Broadcaster BSkyB rose 82˝p to £18.07 yesterday, making it one of the best performers on the FTSE 100, after broker recommendations and its planned internet spree (see SkyDigital Subscribers Up To 2.6 Million) continued to push stock.Newspaper group Trinity Mirror was also helped by a boost from a broker which recommended it increase its internet… Continue reading Sharewatch
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
Over 15,000 people have pre-registered for cable group Telewest’s unmetered internet access service. SurfUnlimited launches today and is the first in the UK.The group announced plans for the service in December (see Telewest To Launch Britain’s First Unmetered Internet Service). It offers customers unlimited net access for £9.99 per month, provided they spend at least… Continue reading Telewest To Sign Up Over 15,000 Customers To SurfUnlimited
IPC’s Uncut continues to outperform its rivals in the film magazine sector. For the third successive period the title has recorded a rise of over 20% in total average net sales – up 25% year on year for the July to December 1999 period.The new market leader is Inside Film, which releases its first six… Continue reading Uncut Continues To Grow In Film Sector
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
July to December figures for 1999 show that the women’s weeklies market has declined in overall sales when compared to the same period a year earlier. Total sales for the sector came in at 7.8 million copies, down slightly by 2.2%.Bauer’s Take A Break leads the market, despite circulation falling 3.4% year on year. There… Continue reading OK Sales Surge To Overtake Arch-Rival Hello
Sales of titles in this sector rose marginally during the period in question, although this was largely due to the launch of Real Homes Magazine which appeared on the ABC survey for the first time in 1999.The IPC publication, Ideal Home, enjoyed the greatest increase in sales – 54,357 or 27.2% year on year. The… Continue reading IPC Steadies the Home Interest Ship
