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 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
FT Revenue Decline Hits Pearson ProfitsIn a trading update released this morning Pearson has revealed that advertising revenue across the Financial Times group has been ‘significantly lower’ for the first four months of this year, compared to 2001.In March, Pearson warned that the ad market would remain flat in 2002 and revealed that profits at… Continue reading FT Revenue Decline Hits Pearson Profits
In a trading update released this morning Pearson has revealed that advertising revenue across the Financial Times group has been ‘significantly lower’ for the first four months of this year, compared to 2001. In March, Pearson warned that the ad market would remain flat in 2002 (see Ad Market In 2002 Will Be ‘Flat’ Says… Continue reading FT Revenue Decline Hits Pearson Profits
The Mirror’s M magazine brand is to be extended with the launch of M Celebs in the Sunday Mirror, which will mean four outings a week for the M brand.The 76-page glossy title promises to take an “irreverant” approach to the popular sport of celebrity watching and will be edited by Mel Brodie (pictured), previously… Continue reading Mirror Extends M Brand To Sundays And Celebs
TalkSPORT has secured the Sunday People as the six-figure sponsor of its Saturday afternoon football feature The Inside Story.The sponsorship, which runs for the rest of this football season, throughout the World Cup and into the next football season, will see Sunday People editor, Lee Clayton, appear on The Inside Story each week to provide… Continue reading TalkSPORT Links With Sunday People
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, is to make a statement to the House of Commons regarding ITV Digital this morning, following the decision by administrators this week to sell off the business. Details to follow on MediaTel NewsLine as they become available…DCMS: 020 7211 6200 www.culture.gov.ukRecent Relevant stories from… Continue reading Jowell To Make Statement On ITV Digital
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, has made a statement to the House of Commons this morning regarding ITV Digital. In it she expressed concern about the plight of businesses, football clubs and employees affected by the situation, but said that her “first concern now is for the subscribers.” She… Continue reading Jowell: Digital TV Is More Than ITV Digital
Over a third of UK football fans will turn to the radio to follow this summer’s World Cup, according to research from the RAB, thanks to the fact that most matches will be during the working day.Because of the time difference with host countries Japan and Korea, it is thought that this year, where following… Continue reading World Cup Radio May Attract 30% Of Fans
An agreement has been reached between representatives from the entertainment and consumer electronics industries and US legislators on a system to prevent digital television broadcasts from being pirated over the internet. Executives from companies such as AOL Time Warner and News Corp have participated in the talks with the House Energy and Commerce Committee. They… Continue reading ‘Pirating Pact’ Brings US Digital A Step Closer
