Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue (including GMTV) rose by 9.9% year on year, according to agency estimates. Of this, ITV’s revenue rose 9.3%, Channel 4’s grew by 10.8% and Channel 5 saw revenue rise by 15.5%. Revenue at breakfast franchise GMTV grew 3.2% and total satellite was up 14.1% year on year.Amongst the ITV franchise,… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2000
Global advertising and communications group WPP has this morning posted a 20% growth in its first quarter revenues. Revenues in the UK grew by 17%, as against a 23% growth in Continental Europe. Across WPP’s network of companies, new business billings totalled £532 million.WPP is understood to have made a new merger offer for the… Continue reading WPP Reports Strong First Quarter Revenues
Daily Telegraph owner Hollinger International is ready to consider affiliation arrangements with internet companies, according to restructuring plans announced yesterday. Hollinger’s UK assets include the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator. The group also recently teamed up with Boots for the launch of women’s website handbag.com (see Telegraph And Boots Target Women With New Internet… Continue reading Telegraph Group May Seek Internet Company Merger
IPC Music and Sport has moved to appoint Mike Soutar as managing director, after the news broke last week that Andy McDuff was quitting the post (see Appointments Brief). IPC chief executive Sly Bailey spoke of her confidence that Soutar will take the Music and Sport brands “to a new level”. Recent circulation difficulties and… Continue reading Mike Soutar Takes Over At IPC Music and Sport
Grey Advertising has announced that it will establish a holding company to serve as the parent company for all Grey’s communications properties. The move will see Grey Advertising Inc becoming known as Grey Global Group Inc, while the core advertising agency will become Grey Worldwide.Announcing the restructure plans, Edward Meyer, chairman, president and CEO of… Continue reading Grey Advertising Announces Restructure Plans
ITV’s new evening schedule has resulted in an unacceptable decline in news audiences, according to Sir Robin Biggam, chief executive of the Independent Television Commission (ITC). Sir Biggam said “The ITC is of the view that in the two key public service commitments of the audiences for national/international news and regional programmes, the new ITV… Continue reading ITV Must Address News Audience Decline, Says ITC
There was continued speculation over the Easter weekend that internet group Yahoo! is considering making a takeover bid for media group EMAP. When rumours of the deal surfaced early last week, shares in the UK magazine publisher and radio broadcaster rose in response (see Sharewatch). Since then the value of a possible bid has been… Continue reading Speculation Continues Over Possible Yahoo!/EMAP Deal
IPC’s Music & Sport division was last week hit by the resignation of its managing director, Andy McDuff, and has subsequently been forced to deny rumours that the stable might be offered up for sale. McDuff’s resignation follows hot on the heels of two other senior departures at the group’s flagship lads’ title, Loaded: editor… Continue reading Feature: Staff Departures At IPC Music & Sport Follow Falling Circulations
Advertising continues to play an important role in building online brands, according to a recent report by CIA Sensor. In a national survey highlighting the connection between the public’s awareness of dotcom brands and the amount of money these brands have spent on advertising, a strong correlation between awareness and adspend was found.During 1999 the… Continue reading Advertising Plays Important Role In Building Online Brands
Reuters prices seemed to be rallying after the company announced earlier in the week that it was seeing a recovery in the Far East. Shares rose 67p to end at £11.25.The market decided that WPP’s first quarter figures would be stronger than had been predicted. Shares in the company had fallen from £13.00 at the… Continue reading Sharewatch
