The latest NRS figures for national newspaper readership revealed continued weakness at prestige pink paper the Financial Times. In spite of its recent £2 million ad campaign, the paper experienced a massive 33% year on year decline in readership to 391,000.In fact September’s NRS figures brought bad news for almost all titles, with both broadsheets… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – September 2003
US radio advertising revenue rose by 4% year on year during September, boosted by a strong national expenditure, according to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). National spend jumped by 13% during the month, whilst local was up by just 2%. Across the whole of the third quarter, total revenues were up… Continue reading US Radio Revenues Rise 4% During September
Cross-media group Emap this morning released a confident set of first half financial results, reporting pre-tax profits up by 9% to £94 million on turnover up by 7% to £509 million.Chief executive Tom Moloney is confident that the company will meet its full-year targets and says that new product developments and recent acquisitions are well… Continue reading Emap Profits Jump 9%, Aided By Strong Consumer Mags
Modest growth in the advertising industry is expected for 2003, with the media agencies benefiting more than the creative agencies, according to key industry figures.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Freeview Growth Will Slow In 2004, Says InformaThe growth of the Freeview platform will slow significantly next year and then continue to fall in the following years,… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Modest Ad Growth To Come
ITV has confirmed that Graham Duff has been appointed managing director of its merged sales operation. Duff, currently chief executive of Granada Enterprises, will lead the integration of Carlton and Granada’s sales operations following the completion of their long awaited £4.5 billion merger early next year (see Advertising Industry Consulted On ITV Merger Remedy). The… Continue reading Duff Appointed To Head Up Merged ITV Sales House
BSkyB was the media sector’s big story last week following the controversial appointment of James Murdoch as chief executive (see Murdoch’s Son Lands Top Job At BSkyB). However, the move was expected by the market and weakness already priced in and the stock rose 3.83% week on week.Reports this weekend suggest that BSkyB’s senior non-executive… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Faces Shareholder Unrest
Modest growth in the advertising industry is expected for 2003, with the media agencies benefiting more than the creative agencies, according to key industry figures. Jerry Muhlmann, CEO of Carat International, told a Merrill Lynch event that his group is predicting a ‘modest’ 3.0% rise in global ad growth for 2003. Europe is forecast to… Continue reading Modest Ad Growth Predicted By Key Figures
Emap is gearing up for the launch of Capital 95.8 FM’s new breakfast show by signing Kiss 100 breakfast host Bam Bam for a further three years.Spurning interest from other stations, Bam Bam will stay with Kiss 100 to host the flagship breakfast show until at least January 2007.Commenting on the new contract, Andy Roberts,… Continue reading Emap Gears Up For Breakfast Battle With Capital
More than one quarter of US households bank online and this is forecast to rise to 38.7% by 2007, according to eMarketer’s new report Interactive Banking In The US: Making the Most Of A Multi-Channel World. The group says that in 2003 there were 27.8 million homes using internet banking. This is 26.1% of all… Continue reading Half Of Online US Homes To Use Internet Banking By 2007
ITV has confirmed that Graham Duff has been appointed managing director of its merged sales operation.Duff, currently chief executive of Granada Enterprises, will lead the integration of Carlton and Granada’s sales operations following the completion of their long awaited £4.5 billion merger early next year (see Advertising Industry Consulted On ITV Merger Remedy).The new role… Continue reading Duff Appointed To Head Up Merged ITV Sales House
