Granada Media is to close down its web portal and internet service provider G-Wizz on Wednesday this week, after failing to replicate its success in pulling the crowds on TV in the online arena, despite heavy marketing investment.The company is advising those who use its internet provision services to subscribe to BT Internet and those… Continue reading Granada’s ISP And Portal To Close Down On Wednesday
A week on week analysis of media stocks reveals what a nightmarish week it was for the stock market as a whole. With the FTSE 100 witnessing its largest one-day fall since October 1992 on Thursday, only one media company, UBC Media, did not see a week on week fall, and even then it did… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Media Business.Highbury House, Ulster TV and Tempus release full year results.Wednesday Outdoor group Maiden release full year results.An NRS national newspaper round-up for February 2001 will be available on Newsline.
John Chambers, CEO of US technology company Cisco Systems, has warned that the economic downturn there will continue to the end of this year and maybe longer. He said that his company had just experienced the fastest deceleration period ever prior, to the issue of a profits warning recently.
Publishing company Highbury House Communications today offered a cheerful outlook for the year, saying that 49% of its budgeted advertising sales have already been achieved. The consumer and trade magazine group says that it had only a small exposure to the dotcom boom last year and so is not experiencing the downturn that many other… Continue reading Highbury House Starts Year Well
Global marketing and media communications group, Tempus, this morning said that it achieved record financial results and net new business wins during 2000. Pre-tax profit at the group grew by 29% to £21.5 million, whilst revenues rose 64% to £151.3 million. During the year Tempus secured record new business wins worth £594 million – a… Continue reading Tempus Announces Record Results And Repositions As ‘The Agency Of The Future’
Shares in Ulster Television jumped this morning as it announced a strong set of financial results and said that it expects to return to better growth in the second half of this year, following a sluggish ratings period at ITV. Ulster also said that it plans to bring its internet business into profitability in the… Continue reading Ulster Stock Rises On Positive Results
Freeserve has announced new pan-European advertising opportunities following its integration with Wanadoo (see Freeserve Sold To Wanadoo). The internet portal can now develop media plans and European campaigns from the UK, which can run across Freeserve and Wanadoo content in the UK, France, Belgium, Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands.Caroline Pathy, advertising sales director for Freeserve… Continue reading Freeserve And Wanadoo Offer Pan European Ad Opportunities
Industry figures were calling for a set of guidelines for poster ads planned for tube stations following a series of campaign bans by London Underground. This week new executions from Heart 106.2, Miss Selfridge and Vintage Publishing were banned by the Underground despite having been passed by the ASA.Posters for Miss Selfridge were considered not… Continue reading Industry Calls For Guidelines Following Tube Ad Bans
Less than a week after the Popstars series reached the desired conclusion of Hear’Say entering the singles chart at number 1, ITV has already commissioned another star-making show.Pearson Television has been commissioned to make a programme which will launch a solo pop artist. Like Popstars it will hold open auditions across the country. Having whittled… Continue reading Hot On The Heels Of Hear’Say, ITV Plans Another Search For A Star
