The rapid and constant rise of the internet has created, for publishers, a whole new editorial area for their magazine portfolios to cover. Since the Net began to take off seriously in the UK, around 1994, there have been around sixteen internet-related magazines launched. However, over half of these have since either been merged, suspended… Continue reading Haymarket’s Internet Title Joins Difficult Market
Cable telecommunications company NTL has confirmed that its digital cable television services will launch on 1 September 1999, with trials running up to that date during July and August.NTL expects to sign up 250,000 subscribers to its digital TV service by mid-2000 thanks to a bundling strategy of selling telephony, television, internet and interactive access… Continue reading NTL Aims For 250,000 Digital Subscribers By Mid-2000
National newspapers May sales figures, released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today, show that the majority of titles failed to display any significant sales growth month on month. As a whole, the national newspaper market dropped 0.3% of its net sales between April and May, an actual decrease of 79,542. The News of… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – May 1999
Month On Month National newspapers May sales figures, released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today, show that the majority of titles failed to display any significant sales growth month on month. As a whole, the national newspaper market lost 0.3% of its net sales in May, an actual decrease of 79,542.The Financial Times… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – May 1999
A new research study was unveiled in Brussels this week by an industry delegation looking at national restrictions on advertising to children. The consortium includes the Advertising Association (AA), the European Group for Television Advertising (EGTA) and the Association for Commercial Television in Europe.The study, called An Overview and Comparison of Rules, Regulations and Policies… Continue reading Ad Consortium Aims To Counter Threat Of Ban On Kids’ Advertising
The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), owner of the Mail and Evening Standard newspapers, has this morning reported an increase in pre-tax profit of 11.8% to £83.4 million. For the six months ended 4 April 1999, turnover at the group was up by 14.7% to £754.1 million.The group’s Associated Newspapers division reports a strong… Continue reading Strong Newspaper Revenues Aid DMGT Profits
Media and leisure group Granada dropped 21p yesterday to 1,294p. The group reported double digit earnings in its first half results, and expects higher growth in the second half of the year (see Newsline).Bristol United Press (BUP) enjoyed a rise of 15p to 517˝p after reporting a 26% increase in operating profit to £14.3 million… Continue reading Sharewatch
The BBC has stolen the largest slice of the pie away from commercial radio in the latest radio audience listening figures, released by RAJAR this afternoon. For Q1 1999 All BBC Radio took a 50.3% share of listening, leaving All Commercial stations with 47.5% and Other Listening taking the remaining 2.2%.In terms of reach, however,… Continue reading BBC Takes Majority Share Of Listening In Latest RAJAR Figures
Capital 95.8 FM leads the London radio market with an average three million listeners each week, according to Q1 1999 radio listener figures, released by RAJAR this afternoon. The station takes a majority share of listening of 12.2% in London. Capital’s ‘indie/alternative’ station, Xfm, now reaches 354,000 people in London each week, a share of… Continue reading Capital Radio Leads London Market
Beeb.com, the BBC’s commercial web service, has joined forces with Scottish Telecom to provide a free ISP called FreeBeeb.net. The service is to be available from the summer, and will enable users to gain free access to the internet and email.Scottish telecom, which owns Demon Net, will provide the technology and infrastructure behind the web… Continue reading Beeb Joins Up With Scottish Telecom To Launch Free ISP
