Being a bit of a glossy ‘zine queen, I was squeaking with excitement when the review copy of the long awaited Glamour landed on my desk. Edited by Jo Elvin, who did wonders for New Woman (its edge has definitely been blunted since her departure, although rising ABC figures don’t reflect this), published by the… Continue reading First Issue Review: Glamour
Emap shares dropped 26p to £8.46 yesterday after brokers Commerzbank downgraded the company and was said to reviewing its current £10.10 price target and earnings forecast.Cable companies Cable & Wireless and Telewest both saw increases yesterday as investors returned to the sector, with C&W increasing 53p to £7.48 and Telewest up 14p to £1.42¾.The closing… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian newspaper last week unveiled investment plans for its Saturday edition. Weekend magazine is to become a glossy with 60% more editorial pages and two of the newspaper’s weekday supplements – Space and The Editor – will be added to its current six sections.The move follows similar announcements from its broadsheet rivals, the Times… Continue reading Feature: National Newspapers Look To Boost Female Readership With New Saturday Offerings
BSkyB is aiming to gain an additional £50 per customer each year as a result of its interactive TV services, according to CEO Richard Freudenstein. Speaking at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference yesterday, he said that in addition to existing interactive services on news and sports channels, new services such as SMS messaging,… Continue reading BSkyB Outlines Plans To Gain £50 More Revenue Per Customer Each Year
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) have joined forces to produce a new set of best practice guidelines for the production of press advertising. The guidelines, which aim to help advertisers and agencies, identify four potential “pressure points” which can damage efficiency.Bob Wootton, ISBA’s director of… Continue reading IPA And ISBA Issue Best Practice Guidelines On Press Advertising Production
Media group Emap is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, Emap USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, Emap has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers.Emap bought the… Continue reading Emap Reported To Be Close To US Sale
When United Business Media last week announced an 11.4% rise in headline profit during 2000 (see UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profit), the company reporting was almost completely unrecognisable, even in name, from this time last year. United has chosen its way forward and begun the new millennium making certain it is on track.The new… Continue reading Sharewatch Focus: United Business Media
A survey into the credibility of organisations in the eyes of the public has put the BBC ahead of other media companies including Granada and BSkyB. Telewest, ONdigital and Channel 5 received the lowest ratings of the nine media companies featured in the survey.TMP Worldwide’s EmCred survey presented eight statements about 125 companies to 10,000… Continue reading Survey Puts BBC Top Of The Credibility League
Shares in Pearson, which reported higher than expected final year profits yesterday (see Pearson Embraces The Internet Where Others Falter) rose initially after the results were released, but slipped back as the day went on and finished as one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100, down 64p at £14.97.More heavy falls were seen… Continue reading Sharewatch
Media group EMAP is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, EMAP USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, EMAP has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers. EMAP bought… Continue reading EMAP Reported To Be Close To US Sale
