The latest figures from ABC reveal that month on month, overall circulation of national newspapers fell during May by 0.7%. The worst loss in percentage terms was at Sport First, which dropped 10,000 or 15.9% from its total month on month. Among the larger selling titles, the Mail on Sunday had a difficult month, dropping… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2002
Channel 4 reports that Big Brother is continuing to bring success in the ratings, according to unofficial figures. For the week from the 10-16 June, the average audience for the shows on Channel 4 was 4.9 million, compared to a 4.3 million average for the week before (see Big Brother Bigger Than Ever For C4… Continue reading Big Brother We’re Watching You
The latest figures from ABC reveal that month on month, overall circulation of national newspapers fell during May by 0.7%. The worst loss in percentage terms was at Sport First. Among the larger selling titles, the Mail on Sunday had a difficult month, dropping 5.1%.Meanwhile, the Mail titles’ mid market rival the Daily Express had… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2002
The Government’s plans to turn off the analogue TV signal look “increasingly futile” according to a survey carried out by Mediaedge:cia which shows that almost 1 in 3 people claim they will never switch to digital TV (DTV).According to the latest Sensor research from WPP’s media buyer, almost 29% of respondents say they would never… Continue reading Research Says Analogue Switch Off Could Be Thwarted
UK publishing companies will need a helping hand from the Government if they are to be competitive on the world stage, says a new study commissioned for the Department Of Trade and Industry (DTI). Publishing in the Knowledge Economy has been produced by Pira International for the DTI and UK Publishing Media (UKPM). The report… Continue reading Charity Must Start At Home For UK Publishers
Regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press, which has announced that advertising revenues rose by 2% in the first five months of the year (see Local Ad Revenues Aid Johnston Press Figures), saw shares rise 1.14% yesterday to close at £3.99˝, an increase of 4˝p on the day before.Carlton and Granada, which last week acquired ITN’s 65%… Continue reading Sharewatch
European firms will invest upwards of E2.5 million to implement strategic web services in 2003, with 84% of companies increasing their web services budgets, according to new research from Forrester Research. During 2003, execs surveyed by Forrester said that they plan to use web services throughout their enterprise, not just for a single process. Customer… Continue reading European Firms To Increase Investment Of Web Services
BT has unveiled its latest initiative to increase broadband uptake in the UK and has launched a scheme that will allow consumers to influence where its ADSL service will be introduced next.The scheme, which is intended to help BT reach its target of 1 million broadband connections by next summer, will allow consumers and businesses… Continue reading BT Brings Consumers Into The Broadband Equation
Online retail spending in the United States increased by 47% between 2000 and 2001, according to a report from Abacus, a division of DoubleClick. Abacus based its research on a database of the transactions made by 90 million US households. It found that the percentage of catalogue consumers buying online increased by 2% to reach… Continue reading Catalogue Consumers Bolster US Online Spending
Digital media networks are going from strength to strength and the possibilities they provide could prove to be an essential ingredient when trying to reach consumers when they’re out and about. Sue Aitken, marketing and development director of Translucis, the company that runs a network of plasma advertising screens in pubs and clubs, talks about… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Digital Media Magic
