Two-thirds of regular internet users read online news bulletins, according to the latest findings from BMRB’s bytesize report. A total 72% of men and 56% of women who use the net once a week or more, are heavy users of online news.ISP’s and broadcasters’ and newspaper owners’ websites all attract large numbers of readers to… Continue reading Seven Per Cent Of Net Users Prefer Online News
The outdoor advertising industry has released ad revenue figures for 2000 showing growth of 21.5% compared to 1999. The findings, which come from the official Outdoor Advertising Association members survey, dispute indications of decline within the industry suggested by ACNielsen MMS yesterday (see UK Adspend Declines For The First Time In 10 Years).Final figures for… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Association Disputes Industry Decline
Sport First, the UK’s national sports newspaper, is to increase its sale period from Sunday to Tuesday from this weekend. Previously on sale on Sundays only, the new arrangement will give readers extra time to purchase the title.Neil Webster, managing director of Sport First, said: “We have decided to increase our on sale period following… Continue reading Sport First Increases Sale Period As Ad Revenues Rise 200%
The BBC will in future be required to present its proposed new media services to the Government, following the publication of a list of criteria by culture secretary Chris Smith. Approval for the Corporation’s digital services will be granted provided it fulfils a number of requests.Funding of new services through licence fees must be justified… Continue reading Government Lays Out Criteria For BBC’s Digital Services
Grant Murray has been appointed director of finance at Channel 5. Murray has previously been a board member of the broadcaster as representative of its shareholder, United News & Media, and is currently finance director at Granada Creative. He will replace Damien Harte who is leaving to pursue new media and e-commerce ventures. Mandy Pooler… Continue reading Appointments Brief
US authority approval for a rival to the screen-trading platform for the Nasdaq provided by Reuters’ electronic broking arm Instinet, brought Reuters shares down again yesterday: they had dropped 37p to £10.23 by close.News of the first decline in UK adspend for a decade (see UK Adspend Declines For The First Time In 10 Years)… Continue reading Sharewatch
Even though only a quarter of the global Internet population will reside in the United States by 2005, only one-third of American online businesses are targeting global markets, according to Jupiter Research, the worldwide authority on Internet commerce. Jupiter analysts predict that the Asia Pacific region will outpace the US within less than five years… Continue reading Asia Pacific set to outgrow US Online Population by 2005
Richard Desmond, the new owner of Express Newspapers, has put his stable of soft porn titles up for sale, according to reports. Offloading the 35 magazines, which include Asian Babes and Reader’s Wives, will raise cash of up to £20m to be poured back into the Express titles.The move has been seen as an attempt… Continue reading Desmond’s Porn Titles Go Up For Sale
NRS figures for the six month period ending November 2000 show newspaper readership continuing its decline. National titles lost 3m readers, or 4.6% of their readership, in an overall year on year analysis.The Times took the greatest tumble, losing 18.2% of its readership, or 330,000 readers, as it continued its downward spiral. Telegraph titles also… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round Up – November 2000
Trinity Mirror shed 23p to 432˝p following the release of a trading statement ahead of its full-year results (see Trinity Mirror Releases Pre-Results Trading Statement).Reuters was down 70p to £10.60 as Nasdaq’s Supermontage trading system – a rival to Reuters own Instinet platform – was given the seal of approval.The closing prices of media company… Continue reading Sharewatch
