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GWR Group has denied speculation that it is currently holding talks with Capital Radio about a potential £840 million merger of the two companies to be completed later this year. The Sunday Express reported that GWR chairman, Ralph Bernard, has been in formal talks with Capital Radio chief executive, David Mansfield, about the two radio… Continue reading GWR Denies £840 Million Merger Talks With Capital

Channel 4 saw profits triple last year as its wide-ranging effort to reduce costs began to bear fruit despite the ongoing downturn in the television advertising market.The terrestrial broadcaster is understood to have improved its performance after holding advertising revenues flat during 2003 and cutting non-programme costs to focus on its core business.The channel is… Continue reading Outlook Improves For Channel 4 As Profits Triple

The number of internet users worldwide rose by 7% in 2003, according to an annual report from Ipsos-Insight. The survey of adult internet users shows that growth was driven mainly by rising adoption in urban China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, which have been amongst the fastest growing markets in recent years. Urban Russia, France… Continue reading Global Internet Population Rises 7% In 2003

The £260 million Barclay Brothers bid for the Telegraph titles looks set to be derailed as a range of rival bidders prepare to move on the global newspaper group headed by troubled media mogul Lord Black.It is understood that Daily Mail & General Trust is preparing a substantial £500 million-plus bid for the Daily Telegraph… Continue reading Rival Bidders Prepare To Move On Telegraph Titles

US technology publishing advertising page volumes declined by 15.4% during December 2003, according to the latest figures from United Business Media (UBM). Breaking with historical trends, UBM’s CMP Media division underperformed the market, registering a 16.5% decline in ad pages over December 2002. Consequently, CMP’s market share decreased from 26.7% to 26.4% year on year… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Pages Dip 15% In December

Opus has announced that former Mail on Sunday agency account manager, Karen Eccles, is to replace Nigel Clarkson as group head of sales for Classic FM.Eccles, who takes up the position on 8 March, will assume responsibility for a team of six handling major agency business across the Classic FM portfolio, which includes radio, digital… Continue reading Opus Appoints New Group Sales Head For Classic FM

The number of internet page impressions made by WAP devices topped one billion in the UK for the first time in December 2003, according to the latest data from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The December figure represents an increase of 50 million over November’s total and provides the highest monthly total for WAP page… Continue reading UK WAP Page Impressions Top 1 Billion In December

GWR Group has denied speculation that it is holding formal talks with Capital Radio about a potential £840 million merger of the two companies to be completed later this year.The Sunday Express reported that GWR chairman, Ralph Bernard, has been in talks with Capital Radio chief executive, David Mansfield, about the two radio giants taking… Continue reading GWR Denies £840 Million Merger Talks With Capital

The Telegraph Group has secured £500,000 worth of deals with a range of foreign tourist commissions and travel companies to sponsor their own special supplement in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.The deals will see the publication of tabloid supplements promoting Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal and South Africa as holiday destinations. There will also be an… Continue reading Telegraph Bags Sponsors For Travel Supplements

Like-for-like radio revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) jumped by 10.5% during the company’s first financial quarter, thanks to an improvement in national advertising and a continued ‘robust’ performance from local spend.SRH said that overall its revenues had risen by 7.7% from October to December. Within this the Score Press newspaper business saw revenues rise… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees 11% Revenue Jump In First Quarter