Carlton and Granada, which are facing the prospect of legal action from the Football league if they fail to honour the debts of their troubled pay-TV platform ITV Digital (see League Set To Sue Carlton And Granada), saw shares fall yesterday. Carlton was down 0.74% to close at £2.70, while Granada slipped 1.25% to finish… Continue reading Sharewatch
Jupiter Media Metrix forecasts that the online travel market (sales of air travel, car rentals, cruises and hotels) will be worth $64 billion by 2007. In 2001, the total spent online on these services was $24 billion. According to a Jupiter consumer survey, 77% percent of consumers who research or purchase their travel online visit… Continue reading Online Travel Will Be Worth $64 Billion By 2007
Emap is to promote the launch of its new weekly celebrity title for teens, previously codenamed “Monkey” but revealed as Sneak (see Emap To Launch New Teen Weekly), via a sampler edition distributed free with copies of J17 and Smash Hits.The 36 page sampler will go into the 12 April issue of J17 and the… Continue reading Emap Teen Titles To Aid Sneak Launch
The Government is failing in its attempt to transfer all of its services online by 2005, according to a report by public spending body, the National Audit Office (NAO).An investigation by the NAO has found that just over half of the Government’s 524 services are currently available online. However, most only provide basic information, with… Continue reading E-Government Initiative Fails To Take Off
The National Readership Survey (NRS) has released readership figures for February 2002. Overall the national newspaper market has seen a minor decline, although some dramatic performances, both positive and negative, were seen in the broadsheet and tabloid markets.The largest year on year increase in readership was seen at the Guardian, which saw a 22.2% increase.… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – February 2002
The National Readership Survey (NRS) has released readership figures for February 2002. Overall the national newspaper market has seen a minor decline, of 0.4% year on year, although some dramatic performances, both positive and negative, were seen in the broadsheet and tabloid markets.The largest year on year increase in readership was seen at the Guardian,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – February 2002
The increasingly important role of SMS advertising in the marketing mix became evident today with news that two major UK brands are to launch SMS marketing initiatives.Wireless media company Nightfly has launched what it claims is the UK’s largest ever outbound SMS marketing campaign for drinks company Smirnoff. The permission-based campaign is aimed at increasing… Continue reading Major UK Brands Turn To Text
Reuters was one of the best performers in yesterday’s media market with shares rising 3.79% to close at £5.62, following rumours that the the news and financial information group might buy back its online trading arm Instinet.Granada also performed strongly with shares improving 2.37% yesterday to finish at £1.40ź after Merrill Lynch reiterated its “strong… Continue reading Sharewatch
A US Court Of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s ‘8-voices’ ownership rule is ‘arbitray and capricious’, according to a report on Mediaweek.com. The 8-voices rule was established in August 1999 and prevents television operators from running duopolies and local marketing agreements in markets where there are less than eight voices. The Court… Continue reading US Court Brands 8-Voices Ownership Rule ‘Arbitrary And Capricious’
The Independent has had a rocky ride since its launch in 1986. Initially the title received a warm welcome and quickly found itself to be the flavour of the moment, with editor and co-founder Andreas Whittam Smith achieving both sales and editorial acclaim. Within five years circulation was up almost 30%, but as the paper… Continue reading Feature: Making Over The Independent
