BSkyB has announced a drop of £4.7m in pre-tax profits for the three months to September, from £66.3 million to £61.6 million. Revenue however grew 24% to £330.2m. It is also expected that Sam Chisholm will hand over the chief executive title to Mark Booth, JSkyB’s chief operating officer, at today’s company meeting.The reason for… Continue reading Drop In Profits At BSkyB As Chisholm Steps Down
The Sunday Telegraph‘s special offers continued to reap dividends in October, when circulation grew 23.9% to 886,954. This was the highest year on year May-October growth among all the nationals. In the broadsheet market as a whole there were only two titles which saw a drop in sales from last year: the Independent fell 1.7%… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up – October
The Liberal Democrat trade and industry spokesman in the Lords, Lord McNally, has criticised News International’s newspaper price cuts, particularly The Times which sells at 10p on Mondays. Rupert Murdoch’s News International, which also publishes the Sun for 28p daily, has been attacked by a number of Government figures including Robin Cook, Mo Mowlam and… Continue reading Murdoch’s Newspaper Price Cuts Attacked
Following its September request for parties wishing to develop community radio (subscribers see IRTC Seeks Expressions Of Interest In Irish Community Radio), the IRTC has received 33 expressions of interest for the licences. Of the 33 submissions 24 are for community licences and 9 are for community of interest licences. Seven submissions have also been… Continue reading IRTC Receives 33 Expressions Of Interest In Community Radio
Over one third (38%) of 15-34 year olds claim they are more likely to tune-in to the Virgin Radio breakfast show since Chris Evans joined, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey. However, 15% of the same age group felt that Evans would put them off listening.Zoe Ball does not seem to have the same… Continue reading Evans Is Beating Ball For Breakfast
A second meeting between Minister of Public Health Tessa Jowell and top magazine publishers (subscribers see Government Affirms Tobacco Advertising Ban) has led to further discussion of the possibility of exempting business titles from the Government’s proposed tobacco advertising ban.As part of its anti-drugs and awareness campaign, the Government has already run ads in women’s… Continue reading Business Titles May Be Exempted From Tobacco Ad Ban
Capital Radio received both the Gold Award for Best Radio Promotion On Screen and the Gold Award for Best Website at this year’s Promax Awards dinner for marketing and promotion. Capital’s ‘Wavelength’ TV ad beat off competition from the BBC and Magic Radio to take the ‘On Screen’ award, and Capital Interactive’s Website clinched the… Continue reading Capital Radio Clinches Gold Awards
MAID has just announced that its shareholders have approved its takeover of rival information company Knight-Ridder (subscribers see Maid Acquisition To Go Ahead).Completion of the deal, which will create a new company called the Dialog Corporation, is expected to take place on Friday 14 November. Shares in the new company will begin trading on that… Continue reading MAID Shareholders Approve Knight-Ridder Takeover
Carlton Food Network and Carlton Select have each registered an average 1% share of viewing, according to recent BARB figures released by Carlton Select. The figures come from the new BARB panel which has begun measuring a number of cable-only channels for the first time (subscribers see BARB Begins Cable Measurement).Of adults who are able… Continue reading Carlton Cable Channels Have 1% Viewing Share
MSM will close its doors on 28 November and begin trading as the newly formed Capital Advertising on 1 December. The new sales outfit will be based at Capital Radio’s Leicester Square headquarters.As part of its launch plans, the company will be launching three new initiatives to the market which will allow campaigns to be… Continue reading Capital Advertising To Launch With New Packages
