing in mind: to tap into the pockets… Continue reading Feature: Publishers Bring Women’s Sites Into Focus
MRG Evening Meeting – The Future of Radio and Outdoor MeasurementLast night’s Media Research Group (MRG) Evening Meeting covered the issue of machine assisted media research in two areas which have previously relied on manual collection – outdoor and radio. Derek Bloom of Poster Audience research and Jane O’Hara of RAJAR discussed possible alternatives to… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – The Future of Radio and Outdoor Measurement
Jane Phillimore has been appointed editor of fledgling women’s lifestyle title Aura. Phillimore, previously deputy editor of Options, takes over the role from Deirdre Vine who is to step down to the role of contributing editor. Since its launch the Parkhill Publications title has lost at least two key staff members (see Appointments Brief) amid… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Emap was one of the best performers among media stocks yesterday, rising 32p to £11.25. Taylor Nelson Sofres also did well, jumping 10p to £2.82½.News was less good for Cordiant which announced its second acquisition in as many weeks yesterday (see Cordiant Acquires Lighthouse Global Network). Shares in the company fell 27½p to £3.44½.SMG also… Continue reading Sharewatch
A new study from Forrester confirms recent doubts that the internet is encroaching on television viewing. The report from the research group has found that while TV advertising of websites drives traffic to the net, a reciprocal relationship does not occur.Almost 48% of UK internet users go to sites after watching its advertisement on TV,… Continue reading Price Of Dotcom Ads Set To Rise As Net Poaches TV Viewers
Channel 5 has announced its latest dotcom deal, through which it intends to provide www.thefirstresort.com with £3m of support in exchange for a percentage stake in the business.The package offered to the online travel agent will include spot advertising, programme sponsorship, holiday pages on 5 Text and links from both the 5 Text website and… Continue reading Channel 5 Signs Holiday Site For Latest Equity Deal
Trinity Mirror has reaped increased revenue growth across its national and regional newspapers during the first half of the financial year, and said that the company, which merged last year (see Trinity And Mirror Seal Merger In £2bn Deal), had integrated its assets well . The largest regional publisher in the UK and owner of… Continue reading Trinity Announces Positive Trading Report, Enhances ic24 Network
The younger you are, the more likely you are to be online, or so statistics seem to suggest. So why, as a would-be dotcom, bother teaching your grandmother to click icons when there is a ready made ‘i-generation’ eager for an online hangout?The recent launch of www.mykindaplace.com, the on-line teen mag, is set to be… Continue reading Website Creators Looking For Teenage Clicks
Condé Nast is to launch a UK edition of the successful US young women’s title Glamour in the Spring of next year. The news comes just one week after Emap announced that it was folding Minx as a result of declining circulation (see July-December 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher).With an average size issue of… Continue reading Condé Nast Set To Bring US Glamour To The UK
