Shares in NEWSCOM were up 50p after the regional newspaper publisher reported a 10% increase in profits (see NEWSCOM Reports 10.4% Increase In Profits). Prices closed at £14.87˝p.Granada climbed almost 10% as a decision about the future of the ITV network edged nearer (see Carlton-United Merger Deal Referred To Competition Commission). Shares rose 58p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday A selection of sector Round-Ups, compiled using the July-December 1999 ABC data, is now available in Newsline‘s Press features list. Shorter versions of the reports are currently available to non-subscribers on Newsline. An analysis of performance by publishing group will be available on Newsline later on today.MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The new website of the Financial Times was launched today with the aim of making it a global business portal. The revamp, which has been expected since September (see Pearson Rolls Out FT Revamp Campaigns) sees www.ft.com combine its editorial content with a brand new set of tools to search the web, manage a working… Continue reading FT.com Undergoes Revamp Into Global Business Portal
Now available in the Press features list are tables showing the overall performances of each magazine publishing group in the July-December 1999 ABCs, released on Friday last week.Attic Futura, Dennis Publishing and Future Publishing are the only companies to show overall annual growth in their portfolios. The consumer publishing giants, EMAP and IPC, both saw… Continue reading July-December 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
The lads’ mag phenomenon which was pioneered by IPC’s Loaded during the late ’90s, and mimicked to greater or lesser degrees by FHM, Maxim and GQ, seems to have finally lost its sparkle. In two consecutive audits now, both Loaded and FHM have seen their circulations tumble year on year.EMAP’s FHM, whilst holding steady period… Continue reading Lads’ Mags Suffer As Bubble Begins To Burst
The latest circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show few highlights for consumer music magazines. Year-on-year the sector fell 9.8% from 1,831,233 (Jul-Dec 98) to 1,652,254. All of the main publishers in the sector suffered heavy losses on leading titles. EMAP’s Select, Sky and Smash Hits titles fell 21.4%, 24.2% and 18.1%… Continue reading Latest ABCs Show Few Highlights For Music Sector
Joan Lofts has been appointed as the director of broadcasting at ITV2. She replaces Julia Lamaison who recently became ITV’s director of planning and strategy.Lofts has been acting as consultant to ITV on the development of a new children’s channel as well as consulting for a number of media clients including Flextech and BSkyB. Director… Continue reading ITV2 Appoints Director Of Broadcasting
Vodaphone has signed a “ground-breaking” shirt sponsorship deal with Manchester United. Worth £30m, the four-year contract will see the world’s largest telecoms company give special mobile phone and wireless internet deals to supporters of the football club.Current sponsors Sharp will be replaced when the 2000/01 season begins in August. Vodaphone promises to keep fans up-to-date… Continue reading Vodaphone Signs Deal With Manchester United
Women’s monthly titles suffered badly during the six-month period ending December 1999, with 60% of titles showing a decrease in circulation. Prima was toppled from its position as market leader with sales dropping 17%; its replacement was National Magazine Company’s Cosmopolitan which now heads the sector with sales of 470,000.Other titles showing significant decline included… Continue reading New Market Leader As Women’s Monthlies Sector Suffers Decline
Rumours surrounding Telewest sent its shares down 22ź to 447˝p with some traders believing further consolidation amongst cable groups is on the cards once Telewest’s merger with Flextech is complete (see Telewest And Flextech Agree Terms Of £2.26bn Merger).Granada was one of the best performers on the FTSE yesterday as consolidation within the ITV network… Continue reading Sharewatch
