FT.com editor, Chrystia Freeland, has been appointed editor of the weekend edition of the Financial Times’.In her new position Freeland will oversee the Saturday edition of the Financial Times, as well as the Weekend FT and all its special supplements including the How To Spend It magazine.Andrew Gowers, editor of the Financial Times, commented: “I… Continue reading Freeland Appointed New Editor Of Weekend FT
The Radio Authority received 96 complaints about programming and advertising on UK commercial radio during the third quarter of 2002, compared with over 100 in the previous quarter, according to its latest Programming And Advertising Review.Between July and September this year the Authority received 46 complaints regarding programming and 50 concerning advertising and sponsorship. Eight… Continue reading Radio Authority Receives Fewer Complaints In Q3 2002
French outdoor media group, JCDecaux, has become the latest company to downplay the prospects for recovery in the global advertising market.Decaux revealed that third quarter sales were down to £224.5 million, a fall of 0.9% against the same period last year. Street furniture and billboard revenues were up by around 3% to £115 million and… Continue reading Advertising Conditions To ‘Remain Tight’, Says JCDecaux
A slow turnaround in the UK’s advertising sector is anticipated in 2003, with overall growth for the year estimated at 4.0%, according to a new set of forecasts from media agency OMD UK. The cinema sector is expected to show the strongest growth next year, at 5.6%, whilst radio will be the weakest sector with… Continue reading OMD Sees Advertising And Media Turnaround In 2003
Worldwide online buying will total $38.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2002, an increase of 48% over the same period last year, according to a report from GartnerG2. As e-commerce is a developing sector and accounts for only a tiny proportion of total retail sales, growth tends not to be determined by prevailing economic… Continue reading Online Shopping Thriving Despite Economic Uncertainty
The business to business (B2B) information technology publishing sector saw advertising page volumes decline by 11.5% during September, according to the latest figures from United Business Media (UBM). This represents a slightly stronger market than in August, when volumes dropped by 24.1% (see Technology Advertising Remains Very Weak, Says UBM). UBM’s US technology publishing division,… Continue reading Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Decline Eases Slightly In September
Although dial-up will remain the primary method of US consumer internet access until 2006, DSL subscriber numbers are to continue gaining momentum, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR. In-Stat says that a ‘pent-up’ demand for broadband services is ‘alive and well’ and forecasts that almost one quarter of online households will subscribe to a… Continue reading Broadband Internet Gains Consumer Momentum In US
A senior executive from one of the largest newspaper publishing companies in the US had some forthright advice for delegates at the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) meeting in Baltimore last Friday. William Dean Singleton, vice-chairman and CEO of the Denver-based MediaNews Group, urged editors to concentrate on local news and use the internet to… Continue reading US Newspapers Told To Reach Out To The Community
Despite the recent flurry of negative research surrounding the third generation (3G) mobile phone services, a new report released today claims that the sector can be a great success, so long as operators move along and launch their services soon. The report, from consultancy firm The Thinking Box, says that postponing 3G’s launch will “trigger… Continue reading Europe’s 3G Future May Not Be All Woe, Says New Forecast
Week-on-week analysis of the media sector reveals a mixed-performance as bargain-hunters cheered stocks depressed by AOL’s creative accounting.On the corporate news front Cable & Wireless was seen in focus following news the group is to meet this week to consider the fate of its loss making data service business, C&W Global. The stock was seen… Continue reading Sharewatch
