Media communications specialist, Tempus Group, has posted pre-tax profit of £7.2 million for the six months to 30 June 1999, up 13% on the same period last year. Turnover at the company grew by 18% to £706 million.New business wins totalled £305 million, up 125% on 1998. These included a contract with automotive company, DaimlerChrysler,… Continue reading Tempus Posts Profits Up 13%
Advertising groups were hit by rumours that consumer giant Proctor & Gamble is to link the amount it pays to agencies with products’ sales. WPP was the worst performer in the FTSE 100, falling 36p to 572˝p, Cordiant lost 8p, closing at 165˝p, and Saatchi & Saatchi, which advertises P&G’s products, fell by 8p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
ScottishPower announced today that it is to float its internet and telecommunication business, ScottishTelecom, on the stock market. The arm, which includes the Demon Internet service, has been valued at £166.1 million.Commenting on the planned flotation, Ian Robinson, chief executive of ScottishPower, said: “ScottishPower has built ScottishTelecom into a significant internet and telecommunication business. The… Continue reading ScottishPower To Float Demon Internet
The Radio Times is set to undergo a revamp, the most comprehensive the listing guide has seen for a decade. The launch of its ‘cleaner, stronger, look’ on 21 September will be backed up an extensive press and radio campaign featuring the line: Radio Times – the best thing on TV.BBC Worldwide, which publishes the… Continue reading Radio Times Gets New Look As Listings Guide War Hots Up
Chris Smith has placed the switch-over date from analogue systems between 2006 and 2010. He prioritised the interests of viewers and urged broadcasters to work together to make it happen.Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge today, he set two tests to be met by broadcasters before the switch could happen: availability and… Continue reading Chris Smith Sets Out Digital Agenda
EMAP Online and EMAP élan today launch the first UK media brand to make its debut in both print and as an e-commerce enabled internet site. Escape Routes is a holiday and travel guide available as a 140-page glossy magazine as well as an online booking centre, at www.escaperoutes.net.Anna Patmore, head of travel at EMAP… Continue reading EMAP Launches Multimedia Escape Routes Brand
Out on the newsstands on 20 September is Car Import Guide, a new magazine to help motorists buy cars at bargain prices. Published by Wordzone, this bi-monthly publication will be priced at £3.50 and have an initial print run of 52,000. Conquest has revealed its new poster and press campaign for the Sunday Business, which… Continue reading Newsline Brief
ABC //electronic, the internet auditing arm of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, has appointed Andy Flint as head of audit delivery as part of its planned expansion. The Radio Authority has received one application for the digital multiplex licence for Cardiff and Newport. It comes from Capital Radio, which has eight programme services planned for… Continue reading Newsline Brief
BSkyB has settled its dispute with Ryder Cup Limited. Sky’s coverage of the tournament will now be shown as a free event on Sky Box Office, but with three hours a day available on Sky Sports 2, including the scheduled conclusion of the afternoon matches on each day. The agreement comes after a hearing this… Continue reading BSkyB Resolves Dispute With Ryder Cup Organisers
Digital terrestrial television provider, ONdigital, will not be included in the first set of digital audience figures. The audience data, which is being released next month by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB), will enable measurement of digital only channels for the first time.Andrew Marre, head of PR at ONdigital said: “The BARB system does… Continue reading ONdigital Excluded From New Digital Audience Data
