Shares in Johnston Press rose 0.13% yesterday to close at £3.85 as the market continued to respond positively to the publisher’s acquisition of Regional Independent Media for £560m earlier in the week (see Johnston Completes RIM Acquisition).Granada, which yesterday dismissed speculation that ITV1 is in “structural decline” (see Granada Chief Denies ITV’s “Structural Decline”), also… Continue reading Sharewatch
According to data released by the Centre For Regional Tourism (CRT), an increase of about 46% is expected in the European online travel market during 2002. Revenue for the year is forecast to be around E6.5 billion, up from E4.4 billion in 2001 and a share of around 2.9% of the whole market. The UK… Continue reading European Online Travel Market Will Grow By 46% in 2002
The outdoor and ambient industry has seen two “biggest ever” campaigns booked this month, with Taxi Media and Maiden’s AdRail playing host to campaigns from financial services company More Th>n and Toyota.More Th>n’s month long campaign began on 1 March, utilising 785 cabs and incorporating superside and tip seat ads in what is the UK’s… Continue reading March Brings Big Campaigns In Outdoor
BSkyB has said that it is “confident” of reaching its target of 7 million subscribers by 2003 and has dismissed claims that digital TV is a failing medium. Speaking at ISBA’s Annual Advertising Conference yesterday, BSkyB’s chief operating officer, Richard Freudenstein, claimed that the satellite operator, which currently has 5.7 million digital subscribers, is “on… Continue reading BSkyB Expresses Confidence In Digital Future
UK Free To Air Digital Television May Have Limited FutureA new report from Strategy Analytics forecasts that free to air digital television is unlikely to gain a foothold in the market without significant public or government investment. The report predicts that several major obstacles must be overcome if widespread adoption of free to air digital… Continue reading UK Free To Air Digital Television May Have Limited Future
A new report from Strategy Analytics forecasts that free to air digital television is unlikely to gain a foothold in the market without significant public or government investment. The report predicts that several major obstacles must be overcome if widespread adoption of free to air digital TV is to be achieved. New digital TV “adapters”… Continue reading UK Free To Air Digital Television May Have Limited Future, Says New Report
ISBA’s director general, Malcolm Earnshaw, has issued an “urgent call” for the advertising industry to strengthen itself against the threats posed by a rising tide of consumer protection legislation.Last September ISBA called on businesses, brands and advertisers to “wake up” to the continuing erosion of advertising freedoms (see He said: “Consumer protection is high on… Continue reading ISBA Spearheads Pro-Advertising Initiative
BSkyB has said that it is “confident” of reaching its target of 7 million subscribers by 2003 and has dismissed claims that digital TV is a failing medium.Speaking at ISBA’s Annual Advertising Conference yesterday, BSkyB’s chief operating officer, Richard Freudenstein, claimed that the satellite operator, which currently has 5.7 million digital subscribers (see Freudenstein told… Continue reading BSkyB On Track To Hit Subscriber Target
Lycos has announced plans to cut a further 200 jobs from its European operation and is reducing its marketing budget in an attempt to break even by the end of the year.The advertising downturn has taken its toll on the online portal and the job cuts are the second part of a restructuring programme, which… Continue reading Lycos Sheds 200 Jobs In Cost Cutting Move
Granada and high street retailer Littlewoods have decided to close their joint venture home shopping TV channel, Shop!, at the end of this month.The move follows a business review, which concluded, according to Shop! chairman and Littlewoods’ sales and marketing director Susan Murray, that “Whilst e-commerce is achieving growth with profit potential…Shop! will not meet… Continue reading Granada And Littlewoods Shut Up Shop!
