Earlier this week Optimedia was relatively positive in its predictions for next year’s media market (see Media Revenue & Inflation Forecasts From Optimedia). Following this, confidence in media shares seemed good yesterday, and many stocks saw increases in price. These included Carlton, whose upbeat attitude in the face of tough end of year results (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
The number of online advertisers in the UK increased by 3% month on month during October, to 2,710, according to LemonAd‘s latest online advertising barometer figures. The figures also show that the number of campaigns rose 1% to 5,370, although the number of actual adverts remained virtually unchanged – down just 0.1% to 12,932. The… Continue reading UK Online Advertising Shows Slight Growth In October
Chime Communications, owner of advertising agency HHCL and financial PR firm Bell Pottinger, has made a gloomy assessment of the current market situation, but is confident of its own future in the light of a recent cost-cutting drive.“Whilst we can see no improvement in market conditions at the moment, we believe that Chime is well… Continue reading Chime Strikes Glum Note On Market Conditions
Regional newspaper group Johnston Press has acquired travel publishing company, Days Out UK and plans to integrate the business into its regional newspaper and online publishing activities.The acquisition will give Johnston Press access to the travel publisher’s database of UK visitor attractions and special events as well as its principle publication, Days Out UK. Based… Continue reading Johnston Press Acquires Travel Publisher
ITV Digital’s future is likely to involve partnerships, according to Carlton chief executive Gerry Murphy, but to what extent they will be with rival BSkyB is still not clear.At the release of Carlton’s full year results yesterday (see Carlton Losses Mount As More Jobs Go), Murphy spoke of the Government’s digital action plan as “encouraging”… Continue reading ITV Digital May Form Partnerships
A much higher percentage of the affluent in the UK are likely to have internet access at home than the national average, but the AB’s uptake of digital TV seems to mirror the rest of the nation, according to the key findings of the 6th wave of VIPer research.Despite having the disposable income to afford… Continue reading ABs Embrace The Internet, Says VIPer
BMP DDB chairman Chris Powell has today called on the Government to ban all tobacco advertising saying that it is bringing the industry into disrepute.In a speech to MPs and peers at the All Party Parliamentary Group on smoking in the Houses of Parliament today, Powell was expected to say that tobacco advertising legitimises smoking… Continue reading BMP DDB Chairman Calls For Tobacco Ad Ban
UK advertising and public relations group, Chime Communications, has this morning restated its expectation that the advertising market conditions will not improve until well into 2002, adding that trading in the second half of this year will be broadly in line with the same period last year. Chime described the performance of its advertising businesses… Continue reading No Upturn Until 2002 Says Chime, But Double-Digit Earnings Expected
ITV Digital’s future is likely to involve partnerships, according to Carlton Communications chief executive Gerry Murphy, but to what extent they will be with rival BSkyB is still not clear. At the release of Carlton’s full year results yesterday (see Carlton Losses Mount As More Jobs Go), Murphy spoke of the Government’s digital action plan… Continue reading ITV Digital Looks To Future Partnerships
Regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, has announced the purchase of Days Out UK, a travel database and guidebook publishing company. Days Out manages a database of UK visitor attractions and special events which will provide a valuable complement to Johnston’s regional newspaper and on-line publishing activities, the company says. Its principal publication is Days Out… Continue reading Johnston Press Acquires Events Database Company
