Last week’s big movers were ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, which both shot up following the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to allow their £4 billion merger to go ahead without the divestment of their sales houses (see ITV Cleared To Merge With Sales Houses Intact).The group also unveiled its management board last week… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Surge On Merger Decision
Online shopping is becoming a way of life for an increasing number of UK consumers and the Interactive Media in Retail Group estimates that more than £4 billion of goods and services will be bought over the internet in November and December.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Camera Phone Suppliers Crave Customer SatisfactionGlobal shipments of camera phones… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: E-Tailers Look Forward To Bumper Christmas
Tony Wheble, former commercial director of Flextech, has been appointed to the role of managing director at Active International, the company that trades surplus goods for advertising airtime.Wheble will report to Active International’s board director, David Gallaher, with a brief to boost the profile of corporate trade at the company, which is the tenth largest… Continue reading Former Flextech Director Joins Active International
Independent News & Media has announced the sale of its stake in a Portuguese newspaper group as it continues to dispose of non-core assets. The publisher has sold its 19.1% stake in Lusomondo Media to the Lisbon-based Cofina Group for £17 million. Cofina owns several of the biggest titles in Portugal including Correio da Manha,… Continue reading INM Accepts Offer For Portuguese Stake
The latest ABC figures for September brought impressive news to The Business, which saw circulation increase by a massive 83.6% month on month to 207,423. However, media buyers will have their eye on the fact that the paper’s increased circulation has been driven by a rise in bulk sales and overseas circulation.Reports suggest that title’s… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – September 2003
ITV has unveiled a wide-ranging seven point plan for growth that will help it stave off any American take-over through the launch of a series of new digital channels and a new commitment to produce more format-based television programmes. The strategy has been unveiled in an interview in the Sunday Times with Charles Allen and… Continue reading ITV Unveils Growth Plan And Vows To Fight Off Takeover Bid
Almost half of media industry professionals believe that the research currently used to measure the effectiveness of advertising is inadequate, according to the latest poll from the MRG.The study of Media Research Group members shows that just 14% of respondents think the current tracking studies, such as Millward Brown, are sufficient to measure the effectiveness… Continue reading Research Claims Ad Effectiveness Measures Are Inadequate
A new poll has found that more than two-thirds of broadband users would happily pay a premium for a guaranteed quality of service (QoS) from their provider. The survey of Broadband4Britain members commissioned by the network platforms company net.com found that 79% would like a new service that promises a minimum bandwidth performance level and… Continue reading Broadband Users Willing To Fork Out For Quality Services
The latest ABC figures for September brought impressive news to The Business, which saw circulation increase by a massive 83.6% month on month to 207,423. However, media buyers will have their eye on the fact that the paper’s increased circulation has been driven by a rise in bulk sales and overseas circulation.Reports suggest that title’s… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – September 2003
Online shopping is becoming a way of life for an increasing number of UK consumers and the Interactive Media in Retail Group estimates that more than £4 billion of goods and services will be bought over the internet in November and December. Royal Mail and Parcelforce, which deliver 60% of all goods ordered online, expect… Continue reading E-Tailers Look Forward To Bumper Christmas
