Readership of national newspapers showed a year on year decline of 3.3%, according to NRS figures released for March 2001.Among only four titles which managed a year on year increase for the six month period were tabloids the Sun and the Mirror. The Sun still leads the field, with a readership which grew 1.8%, while… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – March 2001
BSkyB is rumoured to be integrating its interactive TV portal, Open, into its own new media operations, a move that could lead to the closure of the service. The group is expected to announce mounting losses at the portal in its quarterly results due out next week.BSkyB announced it was to take a controlling stake… Continue reading Open To Be Integrated Into BSkyB
Readership of national newspapers showed a year on year decline of 3.3%, according to NRS figures released for March 2001.Among only four titles which managed a year on year increase for the six month period were tabloids the Sun and the Mirror. The Sun still leads the field, with a readership which grew 1.8% to… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – March 2001
Go Racing, the consortium hoping to create a dedicated digital horse racing channel (see C4’s Racing Plans Back On Track) has announced that it has reached the necessary level of acceptances from the UK’s racecourses to complete its deal to acquire media and related rights to British racing. A vote was taken regarding the consortium’s… Continue reading Go Racing Gets Go Ahead For Racing Channel
Figures in a trade journal yesterday showed that advertising buyers have greatly reduced ITV revenue estimates brought shares in Carlton Communications low yesterday. They finished down 25½p at £4.13½, a drop of close to 6%. Other ITV companies suffered less, with Granada losing less than 1% to end at £1.83½ and SMG gaining 6p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
United Business Media (UBM) has cut its online investment for the current year from the planned £45 million to no more than £30 million. It blames the ‘current market conditions’ for the investment cuts, notably the downturn in high-tech advertising in the US. Given these cutbacks, along with growth in News Distribution and Market Research… Continue reading UBM Cuts Online Spend During Hi-Tech Advertising Slowdown
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has published a consultation document on cross-promotion and is seeking comments on all aspects of a possible new policy which hopes to achieve a balance between the provision of information and the dangers of promotional clutter.In the ITC’s eyes, the benefits of cross-promotion include the provision of information about services… Continue reading ITC Publishes Consultation Paper On Cross-Promotion
NTL is set to announce a series of job losses, according to a report in the Financial Times. The cable group is expected to cull jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme to save £200m within the next two years.Following an acquisitional spree over the last few years the group has now become “bloated”. Cutting… Continue reading NTL Jobs Cull Expected Following Acquisitional Spree
United Business Media (UBM) has cut its online investment for the current year from the planned £45 million to no more than £30 million. It blames the ‘current market conditions’ for the investment cuts, notably the downturn in high-tech advertising in the US.Given these cutbacks, along with growth in News Distribution and Market Research and… Continue reading UBM Cuts Online Spend During Hi-Tech Advertising Slowdown
European Magazines Limited, the joint publishing venture between IPC Media and Groupe Marie Claire is to close Nova less than a year after it relaunched the seminal women’s fashion magazine of the ’60s (see First Issue Review: Nova: The Fashion Magazine Reborn?). Despite a high profile launch which included TV advertising and generated considerable media… Continue reading IPC’s Relaunched Nova To Close
