UK radio group GWR has announced that it will sell overseas radio interests – including stations in Europe and Australia – in order to maintain the group’s “leading role in UK radio”.Ralph Bernard, GWR executive chairman, commented: “The Communications Bill marks a watershed for the UK media industry. GWR is committed to a focused strategy… Continue reading GWR To Focus On UK Market As Group Profits Fall
Vauxhall vans have signed a six-figure deal to sponsor part of talkSPORT’s World Cup coverage, whereby fans are encouraged to make their own predictions about the outcome of matches in the tournament. The deal builds on the Vauxhall Fan in the Van feature which runs during the domestic season.Vauxhall will sponsor a Fan in Japan… Continue reading Vauxhall Signs World Cup Sponsor Deal With TalkSPORT
ITV is increasing its programming budget for 2002 by £28m to strengthen ITV1’s schedule for the second half of the year. The broadcaster has also announced a package of measures to modernise its regional services.The additional investment in ITV1 will supplement the £750m already committed to programming for 2002 and is designed to strengthen the… Continue reading ITV Increases Programming Budget For 2002
Unilever has signed a £320m contract with Carlton and Granada to advertise on ITV for the next four years, in the largest advertising deal of its kind in the UK.The deal to promote brands including Persil, Dove and Lynx breaks new ground in the relationship between media owners and advertisers and is thought to have… Continue reading Unilever Signs Record UK Airtime Deal
Worldwide mobile phone unit sales reached 93.8 million units in Q1 2002, a 3.8% decline compared to last year, according to Gartner Dataquest. Nokia experienced a slight decline in global sales to end-users compared to the same quarter last year although the company did manage a slight increase in market share versus the same quarter… Continue reading Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Dipped in Q1
Hi-Tech Solutions has been awarded the contract to install washroom poster advertising and all other pub media opportunities across Six Continents Retail outlets including All Bar One, Edwards and O’Neills.This is the first time that Six Continents has awarded an umbrella media contract and Hi-Tech Solutions, which secured the deal in a direct pitch against… Continue reading Hi-Tech Solutions Spans Six Continents
Week on week analysis of last week’s media market reveals that the worst performance came from Jazz FM, which confirmed earlier in the month that Guardian Media has bid £41m to take over the radio station (see Guardian Media Group Makes £41m Offer For Jazz FM). Shares were down 6.27% week on week to close… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV partners Carlton and Granada performed poorly in yesterday’s media market. The former slipped 0.47% to close at £2.63˝. The latter fared less well with shares dropping 2.91% to finish at £1.25ź, a loss of 3žp on the day before.Chrysalis also had an uninspiring day with stock falling 4.16% to close at £2.65, down 11˝p… Continue reading Sharewatch
First half revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) have been hit by the substantial downturn in national advertising, the group’s interim financial results showed today. Total group revenues fell by 1%, with the effect felt most strongly at the company’s outdoor division. Earlier in the week SRH agreed to sell its outdoor business, Score Outdoor,… Continue reading Scottish Radio Profits Hit By National Advertising Dip
Ambient media revenue rose 12% year on year in 2001, to reach £100.8m. Concord’s Ambient Media 2002 report, from which these figures are taken, credit new technologies and improved accountability for taking the sector forward, and predicts that revenues for this year could reach £113.3m.Nigel Mansell, Concord’s managing director, commented: “Ambient reaching £100m is a… Continue reading Ambient Revenue Topped £100m In 2001
