According to half-year results released by Reed Elsevier this morning, profits at the company are down by 3%. The company puts the fall in profits down to ‘less favourable market and competitive conditions’ from its rivals.Pre-tax profits were down from £413 million at the same time last year to £371 million for this year.Chairman of… Continue reading Profits Down At Reed Elsevier
A new report from Fletcher Research shows that by 2004 there will be 121 million Europeans connected to the internet and they will be spending €17 billion (£11.3 billion) via online shopping. The report, Internet Europe: Connecting The Consumer, also warns that Europe will be many online markets, not just one big honey-pot, and to… Continue reading Localised Targeting Is Key To E-Commerce Success In Europe, Says Fletcher
ITV has failed to hit its peaktime viewing target for the second quarter of the year, according to research compiled by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). The IPA’s Trends In Television report shows that ITV’s average share of the 1900-2230 hours peaktime slot came in at 37.5%; the Network’s target is to achieve… Continue reading ITV Fails To Meet Peaktime Targets In Second Quarter
Plans by Telewest Communications to launch new high-speed internet link in conjunction with Microsoft (see Telewest And Microsoft Confirm High-Speed Internet Service) saw interest in the company shares increase yesterday. At the start of trading yesterday the share price rose by 12p, although this was not maintained throughout the day with the closing up just… Continue reading Sharewatch
In January 1999 RAJAR launched a new method of measuring radio audiences. The second set of data using this new methodology will be released at 2:00pm today.The new method reports listening on a rolling basis. Under the old system a different set of stations reported in each quarter; now all stations’ listening figures are reported… Continue reading RAJAR – The New Methodology Explained
The commercial radio sector has clinched a slightly higher total share of listening than BBC Radio, according to the latest audience figures released by RAJAR this afternoon. All Commercial’s share of listening came in at 49.2% and the BBC took a share of 49.0%. The remaining 1.8% of listening is accounted for by radio stations… Continue reading Commercial Radio Inches Ahead Of BBC In Latest Listening Figures
Tim Bleakley, sales director at Talk Radio, has been appointed to the new position of managing director of sales at the Wireless Group, the radio company formed when TalkCo acquired The Radio Partnership earlier in the month (see Talk Radio Buys The Radio Partnership).Bleakley will be responsible for setting up Impact, a new sales house… Continue reading Bleakley To Head New Sales House For Wireless Group
Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated and hyped films of all time, has been knocked off the number one spot in the UK weekend box office charts in its third week by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.On its third weekend, The Phantom Menace may have… Continue reading Austin Powers Knocks Star Wars Off Top Spot In UK Cinemas
Cable company Telewest Communications is expected to unveil plans for a high-speed internet access service when it releases its interim financial results tomorrow. Although a spokesperson for the company would not reveal any details, it is understood that the service has been produced in a collaboration with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Telewest.According to a report in… Continue reading Telewest Expected To Offer High-Speed Net Access
Regional newspaper group, Trinity, has now received interest from a number of parties over the sale of its Belfast Telegraph newspaper. Following a ruling by trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, Trinity is required to sell the Telegraph and three other Northern Ireland papers, before the company can complete its £2 billion merger with the… Continue reading Bidders Line Up For Trinity’s Belfast Telegraph
