Emap has announced that Paul Keenan, chief executive of Emap Digital, is to head up a new umbrella group called Emap Consumer Media.The new division will house all of Emap’s consumer titles including Emap Elan, Emap Automotive, Emap Active and FHM international, while Emap’s music titles will remain independent as part of the Performance Network.A… Continue reading Keenan Heads New Emap Division
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) have today launched a six month independent study into the effectiveness of web advertising.The study will investigate the power online advertising has in altering brand perception and awareness and will explore how brand categories, campaign objectives and frequency of results effect viewers responses to advertising.The first stage of the research… Continue reading IAB Launches Study Into Web Advertising
United Business Media (UBM) has seen its pre tax profits fall 48% year on year to £71.7m. The group announced its interim results this morning which also revealed revenues down 4.3% at £489.4m.Chief executive Clive Hollick commented: “Trading conditions in the first six months of the year have been extremely tough with weakness in the… Continue reading UBM Profits Down Nearly 50%
ABN AMRO has downgraded its full year forecast for UK media from 0.4% to -1.6% in response to data from AC Nielsen MMS indicating that during June the market slipped 13.7% year on year. The research and analysis group says its revised forecast reflects “the increasing likelihood that there will be no significant second half… Continue reading ABN AMRO Downgrades UK Media Forecast
There was better news in terms of reach for National Commercial radio this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM, which rose 2% and talkSPORT, which, having seen losses last quarter gained a healthy 10.7% during this one.The BBC saw a large boost to Radio 2’s reach this quarter, with year… Continue reading RAJAR: Classic And talkSPORT Increase Reach
The latest set of RAJAR figures shows that the second quarter of this year was a good one for Local Commercial Radio, with reach increasing quarter on quarter by 4.6% to 27.4m. Share of listening also improved, climbing 0.8 percentage points compared to Q1.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of… Continue reading June 2001 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
Two recent developments in ambient and outdoor have brought the consumer-rich environment of the shopping centre into focus, with More Group extending its point-of-sale portfolio and a new company planning to target shoppers pausing for refreshment.More Group has announced the acquisition of Foxmark in a six figure deal. Foxmark owns more than 450 six sheet… Continue reading Advertising Targets Shopping Malls
Commercial radio has fought back in share of listening, according to RAJAR figures released this morning. All Commercial saw a quarter on quarter increase in percentage share of 0.6 percentage points, bringing it to 46.6%, while All BBC saw a drop of 0.8 percentage points, although it still leads the field.Local Commercial also had a… Continue reading RAJAR: Quarterly Gains For Commercial Radio
Commercial radio has fought back in share of listening, according to RAJAR figures released this morning. All Commercial saw a quarter on quarter increase in percentage share of 0.6 percentage points, while All BBC saw a drop of 0.8 percentage points, although it still leads the field. Local Commercial also had a healthy quarter in… Continue reading Quarterly Gains For UK Commercial Radio
Wednesday proved a buoyant day on the stock market for media shares, with notable increases from troubled magazine and web publisher Future, which, having recently announced a restructure, saw an increase of 9½p on the previous day’s closing price, a rise of just under 10% which took it to 54p. Also on the increase were… Continue reading Sharewatch
