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Chrysalis Group’s pre-tax profits jumped to £9.0 million in the first half of the year, up from just £0.6 million in H1 2002, the company announced this morning. The figures were boosted significantly by the sale in September of Galaxy 101 to Vibe Radio Services for £12.5 million (see Chrysalis Takes GWR’s LNR And Sells… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Outperforms Industry, As Group Profits Jump

Advertising group Cordiant Communications was the media sector’s big mover last week, after the loss of blue chip client Allied Domecq plunged the stock into turmoil, causing it to fall 49.9% week on week (see Cordiant Bounces Back As Short-Term Funding Is Agreed).According to a report in The Business, analysts believe that Publicis could buy… Continue reading Sharewatch: Cordiant Falls Despite Take-Over Rumours

It is understood that Carlton chairman, Michael Green, has threatened to call off the proposed merger with Granada if the two are forced to sell their advertising sales houses. According to a report in The Times, Green has pledged to call a halt to the £2.6bn deal to create a single ITV company if the… Continue reading Carlton Boss Threatens To Halt Planned ITV Merger

Future Publishing is launching a genealogy magazine called Your Family Tree, in an attempt to capitalise on the growing interest in tracking family history.The new launch, which will be handled by Future Digital, reflects the broadening horizons of the computing and creative magazine unit.The title will be published bimonthly with a cover price of £4.99… Continue reading Future Branches Out With Family Tree Magazine

Profits at Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell increased by 25% in 2002, according to a report in Sunday’s Observer. The newspaper claims that accounts to be published this week will show that the media group produced operating profits of £60 million last year, up from £48 million in 2001. Turnover increased by almost 10%, from… Continue reading Desmond’s Empire Strikes Back With Profits Surge

Chrysalis Group’s pre-tax profits jumped to £9.0 million in the first half of the year, up from just £0.6 million in H1 2002, the company announced this morning.The figures were boosted significantly by the sale in September of Galaxy 101 to Vibe Radio Services for £12.5 million. This disposal added £6.3 million to Chrysalis’ profits,… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Outperforms Industry

The current disparity between the US and European advertising markets continued into April, with the former showing signs of improvement whilst the latter remains weak and uncertain. These conditions have been prevailing for the last few months as the US starts to pick up after the downturn, and Europe, as is expected, lags behind. The… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – April 2003

Mobile internet services attracted 560 million page impressions during March, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM network operators.The figure represents an increase of 16% on February’s total and marks the first time that the monthly number of page impressions has surpassed the half a billion… Continue reading WAP Usage Figures Peak At Half A Billion During March

The US television ad market is demonstrating a healthy advertiser demand, according to Merrill Lynch analysts. The broker says that information coming from both networks and agencies has “reaffirmed strong underlying trends for the current advertising marketplace.” Current scatter market prices in the US (see INSIGHTanalysis: US TV Advertising Rebounds, Radio Lags) are running between… Continue reading US TV Market Indicates Healthy Advertiser Demand, Says Merrill Lynch

Two more events in the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz have put four entrants from Starcom Motive in the top 10 places on the leaderboard.We asked entrants to name the winner of the Rugby League Challenge Cup and the winner of the Embassy Snooker World Championships. Bradford Bulls overcame Leeds Rhinos for the Challenge Cup title,… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz Update