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 arrival of new stations and data services will ensure significant growth in the digital radio market over the next few years, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US Online Retail Sector Gears Up For GrowthUS ecommerce sales will rise 24% to $65 billion this year and growth will be maintained… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Digital Radio Taps Into The Zeitgeist
IPCtx has relaunched TV & Satellite Week in an attempt to boost circulation and strengthen the magazine’s position in the increasingly competitive market.The new look title has been completely refreshed and its pagination has been increased in an attempt to make it the most comprehensive listings magazine available to digital viewers. The move follows an… Continue reading IPC Relaunches TV & Satellite Week To Boost Sales
An obscure law in the state of Delaware could prove a stumbling block to the ambitions of the Barclay brothers with regard to Hollinger International. The two press barons have tabled a £260 million offer for the publishing group, which is currently owned by Conrad Black (see Barclay Brothers Agree Telegraph Takeover Deal). However, the… Continue reading State Law Could Jeopardise Hollinger Takeover
US ecommerce sales will rise 24% to $65 billion this year and growth will be maintained through to 2008 when online will account for 5% of all retail sales, according to a new study by Jupiter Research. The report, Market Forecast: US Retail 2004-2008, claims that online retail growth is being driven by an influx… Continue reading US Online Retail Sector Gears Up For Growth
The market market proceeded with caution yesterday as research cast doubts over the Government’s ambitious forecasts for economic growth during 2004 and suggested that the initial euphoria of the post-war Iraq period had been dampened. WPP was seen down by 5.14% and Emap slipped by 1.82% (see Marketing Spend Expected To Grow By 3% During… Continue reading Sharewatch: Renewed Caution Weighs On Media Market
