SMG has announced yet another stake increase in Scottish Radio Holdings, taking its stake up to 27.7%. SMG has acquired a further 2.8% stake in SRH for £14.6 million, in two separate purchases: 644,000 shares on Monday and 275,000 yesterday.All the shares were priced at 1,587˝p each, its closing price on Monday. SMG has been… Continue reading SMG Builds Scottish Radio Stake To 27.7%
Being a bit of a glossy ‘zine queen, I was squeaking with excitement when the review copy of the long awaited Glamour landed on my desk. Edited by Jo Elvin, who did wonders for New Woman (its edge has definitely been blunted since her departure, although rising ABC figures don’t reflect this), published by the… Continue reading First Issue Review: Glamour
Emap shares dropped 26p to £8.46 yesterday after brokers Commerzbank downgraded the company and was said to reviewing its current £10.10 price target and earnings forecast.Cable companies Cable & Wireless and Telewest both saw increases yesterday as investors returned to the sector, with C&W increasing 53p to £7.48 and Telewest up 14p to £1.42¾.The closing… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian newspaper last week unveiled investment plans for its Saturday edition. Weekend magazine is to become a glossy with 60% more editorial pages and two of the newspaper’s weekday supplements – Space and The Editor – will be added to its current six sections.The move follows similar announcements from its broadsheet rivals, the Times… Continue reading Feature: National Newspapers Look To Boost Female Readership With New Saturday Offerings
According to recent US Census Bureau data, B2B e-commerce dominated commercial activity in the US in 1999. The “E-stats” report, published today, shows that while e-commerce accounted for a relatively small percent of total economic activity in key sectors of the US economy, e-commerce transactions between businesses (B2B commerce)accounted for a surprisingly large proportion of… Continue reading 1999 e-Commerce Report From US Census Bureau
The Guardian newspaper last week unveiled investment plans for its Saturday edition. Weekend magazine is to become a glossy with 60% more editorial pages and two of the newspaper’s weekday supplements – Space and The Editor – will be added to its current six sections. The move follows similar announcements from its broadsheet rivals, the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: National Newspapers Look To Boost Female Readership With New Saturday Offerings
Media giant AOL Time Warner announced today that it will create a new TV networks group under the Turner Broadcasting System umbrella, which will include both Turner’s basic cable networks and The WB broadcast network. The division will be the world’s largest television networks group, the company said. The expanded TV networks group will share… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Mergers TV Divisions Into Single Network
Two thirds of the UK population have mobile phones, but many do not realise their potential uses beyond talking, according to research conducted for the BMRBi Access Omnibus Telephone Omnibus during February this year. The survey found that only 85% of those with mobile phones believe they have text messaging facilities and only 13% believe… Continue reading Two Thirds Of UK Have Mobiles, But Many Are Unaware Of Services Available
Channel 5 has announced another deal with a dotcom company to swap advertising airtime on the station for a stake in the online business. The deal with PetsPyjamas.com is the sixth such swap Channel 5 has negotiated. C5 will provide £2 million’s worth of airtime to PetsPyjamas.com over the next 14 months in exchange for… Continue reading C5 Swaps Airtime For Equity With PetsPyjamas.com
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has released details of complaints about television advertising it dealt with for January 2001. Food and drink advertising seemed to cause the largest amount of controversy during the month, with an advert for Van der Bergh Foods’ Chicken Tonight Stir-In Paste prompting complaints from 16 sources, all with close links… Continue reading Why The ITC Wasn’t Having Chicken Tonight
