The NRS figures for the national newspaper titles in January 1999 painted a generally bleak picture of the market. The Daily Mail and The Mirror were the only nationals to see rises in circulation, rising 8.5% and 4.5% respectively.The Independent and The Times lost the greatest proportion of readers. The Independent dropped over 18% of… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – January 1999
Both the Mirror Group and Trinity, who were in the headlines yesterday, added 9p to their share prices by the close of trading. The Mirror Group ended trading at 203p, and Trinity had risen to 495p. The Mirror Group yesterday turned down an offer from Trinity for the Group for nearly £1 billion (see Newsline).… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPC is to relaunch its website of its weekly music industry magazine,NME.com, with a range of new features.The changes will be unveiled on Wednesday, and are expected to include faster and easier navigation and a simpler to access news and reviews archive.IPC: 0171 261 5000
Only 48% of parents never let their children watch television after the watershed at 9pm, according to the latest survey by Audience Selection. As well as this, up to a quarter of parents ignore the watershed completely.While 5% of respondents said they only send their children to bed before 9pm on weekdays, 22% of adults… Continue reading ‘Only 50% Of Adults Observe The TV Watershed’ Says Survey
The media buying and planning group, Aegis, have announced unaudited preliminary results for 1998. Pre-tax profit increased by 17% to £51.1 million, and earnings per share, fully diluted, were up by 6% to 3.7p.Turnover for the group grew by 13%, totalling £4,130 million for 1998.Chief executive of the group, Crispin Davies, commented: “These results demonstrate… Continue reading Aegis Report 13% Gain In Turnover
Following reports last week that broadcasting giants BSkyB and Canal Plus were in talks over a possible merger (see Newsline), the two groups have apparently reached a stalemate situation over the matter of management.According to media reports, Canal Chairman Pierre Lescure said in an interview that Canal Plus will have the leadership, or there will… Continue reading Canal Plus Demands Leadership Of Possible BSkyB Merger
The regional newspaper publisher Trinity has submitted a bid for the Mirror Group. The offer, understood to be around £1 billion, will rival the offer by Regional Independent Media (RIM) of £913 million (see Newsline).Trinity has announced a pre-conditional offer for Mirror on the basis of 0.35 new Trinity shares and 40p in cash. The… Continue reading Trinity Offers £1 Billion For Mirror Group
Channel 5 has created a new business unit for the purpose of exploring opportunities for secondary revenue outside the area of advertising.The new unit will be headed by James Burgon, and is already operational. It will look at projects ranging from basic merchandising opportunities, to possible joint business ventures. Burgon will also be working with… Continue reading Channel 5 Creates New Business Unit
This weekend marked the broadcast of the first pay-per-view football match by BSkyB. The match, which was broadcast on Saturday night, was Oxford United v Sunderland, and estimates in the press over the weekend said that as many as 20,000 subscribers paid £7.95 to watch it.ITV recently secured TV rights to the EUFA Champions Cup… Continue reading BSkyB Pay-Per-View Football Kick Off
Sport First, Britain’s first sports-only national paper, which launched nearly a year ago (see Newsline), is rumoured to be looking for investors and possibly a sale.The Sunday’s managing director, Alison Sparshatt, told Newsline that following the title’s success in the latest ABC figures, they were keen to build on the its success.Sport First achieved the… Continue reading Sport First Woos Investors
