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UK cable operator, NTL, has increased its earnings by 48.2% to £661 million in 2002, after finally emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process (see NTL Emerges From Bankruptcy). Reporting the full year results, NTL says that churn – the proportion of people leaving the home cable service – declined from 21.3% in Q4 2001… Continue reading NTL Sees Earnings Up 48% In 2002

Market research company, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has this morning confirmed that it is in discussions about the potential acquisition of NFO WorldGroup from its owner, Interpublic Group. The statement from TNS follows press speculation about a deal for NFO, which is a research division of Interpublic. Aegis (see Aegis Heartened By Positive Annual Results)… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Looks At NFO WorldGroup Acquisition

UBC Media, the commercial radio broadcaster and programme producer, this morning said that trading in the final six months of its financial year has been better than expected, with profit now predicted to be around £75,000. Previously, the group had expected only to break even. UBC says it now expects to report reduced losses for… Continue reading UBC Media Has Better Than Expected Second Half

Last week brought a host of bad news to the media sector; outdoor contractor, Maiden announced its full year results revealing a pre-tax loss of £1.1 million during 2002, down from 0.2 million in 2001 (see Maiden Expands Transvision Network But Profits Dip). The stock was seen down 8.88% week on week.Elsewhere GWR announced that… Continue reading Sharewatch: Maiden Falls After Poor Results

UBC Media, the commercial radio broadcaster and programme producer, this morning said that trading in the final six months of its financial year have been better than expected, with profit now predicted to be around £75,000. Previously, the group had expected only to break even.UBC says it now expects to report reduced losses for the… Continue reading UBC Media Has Better Than Expected Second Half

Mobile marketing group, Enpocket, is to launch a SMS promotional campaign to promote Fox’s new thriller Phone Booth.The promotion will use the Fox text club database, which will invite members to see the film at special preview screenings. They will also distribute 30,000 matchbooks across UK universities inviting consumers to enter a text draw for… Continue reading Enpocket Secures Fox For SMS Promotional Campaign

UK cable operator, NTL, has increased its earnings by 48.2% to £661 million in 2002, after finally emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.Reporting the full year results, NTL says that churn – the proportion of people leaving the home cable service – declined from 21.3% in Q4 2001 to 15.9% in Q4 2002. The… Continue reading NTL Sees Earnings Up 48% In 2002

Maiden Outdoor has begun fitting 24-hour performance monitors to all of its electronic scrolling posters, in an attempt to improve accountability.The monitoring devices, which will also be fitted to Ultravision and Trivision posters, enable the outdoor contractor’s maintenance companies to immediately identify problems with power, illumination or the scrolling mechanism, meaning that faults can be… Continue reading Maiden To Improve Accountability For Clients

A new poll from ICM and The Guardian could place further pressure on the Daily Mirror’s anti-war stance, as it reveals that 49% of its readership approves of the military attack on Iraq.The news comes as the price of the paper returns to 32p in the lucrative Carlton/London region and there is heightened speculation as… Continue reading Daily Mirror Under Pressure Over Anti-War Stance

According to research from online analysis group, Harris Interactive, students pay more attention to adverts shown on TV, than any other ad platform.Although the researchers noted that students are not particularly interested in adverts, TV was found to be the most effective medium with 87% of respondents paying some attention to ads on the box.… Continue reading Research Recommends TV Ads To Target Students