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Interpublic, the indebted advertising and marketing group, recorded a heavy loss in the first three months of the year as it sought to reorganise and retain business after disappointing results in 2002. The company posted a net loss of $8.6 million in Q1, higher than analysts had expected. This compares with a profit of $59.8… Continue reading Interpublic Not Out Of The Woods After Q1 Loss

Revenues at German-based media giant Bertelsmann were hit by tough markets in the US and the weakness of the dollar, according to the group’s first quarter financial results. Overall revenues fell by 8.5% to €3.9 billion and the group slipped into an operating loss of €58 million, down from a profit of €20 million in… Continue reading Bertelsmann Tumbles Into Loss In First Quarter

Already uncertain conditions have been accentuated by the war in Iraq according to the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror. It says that group advertising revenues for the first four months of 2003 are marginally ahead of the same period last year. The national titles – which include the flagship Daily Mirror – saw a… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ad Revenues Marginally Up, Conditions Uncertain

The widening “digital divide” between town and country is hindering the development of rural businesses in the UK, says a new study from The Countryside Agency. The fifth annual State of the Countryside report claims that while there are obvious benefits to life in the country, local companies are suffering because of limited access to… Continue reading Countryside Appeals For Broadband Injection

Three-quarters of UK mobile users are excited by the potential of multimedia messaging services, according to a new survey from Nokia. The study, conducted in co-operation with the HPI Research Group, sought to evaluate people’s perceptions of MMS in six prominent markets, namely the UK, Japan, the US, Germany, Singapore and Finland. MMS services are… Continue reading MMS To Spur Mobile Services Market, Says Report

Conventional television viewing should be consigned to history by the end of the decade as the UK authorities remain committed to the deadline for switching off the analogue signal. In an interview in today’s Financial Times, the culture secretary, Tessa Jowell said that the government was ‘likely’ to meet its target for the switch-off, which… Continue reading Government ‘Likely’ To Meet Analogue Switch-Off Target, Says Minister

The radio sector was seen in focus yesterday ahead of today’s data release from RAJAR. Emap was seen up 2.24% and Capital Radio was seen up 2.11%. Chrysalis was also in the spotlight and continued to rise following a strong set of results (see Chrysalis Radio Outperforms Industry). The stock was seen up 0.48%.Elsewhere, Cordiant… Continue reading Sharewatch: Emap In Focus Ahead Of RAJAR Results

Hutchison 3G, Europe’s first third-generation operator has sold 20,000 handsets in the UK since its launch earlier this year.Despite a high profile advertising campaign for its ‘3’ service, Hutchison is signing up new customers at a rate of just 200 a day, according to the Financial Times. With the video phone costing £200, price is… Continue reading 3G Makes A Slow Start In The UK

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Analysis of the latest RAJAR listening figures for the first quarter of 2003 reveals a relatively lacklustre performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 1% point period on period to 44.5%. Meanwhile, the corresponding increase achieved by All BBC helped its share of listening rise to 53.5% during the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – National Commercial Radio Improves Reach