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Emap’s Max Power got bogged down in semantics when defending itself from a complaint against it to the ASA from rival magazine, Fast Car.The complaint concerned a catalogue called the Demon Tweeks Performance Direct Catalogue. It was included with a copy of Max Power and an advertisement on the plastic wrapping stated “Free Exclusive Demon… Continue reading ASA Slows Down Max Power
Once again Myers Reports has downgraded its media expenditure forecasts (see Forecasts) and now sees no indication of a Q4 upturn. The new numbers, described by chief economist Jack Myers as ‘ugly’, forecast that growth in 2001 will fall 4% in year on year comparisons and the picture is particularly bad for TV where comparisons… Continue reading ‘Ugly’ Numbers Prompt Bearish Outlook For US
Cordiant, which released its interim results on Monday (see Cordiant To Cut More Jobs), saw shares rise 5.02% yesterday to finish at £1.67˝, an increase of 8p on the previous day.ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, continued to see shares rise. Carlton was up 1.57% to close at £3.40ź, 5źp better off than the day before,… Continue reading Sharewatch
National Newspaper ABC Round-Up July 2001Month on MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) reveals that the National Newspaper sector made a small year on year gain in total circulation during July. The increase of 0.8% represented an rise in total circulation of a fraction under 200,000.The largest gains in terms of percentage… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up July 2001
National Newspaper ABC Round-Up July 2001Month on MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) reveals that the National Newspaper sector made a small year on year gain in total circulation during July.The largest gains in terms of percentage increase in circulation was at the Mail on Sunday , which added 2.2% to… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up July 2001
Rivals.net, the Chrysalis-owned sports network, was visited by over a million unique users in July, according to ABC Electronic’s latest audit of the site’s traffic.The figures show that the number of unique users visiting the Rivals.net has increased by 25% to 1.09 million since the site was last audited in April. Page impressions have also… Continue reading Rivals.net Scores Over A Million Users
Despite the sobering content of Cordiant’s interim results yesterday (see Cordiant To Cut More Jobs), the company’s shares rose on the news of imminent job cuts, ending up 10p by the end of the day’s trading, at £1.59½. This 6.7% increase made it the best media performer of the day.At the other end of the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The underlying rate of inflation dropped 0.2% compared to the previous month during July, according the latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics. The rate of 2.2% was less than had been predicted by analysts fearing inflationary pressure, and is thought to have been helped by low food and petrol prices.The headline rate… Continue reading Food Prices Ease Inflation Rate
MTV is to launch a broadband music channel, MTV Live, which from September will allow internet users to receive near TV-quality programmes on their PC’s.In what, according to MTV, is the first commercial carriage deal of its kind, the company has teamed up with satellite broadband network provider, Europe Online, to distribute a TV channel… Continue reading MTV To Launch Broadband TV Channel