Arcwind Publishing launched a new title on 1 April aimed at the relatively untapped market of teenage boys. Slack will cover sports such as BMX, skating and snowboarding as well as features on related interests such as graffitti art, computer games and music reviews. The 84-page monthly title had an initial print run of 35,000… Continue reading Slack To Offer Teenage Kicks For The Pre-Loaded Market
Media communications specialist, Tempus Group, has posted pre-tax profits of £15.6 million for 1999, an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year. Turnover for the group, including acquisitions, grew by 16% to £1,426 million.The company’s performance was boosted by further acquisitions and a buoyant ad market. Throughout the year it has been… Continue reading Tempus Group Reports 18% Increase In Profits
The newly-formed internet arm (see GWR Group Launches New Internet Company) of radio group GWR has announced the acquisition of a stake in web services provider Altodigital.com. The group paid £7 million for a 5% stake in the company.GWR will use the services provider to enhance its local portal koko.co.uk, which is soon to begin… Continue reading GWR Group Invests £7 Million In Altodigital.com
Trading in London did not begin until 3.45pm yesterday, thanks to a breakdown of the electronic systems. As a result of the backlog trading was extended until 6.30pm.The court hearing to approve NTL’s purchase of Cable & Wireless’ UK cable division, CWC (see Government Clears NTL/CWC Merger), has been set for 17 April. At the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Bank of England has today voted to leave UK interest rates on hold at 6% after its monthly monetary policy meeting. The decision was in line with City expectations and will be greeted with relief by businesses and homeowners, who have seen rates rise four times since September.
The Guardian Media Group is to become official media sponsor for the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. The group, which publishes the Guardian, Observer and the Manchester Evening News, signed a £12 million deal with two other unnamed sponsors last night.The group will be responsible for publications and website material for the Games, which will be… Continue reading Guardian To Sponsor Commonwealth Games
Aura is Eve Pollard’s Parkhill Publications latest offering following the launch of Wedding Day last year. It is to be published monthly and the cover price is £2.50.Aura aims to target ABC1 women with an average age of 40 – the ones who “read Honey, wore loon pants and Biba T-shirts, screamed at The Monkees,… Continue reading First Issue Review: Aura: Jaffa Cake Years
Faith in technology, media and telecoms (TMT) shares continues to falter, exacerbated by the court decision against Microsoft. This factor, combined with heavy falls on the US Nasdaq index, made yesterday a bad day for media stock.United News and Media fell 49p to 735p in spite of a vote of confidence from Deutsche Bank, which… Continue reading Sharewatch
TalkSport, the UK’s first national sports radio station, is to launch its biggest advertising campaign next week. The £2 million push will last for six weeks from 10 April.The ads will be based around the slogan “All Sport All Day” and will comprise national television slots, Sky Sports channels and 6-sheet posters. An on-air promotion… Continue reading TalkSport Unveils Major Ad Campaign
The ITC has upheld complaints about two television adverts by Cable & Wireless. Seven viewers in the Granada region complained when an advert about the company’s digital television cable service aired with the strapline “The most advanced digital TV on earth is here.” At the time, the full digital service was not available in the… Continue reading ITC Agrees Cable & Wireless Ads Were Misleading
