International market research company, Taylor Nelson Sofres, this morning reported its 1998 financial results, which show an increase in profit before tax and exceptional gain of 12.4% to £25.2 million.Taylor Nelson Sofres was created by the merger of Taylor Nelson AGB and the French market research group Sofres which it acquired for £119 million in… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Profits Rise
Condé Nast has appointed Dylan Jones as the new editor of its men’s lifestyle magazine, GQ. Jones joins GQ from a recent post as editor-at-large for the Sunday Times. He was previously group editor at Wagadon, publishers of Arena, The Face and Frank.Condé Nast has been searching for someone to head GQ since its last… Continue reading Condé Nast Finds New GQ Editor
Revenue Agency estimates for February 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue (including GMTV) at £204.01 million. Year on year ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all show increases in their ad revenue whilst GMTV shows a loss of revenue.ITV’s total revenue was up by 16.7% to an estimated £141.1 million, C4’s rose by 8.9%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – February 1999
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This was the week of the new look ITV schedule without any interuptions (unless of course you count those tiny little things called commercial breaks). ITV had much to celebrate with the top thirty list being dominated by its programmes. New programmes like… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 14/03/99
The merger between US telecoms giants, Comcast and MediaOne had on knock-on effect for UK cable group, Telewest, 29.9% of which is owned by MediaOne. Comcast sold its UK cable interests early last year (see NTL Buys Comcast UK For £363m) and so may not be interested in retaining the stake in Telewest after the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday Poster advertising group Maiden announces its 1998 financial results today. More details to follow on Newsline.Also reporting today is market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres. Details of the results will be available shortly.Tuesday The Independent Television Commission is holding a press conference to launch its Annual Report and Performance Reviews. Details of the report… Continue reading The Week Ahead
ITV companies Carlton and Granada both strengthened yesterday: Carlton closed up 19p at 594p, and Granada was up by 35p to 1,178p. The ITC yesterday issued a formal warning to Carlton over the company’s recent documentary, The Vice (see ITV’s Vice Documentary Sparks Complaints). The Commission found that the film had breached the Programme Code… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPC Magazines is building up to the launch of its new men’s lifestyle magazine Later (see IPC Launch To Come Later This Year), with the appointment of Freud Communications as PR and promotional agency.Commenting on Freud’s appointment, publishing director Robert Tame says: “Later is a massive launch for IPC in 1999 – the product is… Continue reading IPC Winds Up To Later Launch
Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has ploughed a reported £4 million into the launch of a new monthly business title called EuroBusiness. The pan-European title launches on 2 May and will be edited by Tom Rubython, founder of the original Sunday Business.EuroBusiness is targeting the pan-European advertising market and is to sell its advertising space… Continue reading F1 Supremo Funds New EuroBusiness Mag
The fast growth of home internet usage is starting to draw audiences away from some of the more traditional media, such as television and magazines. A new study by Continental Research has found that over one third (34%) of people spend less time watching television since they have ‘gone online’. Almost a quarter of people… Continue reading Online Usage Hits Traditional Media
