Global advertising and communications company Cordiant Communications has this morning reported pre tax profits of £17.8 million in its interim results, an increase of 66% compared to the same period last year. Revenues for the group, which includes Bates Worldwide among its interests, were up 34.6% to £209m for the six-month period to the end… Continue reading Cordiant Reports Profits Up 66%
Online consumers do not trust internet-originated brands as much as online versions of established high-street brands when shopping on the internet. A new report by the Henley Centre for Siemens Communication and BT has also revealed that 50% of the most trusted sites in the UK are .co.uk sites.Sites such as whsmith.co.uk and www.marksandspencer.co.uk were… Continue reading E-Brands Must Work Harder Than High Street Brands To Gain Trust Online
Emap is planning to launch a teenage version of Elle magazine. Elle Girl will target sophisticated teenage girls who don’t feel catered for by existing titles.The teenage market has been gaining interest from publishers in recent weeks. Both Emap and Attic Futura announced plans to revamp their teen titles TV Hits and Bliss (see Launches… Continue reading Emap To Launch Younger Sister For Elle
BSkyB announced a five year web deal with football club West Ham yesterday (see BSkyB Signs Web Deal With West Ham). Shares in the broadcaster rose 2p, to end at £11.82.Switch Digital, the consortium which includes the Wireless Group and Capital Radio, has applied unopposed for the Central Scotland Digital multiplex licence (see Switch Digital… Continue reading Sharewatch
British Sky Broadcasting has announced a five-year deal with West Ham United football club to design, develop and maintain the team’s internet site. The agreement, which runs from the beginning of the 2000-2001 season, will see Sky revamp the content and design of the website.It will remain at its current location at westhamunited.co.uk and whufc.co.uk,… Continue reading BSkyB Signs Web Deal With West Ham
The last round of bidding for broadcasting rights to Premier League football matches not only raised unprecedented amounts of money for the league itself (see How The Premier League Will Cash-In On Kick-Offs), but also ushered in what could be the future for making profit beyond ad revenue when screening matches. NTL won rights to… Continue reading Viewers Will Resist Pay Per View TV, Says Survey
The Radio Authority has received one application for the local digital multiplex service licence for the Central Scotland area. Switch Digital, the consortium comprising the Wireless Group, Clear Channel, Capital Radio and the Carphone Warehouse, is the sole applicant for the licence, which will serve a population of up to 2.75 million listeners.The licence is… Continue reading Switch Digital Is Sole Bidder For Central Scotland Digital Licence
Reuters is continuing its online drive with the launch of a digital sports news service. The move is part of the group’s four-year £500m restructuring strategy to become a net-based information service, unveiled earlier in February (see Reuters To Spend £500m On Net Plans).The service is expected to focus on the key sports including football,… Continue reading Reuters To Launch Sports News Service
More than 7 million households in the UK now have access to the internet. This figure, which represents more than a quarter of UK homes, has grown from 4.9 million when researchers MMXI Europe began its monthly reporting in October last year.Around 20 million individuals are now thought to have access to the internet at… Continue reading UK Brands Growing Online As One Quarter Of Households Have Internet Access
Shares in Cable and Wireless did well yesterday following several recommendations. They ended up 41p at the end of the day’s trading, at £11.70.Also doing well was Pearson, which rose £1.02 to end at £17.65, a rise of over 6%. Meanwhile Reuters shares ended up 17p at £12.95.United News & Media fared less well on… Continue reading Sharewatch
