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United Business Media (UBM) has this morning turned in an 11.4% rise in headline profit to £342.4 million for 2000. The market reacted very positively to the results with shares up by 35½p at 765p by midday today. The 11.4% profit growth at UBM is taken before the cost of new media initiatives which ran… Continue reading UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profits

Tempus, the advertising and media communications group, yesterday announced record financial results and business wins for 2000 and said that it felt it had reorganised its operations to become the agency of the future (see Tempus Announces Record Results And Repositions As ‘The Agency Of The Future’). The Independent reckons that there are two things… Continue reading Tempus Group Financial Results – Reaction

SMG has bought a further 1.9% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings, its fourth acquisition of SRH stock since December last year and its second in under a week (see SMG Takes Further Stake In Scottish Radio). The 615,667 ordinary shares cost SMG 1,595p each, giving the deal a total value of £9.8 million. SMG now… Continue reading SMG Continues To Build Scottish Radio Interest

WPP has announced the acquisition of 51% of the issued capital of Asia Pacifice promotions marketing company Maxx Marketing Limited, by its wholly owned operating company Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific. Maxx creates and fulfills tailor-made promotional campaigns for clients from its offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Manila, Shanghai, Bangkok and Los Angeles. Clients include… Continue reading Ogilvy & Mather Acquires Asia’s Maxx Marketing

ProgrammesThe first week of 2001 saw BBC1 beat rival ITV to the top programme spot, as EastEnders’ Tuesday edition gained 16.34m viewers. For the rest of the month it was business as usual in the soap wars, with Coronation Street closely tailed at the top by the Albert Square crew.ITV’s other popular offerings included the… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – January 2001

WPP has announced the acquisition of 51% of the issued capital of Asia Pacifice promotions marketing company Maxx Marketing Limited, by its wholly owned operating company Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific.Maxx creates and fulfills tailor-made promotional campaigns for clients from its offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Manila, Shanghai, Bangkok and Los Angeles. Clients include Tricon… Continue reading Ogilvy & Mather Acquires Asia’s Maxx Marketing

SMG has bought a further 1.9% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings, its fourth acquisition of SRH stock since December last year and its second in under a week (see SMG Takes Further Stake In Scottish Radio). The 615,667 ordinary shares cost SMG 1,595p each, giving the deal a total value of £9.8 million.SMG now owns… Continue reading SMG Continues To Build Scottish Radio Interest

BSkyB is planning to launch a new teenage soap on Sky One, as part of a strategy to grow its young audiences. $3.9m is to be ploughed into the soap, set in a back packers hostel in Australia and following the lives of teenaged travellers from around the world. The money will be invested by… Continue reading News In Brief

ProgrammesThe first week of 2001 saw BBC1 beat rival ITV to the top programme spot, as EastEnders’ Tuesday edition gained the most viewers. For the rest of the month it was business as usual in the soap wars, with Coronation Street closely tailed at the top by the Albert Square crew.ITV’s other popular offerings included… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – January 2001

Jazz FM has reported its first ever profit before tax in its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2000. Pre-tax profit for the company reached £60,000, compared to the loss of £268,000 for the same period last year.Turnover increased 98% during the six month period to reach £3.9m, compared to £2m in… Continue reading Jazz FM Sees First Ever Pre-Tax Profit In Interim Results