Pearson saw its share price slip across a week which culminated in a trading update on Friday confirming that advertising revenue at the Financial Times group was suffering. Shares ended at £8.48, down over 6% week on week.The decision to sell ITV Digital was confirmed last week, and of the two original shareholders in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
“Fast and free online magazines are not enough for Americans to sacrifice the convenience associated with traditional paper magazines”. According to a new survey by InsightExpress “Americans still demand that they be able to take their magazines to bed, into the bathroom or on their commute”. According to the survey there is no significant threat… Continue reading Online Mags ‘No Threat’ To Publishers, Says InsightExpress
MediaTel Group has signed ITV Network as the first sponsor of its fourth annual Media Question Time, to be held later this year.Last year the debate on media issues at the event was led by a panel including Emily Bell, David Mansfield, Marie Oldham, John Billett and Jim Hytner (see Media Panel Denounces ITC’s Handling… Continue reading ITV Signed As First Media Question Time Sponsor
The use of the internet to make telephone calls is set to rise in Western Europe, as internet service providers (ISPs) will increasingly seek to offer IP telephony to their customers (IP stands for internet protocol). This is according to a new report from IDC, which forecasts that user spending on IP telephony services in… Continue reading Internet Telephony To Show Strong Growth, Says IDC
Only eight of the top 100 unquoted UK companies in terms of profit growth for 2001 were in the media industry, according to the Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 report, published during the weekend, although the top performer was a TV and film producer.Complete Communications, which makes the internationally selling Who Wants To Be A… Continue reading TV Outfit Tops Unquoted Company Profits League
The next generation of wireless services in Europe will herald a dramatic shift from voice traffic to data services, according to forecasts from Strategis Group released this month. These next generation technologies (3G technology) are predicted to create a flourishing demand for data-led services. As a result the number of ‘data switches’ installed throughout the… Continue reading Arrival Of 3G Mobiles Will See Data Surpass Voice Traffic In Europe, Says Strategis
Bus advertising is leading a recovery in outdoor revenue, according to Q1 figures from the bladeTracker report. The delay to the launch of Viacom Outdoor’s XTP system (see Viacom Outdoor Delays Launch of XTP) has caused Blade to cut its forecast from last year of 4% growth in 2002, but it is still expecting 2.7%… Continue reading Bus Ads Leading Outdoor To Recovery, Says Blade
The Nationwide Building Society has announced a six-figure media deal with a series of partners as part of an e-commerce drive. Twelve month deals have been signed with 5 partner websites to give the company high visibility to those online seeking financial services.The deals were put together by Tribal DDB, which was appointed digital agency… Continue reading Nationwide Signs Up For E-Commerce Campaign
Washroom poster contractor Hi-Tech Solutions is launching a series of special World Cup advertising packages to target sports fans during this summer’s event.As part of an initiative to capitalise on interest in the tournament the company has exclusively selected washroom poster panels in outlets that have been granted special opening hours to show live World… Continue reading Hi-Tech Brings The World Cup To Washrooms
IPC Media is to increase the print run for the June issue of Marie Claire after the announcement that man-of-the-moment David Beckham is to be the magazine’s first male cover star led to an increased demand from retailers.Publishing director Rita Lewis said: “This is the first time prior to going on sale that retailers are… Continue reading Cover-Man Beckham Ups Demand For Marie Claire
