Granada was boosted by 87p on the back of positive broker recommendations, to close at 1,406p, 6.6% higher than the previous day.Mirror Group advanced 7p to 218˝p amidst rumours of possible renewed takeover talks with German group Axel Springer. Springer approached Mirror Group with an informal bid of around 240p per share in May last… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Radio Authority (RA) this week advertises the local digital multiplex licence for Tyne & Wear. This is the sixth digital licences to be advertised by the RA.Digital licences in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, South Yorkshire and Manchester have already ready been put up for tender. A joint venture between Capital Radio and EMAP, called CE… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises Tyne & Wear Digital Licence
IPC Magazines has unveiled the first major changes to its publishing operations since the group was bought from owners Reed Elsevier for £860 million by the management team last year (see IPC Magazines Gains Independence). Following the loss of around 200 jobs at the publisher (see 200 Jobs To Go In IPC Restructure), the five… Continue reading IPC Unveils New Publishing Group Identities
Total terrestrial revenue for March 1999 (including GMTV), according to agency estimates, was £229.8 million. ITV’s total revenue increased by 16.2% year on year, and Channel 4’s climbed by 11.5%. Channel 5’s total revenue grew by 40.5% and satellite and cable’s revenue showed a year on year increase of 24%.GMTV’s revenue on the other hand… Continue reading TV Revenue – March 1999
A data error meant that the TV Revenue item which appeared on Newsline earlier this week was incorrect. The revenue shares for the ITV franchises for March 1999 were incorrect and therefore the year on year comparisons were also erroneous.The correct figures are now shown below and the earlier story has also been updated. We… Continue reading TV Revenue – March 1999
Figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for March 1999 showed that, compared to February, the majority of national newspapers reported losses in sales.There was good news for the Mirror Group’s Racing Post, which gained again month on month, climbing over 20% in March to reach a total circulation of 84,679. The News… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – March 1999
Figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for March 1999 showed that, compared to February, the majority of national newspapers reported losses in sales.There was good news for the Mirror Group’s Racing Post, which gained again month on month, climbing over 20% in March. The News Of The World is still the most… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – March 1999
Shares went into a sharp decline today, wiping out Monday’s strong gains and pulling the FTSE-100 Index well down from its record overnight close.The market began falling as soon as it opened and by mid-morning the index had dived 175.9 points to 6339.4. The slide came as traders followed Wall Street which fell sharply overnight,… Continue reading Internet And Technology Shares Tumble Markets
Talk Radio has secured the exclusive rights to England’s cricket tour of South Africa this winter. The sports deal marks the first time that ball by ball Test cricket coverage has been carried by a commercial radio station rather than the BBC.Talk also had the rights to the one-day Coca-Cola Cricket Cup tournament which took… Continue reading Talk Radio Secures Exclusive Cricket Broadcast Rights
A new media independent designed to bring a specialist and focused service to the online media planning and buying industry is launched by Charlie Dobres, Andrew Walmsley and Craig Wilkie today.Called, i-level, the service aims to work with media agencies and advertisers to offer online planning, buying, monitoring and analysis. The three co-founders bring with… Continue reading New Media Trio Launch Media Independent, i-level
