Emap is stepping up the pressure on its main rivals in the teenage magazine sector by relaunching Bliss with a new design and added features.The refreshed title will be unveiled next month with the support of an extensive trade promotion. It will appear as a special fashioned themed issue with a covermounted “beach babe” kit… Continue reading Emap Steps Up Competition With Re-Launched Bliss
Month on month analysis of the latest ABC figures revealed a mixed picture of newspaper circulation, as consumers turned their back on newspapers following the climax of the conflict in Iraq.Last month’s big story was the Daily Mirror, which experienced the biggest actual increase in circulation, which added 36,429 following a substantial decline last month.… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2003
Ailing advertising group, Cordiant Communications, is to make another disposal of its non-core assets in an attempt to lighten the load of a £200 million debt burden, ahead of a likely sale of the group. It is to sell its 77.3% stake in German advertising and marketing company, Scholz & Friends, to management and Electra… Continue reading Cordiant Offloads Scholz As WPP Moves In
The growing number of satellite and cable channels has led to a surge in the amount of children’s programming on TV, which has risen to its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research from industry watchdogs.The What Children Watch study, carried out by the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television… Continue reading Study Reveals Surge In Children’s TV Programming
Freeview is helping to convince large numbers of sceptics to join the digital revolution with new figures showing the service is now available in as many as 1.6 million households.Research commissioned by the BBC and Dixons shows that the digital terrestrial service has sold over 800,000 adapters since its launch in October (see BBC Revives… Continue reading Freeview Convinces Sceptics To Join Digital Revolution
Month on month analysis of the latest ABC circulation figures for May reveals a mixed picture of the national newspaper market, as consumers appeared to turn their back on newspapers following the climax of the conflict in Iraq.Last month’s big story was the Daily Mirror, which experienced the most significant actual increase in circulation, adding… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2003
After more than two weeks on air Big Brother is still proving to be a ratings winner for Channel 4, with 5.1 million viewers tuning in to see the second of this year’s evictions.Audiences for the show, which saw 27 year-old Justine from Leeds become the latest contestant to get voted out of the Big… Continue reading Friday’s Big Brother Eviction Boosts Channel 4
Global newspaper circulation witnessed its first decline in five years during 2002, down slightly by 0.4% on 2001, according to the World Press Trends report just published by the World Association Of Newspapers (WAN).Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US Investor Linked With ITV AcquisitionThere could be a fresh twist in the ongoing ITV merger saga with… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Newspaper Sales Dip
Month on month analysis of the latest ABC circulation figures for May reveals a mixed picture of the national newspaper market, as consumers appeared to turn their back on newspapers following the climax of the conflict in Iraq.Last month’s big story was the Daily Mirror, which experienced the most significant actual increase in circulation. The… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2003
There is a broadly positive sentiment coming from companies in the media and advertising industry, with US groups remaining more bullish than the Europeans, according to Merrill Lynch‘s TMT Conference, held in London last week. European companies remain relatively upbeat, despite the fairly depressed conditions here. The broker says that declines in most areas appear… Continue reading Media Conference Finds Upbeat Sentiment
