Emap Performance Online has signed a deal to provide entertainment and music content to Hutchison 3G which holds the UK’s largest third-generation mobile phone licence.The two year deal, which is the first of its kind to be negotiated by Emap, will see the company provide content from all of its music titles including Q, Mixmag,… Continue reading Emap Signs 3G Content Deal With Hutchison
Teletext looks set to provide its data service to Channel 5, after its bid for the ten year licence was the only one received by the Independent Television Commission by last Friday’s deadline.The cash bid offered for the licence was £35,000 and the effective term of the Channel 5 licence will be reduced if digital… Continue reading Teletext Sole Bidder For C5 Service
UBM Shares Fall As Profits Are Halved By SlowdownUnited Business Media’s (UBM) chief executive, Clive Hollick, this morning said that ‘2001 was one of the toughest trading periods’ that the company has experienced, with the slump in technology advertising halving the group’s profits.UBM posted a pre-tax loss of £541.2 million, compared to a £2.1 billion… Continue reading UBM Shares Fall As Profits Are Halved By Slowdown
The Institute of Sales and Promotions (ISP) has formed a partnership with the Advertising Agency Register (AAR) as part of a move to simplify the advertising agency selection process.The partnership will see ISP members offered full access to the AAR’s advertising agency search and selection process as part of the AAR’s “added value membership benefits… Continue reading ISP Moves To Simplify Agency Selection
Cabal Communications is to launch a one shot spin-off from its home interest title The Real Homes Magazine, called The Real Makeover Magazine. The magazine, launched on 14 March with a cover price of £2.50, will have a print run of 180,000 and Cabal expect a large proportion of sales to come from readers of… Continue reading Cabal Plans Real Homes Makeover Spin-off
US advertising is forecast to fall by 5.7% in 2002, according to the latest figures from Jack Myers Report, compiled in January. Local/regional cable television and online are the only two sectors expected to show a positive performance across the year. Network and local broadcast TV, conversely, are looking pretty weak. US 2002 advertising growth… Continue reading US 2002 Advertising Forecasts From Myers Reports
United Business Media’s (UBM) chief executive, Clive Hollick, this morning said that ‘2001 was one of the toughest trading periods’ that the company has experienced, with the slump in technology advertising halving the group’s profits (see UBM Shares Fall As Profits Are Halved By Hi-Tech Ad Slowdown) Hi-tech ad slump hits CMP Media Advertising volumes… Continue reading UBM Profits Halved By Hi-Tech Ad Slowdown As Decline Continues
Results of a PPAi member survey indicate that 66% of respondents are intending to charge for online content in the near future compared to 26% who said ‘no’ and 8% who are still undecided. Robin Wood, electronic publishing director, CMP Information said: “The issue of whether to charge for content has been a talking point… Continue reading PPA Members Indicate Imminent Charges For Online Content
French television broadcaster TF1 has released 2001 financial results which show a 4.7% decline in advertising revenues for the flagship TF1 station, according to ABN Amro. The rest of the company’s results are in line with expectations, suggesting that there is an improving outlook for the French television advertising market, according to the analysts. TF1’s… Continue reading TF1 Figures Show Possible Improvement In French TV Ad Market Outlook
There is a ‘continued underlying weakness’ in the US network television advertising marketplace, according to a survey by Jack Myers Report of media planners and buyers. Amongst the 125 respondents to the Myers survey, conducted in mid-February, only 16.5% expect that network upfront budgets will be greater than last year; 44.7% forecast that budgets will… Continue reading US Network TV Marketplace Remains Weak, Finds Myers
