The market was not impressed with Granada’s decision to float its media arm; shares in the group fell 46p to 554p. Speculation over a possible bid proposal for either Carlton Communications or United News & Media sent their shares tumbling too. Carlton, believed to be the favoured partner, fell 20p to 756˝p and United dropped… Continue reading Sharewatch
Guardian Newspapers has this week announced the completion of extensive research into its papers’ sections and supplements. Guardian and Observer Sections 2000 is a detailed report covering the readership of its supplements, and is fully compatible with the National Readership Survey (NRS).Its research has shown that, of its weekday supplements, the most popular are the… Continue reading Guardian Publishes Sections Research For Advertisers
Nicholas Rudd-Jones has become group managing director (publishing) of Johnston Press. Rudd-Jones became managing director of Wiltshire Newspapers, part of Pearson Group, in 1995 before moving to United News and Media in 1997. Here he was initially commercial director, before moving on to become managing director of Express Newspapers, a post he held until this… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Cinema admissions figures for April were up 30% year on year, resulting in the highest number of admissions for that month since 1972. An average of 3.04m per week went to see films including top titles Pokemon, Erin Brockovich and Kevin and Perry Go Large, which together grossed £23m.The critically acclaimed American Beauty came fifth,… Continue reading Cinema Admissions For April Up 30% On Last Year
BSkyB has acquired a 20% stake in Medical Information and Broadcasting Limited (MIB) which operates The Medical Channel. The channel is to broadcast via digital satellite to doctors and medical professionals and will go fully live on 1 June this year.The Medical Channel will air on Sky Digital channel 902 from 7am to 10pm every… Continue reading BSkyB Buys Into Medical Broadcasting
UK radio listening is performing strongly according to the RAJAR audience figures for the first quarter of this year, with the whole industry adding more than 33,000 hours’ listening quarter on quarter. Commercial radio’s share of listening has increased, on a national and local level, helping the commercial sector to close the gap slightly between… Continue reading Feature: Radio Groups Show Improvements In Latest RAJAR Report
Granada Group is to be split into two divisions following its merger with contract caterer Compass Group (see Sharewatch). The group’s media division will be renamed Granada Media as a result of the separation, and will float on the stock exchange later this year.The hospitality and media divisions are to be split within 12 months… Continue reading Granada Group To Float Media Arm
A TV sponsorship deal will be extended to radio for the first time in a deal between EMAP, Channel 4 and Malibu. Flava, a youth programme on C4 will be turned into a weekly radio show on EMAP’s Kiss and Big City stations in the deal, which is believed to be worth around £500,000.The radio… Continue reading Channel 4 And EMAP Unite In Sponsorship Deal
Shares in Granada fell by over 6% yesterday as the market responded to the news that the group was to purchase contract caterer Compass Group and split its hospitality and media arms into two separate businesses. Prices closed at 600p yesterday. This morning Granada confirmed that the deal was going ahead.Highbury House Communications saw a… Continue reading Sharewatch
A Clint Eastwood film which averaged 3.1m viewers when it aired on Channel 5 helped give the station its second best ever weekly audience share. Unofficial overnight figures showed that when Absolute Power went out on Tuesday it achieved a 17% share. This helped give the channel an 8.4% share for the day, beating Channel… Continue reading Eastwood Thriller Has Absolute Power Over Channel 5 Ratings
