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Newly established publishing house, Seven Publishing, has announced the acquisition of New Crane, the magazine publishing company founded by Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, with interests including Sainsbury’s Magazine, Delia Smith’s book and magazine publishing business and a creative agency.The move expands Seven’s portfolio of titles, which includes food title Delicious and… Continue reading Seven Publishing Bags Delia’s Magazine Firm

BBC Worldwide has announced the sale of eve magazine to Haymarket, a move which marks the first move by the UK’s largest privately owned publishing group into the women’s magazine sector.The decision to sell eve was made as a result of the commercial review undertaken by the BBC last year and will result in Haymarket… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Sells Eve Magazine To Haymarket

Subscribers to MediaTel Group’s MediaTel Insight product can read of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest analysis into newspaper revenue forecasts and the predicted strengthening in the market.MediaTel Insight is the number one source for aggregated media and advertising forecast reports, research and analysis compiled from over 100 global sources.For a free trial of MediaTel Insight contact Ralph Simpson… Continue reading Newspaper Industry Predicted To Strengthen

Analyst Merrill Lynch has predicted that the American TV distributor Liberty Media share price, in 2005, will be driven by the highly anticipated potential deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Liberty Media, owned by John Malone, holds 324.6 million News Corp NWS voting share, valued at $9.16 billion in total at current prices or $3.25… Continue reading Liberty Media And News Corp 2005 Outlook

Results from the Simultaneous Media Usage Survey (SIMM V) show television viewing to be down in the US, due to the consumption of more than one media at the same time. This phenomenon is continuing to grow, with TV appearing to be the medium most consumed alongside other media. Online market intelligence and internet market… Continue reading TV Viewing Down Due To Multi-Tasking

Publishers of the Independent newspaper, Independent News and Media, saw a dramatic drop in share price yesterday losing 4.59% to close at 166ź, despite displaying a strong performance on last weeks market. The company has predicted a good 2005 with overall circulation revenues going up by 10% (see Independent Profits Rising Despite Times Competition).Sir Martin… Continue reading Sharewatch: Independent Down Despite Revenue Hopes

Growth prospects for newspaper publishers have been overlooked by industry forecasts, according to a new report by analysts PricewaterhouseCoopers. The recently published research acknowledges growth potential for revenue and profit levels. It pin-points the new young readership base born from the ‘rise’ of the free paper and increasing popularity of the compact as having positive… Continue reading Newspaper Industry Predicted To Strengthen

Channel 5 has confirmed that it has plans to create a children’s channel, spun off from its current early morning Milkshake programming strand, but claimed that it was just one of a number of possible ventures under consideration for the future.The channel is understood to be the brainchild of Nick Wilson, controller of children’s programming… Continue reading Five Eyes Expansion With Digital Children’s Channel

The Financial Times performed well throughout October, adding a substantial 34% to its readership year on year in the six months to October, building on its recent successful performance to achieve a total of just over 500,000 according to the latest NRS figures.The increase in readership came ahead of speculation that the newspaper could close… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up

class=”article”>The internet is fast becoming a key medium for advertisers to specifically target and engage their audiences. On his first day in the job, Guy Phillipson, chief executive officer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, explains his reasons for taking the post and the increasing power of the internet…When I got the call to ask whether… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Joining The Online Ad Revolution