Publishers of the Independent newspaper, Independent News and Media, saw a dramatic drop in share price yesterday losing 4.59% to close at 166ź, despite displaying a strong performance on last weeks market. The company has predicted a good 2005 with overall circulation revenues going up by 10% (see Independent Profits Rising Despite Times Competition).Sir Martin… Continue reading Sharewatch: Independent Down Despite Revenue Hopes
Channel 5 has confirmed that it has plans to create a children’s channel, spun off from its current early morning Milkshake programming strand, but claimed that it was just one of a number of possible ventures under consideration for the future.The channel is understood to be the brainchild of Nick Wilson, controller of children’s programming… Continue reading Five Eyes Expansion With Digital Children’s Channel
The Financial Times performed well throughout October, adding a substantial 34% to its readership year on year in the six months to October, building on its recent successful performance to achieve a total of just over 500,000 according to the latest NRS figures.The increase in readership came ahead of speculation that the newspaper could close… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up
class=”article”>The internet is fast becoming a key medium for advertisers to specifically target and engage their audiences. On his first day in the job, Guy Phillipson, chief executive officer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, explains his reasons for taking the post and the increasing power of the internet…When I got the call to ask whether… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Joining The Online Ad Revolution
Teletext has signed a ten-year deal with commercial TV giant ITV to operate commercial and editorial text services across the broadcaster’s family of channels in digital homes.The new service will be branded ‘Teletext on ITV’ and will be accessible to viewers on all digital platforms. The service will launch on digital satellite and Freeview in… Continue reading ITV Signs Teletext For Digital Text Content
The Newspaper Marketing Agency has stood by claims made in recent research that newspaper advertising can double brand commitment, despite wide-ranging criticism of its methodologies by the Radio Advertising Bureau.The RAB had claimed that the methodology used by the NMA in its Measuring Advertising Effectiveness of Newspapers study was unsuitable and has resulted in radio… Continue reading NMA Stands By Research In Face Of RAB Doubts
Newly established publishing house, Seven Publishing, has announced the acquisition of New Crane, the magazine publishing company founded by Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, with interests including Sainsbury’s Magazine, Delia Smith’s book and magazine publishing business and a creative agency.The move expands Seven’s portfolio of titles, which includes food title Delicious and… Continue reading Seven Publishing Bags Delia’s Magazine Firm
BBC Worldwide has announced the sale of eve magazine to Haymarket, a move which marks the first move by the UK’s largest privately owned publishing group into the women’s magazine sector.The decision to sell eve was made as a result of the commercial review undertaken by the BBC last year and will result in Haymarket… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Sells Eve Magazine To Haymarket
Subscribers to MediaTel Group’s MediaTel Insight product can read of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest analysis into newspaper revenue forecasts and the predicted strengthening in the market.MediaTel Insight is the number one source for aggregated media and advertising forecast reports, research and analysis compiled from over 100 global sources.For a free trial of MediaTel Insight contact Ralph Simpson… Continue reading Newspaper Industry Predicted To Strengthen
Analyst Merrill Lynch has predicted that the American TV distributor Liberty Media share price, in 2005, will be driven by the highly anticipated potential deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Liberty Media, owned by John Malone, holds 324.6 million News Corp NWS voting share, valued at $9.16 billion in total at current prices or $3.25… Continue reading Liberty Media And News Corp 2005 Outlook
