Shares in outdoor advertising group Maiden fell by 15p yesterday after interim results reported a poor first half. Prices closed at 355p.Scottish Radio dropped by 11˝p yesterday to 946p. The group has acquired Angus County Press, which publishes seven local weekly newspapers for £4.2 million.An analyst briefing pushed shares in Carlton Communications by 14žp to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Attic Futura, publisher of Britain’s biggest-selling teen magazine Sugar, has signed a deal with internet service provider AOL UK to take its magazines to the web. AOL UK members will have access to content from Attic Futura’s Sugar and TV Hits magazines. The deal extends the association between the two companies, created in 1996 when… Continue reading Attic Futura Takes Sugar To The Web With AOL Deal
A week after the launch of its first radio stations on the Net (see Chrysalis Radio Launches On The Net), the Chrysalis Radio Group will soon allow online listeners to access its services via their telephones. A deal with Motorola allows callers to use voice commands to search the web.The new technology is called PersonalOffer… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Allows Listeners To Talk On The Internet
Regional newspaper publisher, Community Media, has agreed to stop its exclusivity deals with advertisers after it was reprimanded by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) this week. This could be the last time a media owner gets off so lightly with anti-competitive behaviour; new legislation will impose huge penalties on publishers that offer discounts to… Continue reading OFT Reprimands Exclusive Deals By Regional Publisher
The Broadcasting Standards Commission has upheld 28 complaints about the Channel 4 series Psychos. The complainants were concerned that the five-part series reinforced prejudices of people within the mental health system.Most complaints were about the title of the series itself. Channel 4 said that Psychos was intended to refer to doctors rather than patients and… Continue reading BSC Upholds Complaints About Psychos Series
IPC Electric, the new online trading division formed by IPC Magazines, has begun putting together its commercial and marketing teams with a series of new appointments.Nick Wakefield joins from Associated Newspapers as sales manager. He will be responsible for all IPC Electric revenue streams, including advertising, sponsorship and e-commerce. Capital Interactive’s Justin Leo has been… Continue reading IPC Electric Forms Commercial And Marketing Teams
It seems that the positive trading statement released by media group EMAP yesterday (see EMAP Anticipates Second Half Revenue Growth) failed to impress. Shares in the company dropped by 52p (5.9%) to 826p by the end of trading. EMAP has also announced plans to report results for its internet division, EMAP Digital, separately from the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Nigel Reeve has quit his position as managing director of London News Radio. Huge changes in the management of the group, which owns two stations in the capital – LBC 1152 AM and News Direct 97.3FM – have forced him from his position.The changes began when shareholders within the group began to increase their control.… Continue reading Managing Director Of London News Radio Quits
Media group EMAP has given an upbeat forecast on sales at its UK and French consumer magazines businesses, which are set to show good growth in the second half of the year, the group said today.Sales in the first half year for its UK magazine and radio operations and its French publications would be similar… Continue reading EMAP Anticipates Second Half Revenue Growth
Guardian Unlimited, the website for the Guardian, has registered half a million people since its launch nine months ago. With its seven specialist sites including news, film, football and work, it is currently one of the most popular newspaper sites. It also registered 9.75 million page impressions in the first official ABC audit. A new… Continue reading Newsline Brief
