Year on year comparison for the women’s weekly magazine sector show continued increases in the number of sales. During the January to June ’99 period net sales within the sector were up to just over 8.2 million. The total circulation of women’s weeklies increased significantly by 63%, although this was again due in part to… Continue reading OK Continues To Outperform Its Rivals
Cordiant, who unveiled strong interims results earlier this week, saw it share drop. At close of trading yesterday the company’s share price stood at 175p, down 2˝p on the previous day.The closing prices of media company shares yesterday were:
BSkyB has announced that it is to join forces with videogame manufacturer Sega, next month, in a cross-promotional campaign for the launch of Sega’s new Dreamcast console. The deal, the first BSkyB has struck with a hardware company, will include traditional and online marketing, as well as the launch of a Sky-branded football game for… Continue reading Sky And Sega Join Forces For Dreamcast Launch
After numerous successive increases year on year, FHM finally experienced a dent in sales figures for the first half of 1999. Still the 74,362 buyers who left the magazine were compensated for by FHM Collections‘ debut with over 80,000 sales. The loss only represented a 9.6% deficit, whilst Arena, Sky and Face experienced more substantial… Continue reading Bizarre For Him As FHM Finally Slides
After numerous successive increases year on year, FHM finally experienced a dent in sales figures for the first half of 1999. Still the 74,362 buyers who left the magazine were compensated for by FHM Collections‘ debut with over 80,000 sales. The loss only represented a 9.6% deficit, whilst Arena, Sky and Face experienced more substantial… Continue reading Bizarre For Him As FHM Finally Slides
Following the previous ABC audit, the food magazine market continues its downward spiral in circulation in the Jan – Jun 1999 figures. Only 3 magazines, Somerfield Magzine, Sainsbury’s-The Magazine and BBC Good Food, recorded any improvement in year-on-year comparisons. Six monthly comparisons paint an equally bleak picture with all but 2 magazines experiencing a drop… Continue reading Food Magazines’ Circulation Decline Continues
BBC One has unveiled details of its Autumn 1999 programme schedule. The channel promises rich and diverse dramas, mixed with new comedy and landmark science and factual programmes ‘not found on any other mainstream channel’.Highlights of the £195 million schedule include a trilogy of programmes focusing on the effect conflict has on people during this… Continue reading BBC Autumn Schedule Details
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), has submitted recommendations to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in response to its request for views on whether the 25% upper limit of total television ad expenditure should be maintained as the maximum for each sales house.Ray Kelly, chairman of the IPA Media Policy Group said: “We… Continue reading IPA Lobby For 25% Television Spend Limit To Stay
Following on from BSkyB’s announcement that it had signed up 1.21 million subscribers to it digital service (see Newsline), interest in the company has returned. BSkyB’s share price leapt 22p yesterday, an increase of 3.92%, to finish to the day at 583p.BSkyB has announced that the first interactive football match will be the game between… Continue reading Sharewatch
The BBC’s commercial internet site beeb.com has reported total earnings, in the period January-July 1999, to be up 93% on total earnings for last year. beeb.com, which is run by BBC Worldwide, predicts that it is set for a four-fold increase in revenue, year-on-year.The commercial success of beeb.com is likely to fuel the debate over… Continue reading Beeb.com Continues To Perform Well
