Advertising group WPP gained 15p ahead of the release of its final results tomorrow. The company received positive recommendations from brokers yesterday despite continued fears of a slowdown in advertising revenue.Future Network made slight gains despite announcing the twenty magazine titles set for closure in order to stave off further debt at the company (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
Gaming magazines continue to suffer declining sales according to the latest audit from the ABC, with all but one title in the sector falling in a year on year analysis. Official Dreamcast Magazine from Dennis Publishing was the only title to increase its circulation over the period, adding 3% to its circulation base.The worst performing… Continue reading Gaming Titles Suffer Further Decline
Future Network is to close or sell twenty of its magazines in an attempt to streamline its portfolio and reduce the company’s debt. The group, which has issued two profits warnings in the last four months (see Future Network Issues Second Profits Warning), warned earlier this year that underperforming titles would have to go, after… Continue reading Future Network Staves Off Further Debt With 20 Magazine Closures
The overall performance of each magazine publishing group in the July – Dec 2000 ABC’s was as follows: IPC, H Bauer, Future, Dennis and Conde Nast all showed overall annual growth in their portfolios over the period, with H Bauer showing the highest growth with a massive 31.2% increase in total circulation year on year.… Continue reading Jul-Dec 2000 ABC’s – Publishers By Performance
The television listings sector rose for the six-month period to December 2000, up 3,498,423 copies (a 52.3% rise year on year) according to the latest ABC figures. This was thanks to the performances of Heat and Sky Customer Magazine. Redwood’s Sky Customer Magazine recorded the best performance of any title, with a 212.4% year on… Continue reading Heat Blazes A Trail Across TV Sector
Trinity Mirror is believed to be in discussions regarding the sale of its internet service provider, ic24. The regional publishing group is considering a sell-off of the ISP as part of an overall restructuring of the company.According to reports in the Guardian, a sell-off of its magazines and exhibitions division is also a possibility as… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Considers Sale Of ic24
This edition is a revised version of the original report.The following tables show the overall performance of each magazine publishing group in the July – Dec 2000 ABC’s, released on Friday. Attic Futura Title Jul 99 – Dec 99 Jul 00 – Dec 00 % Change All About Soap 130,111 111,099 -14.6 B 223,532 216,620… Continue reading Jul-Dec 2000 ABC’s – Publishers By Performance
Gaming magazines continue to suffer declining sales according to the latest audit from the ABC, with all but one title in the sector falling in a year on year analysis. Official Dreamcast Magazine from Dennis Publishing was the only title to increase its circulation over the period, adding 3% to its circulation base.The worst performing… Continue reading Gaming Titles Suffer Further Decline
The television listings sector rose for the six-month period to December 2000, according to the latest ABC figures. This was thanks to the performances of Heat and Sky Customer Magazine. Redwood’s Sky Customer Magazine recorded the best performance of any title, with a 212.4% year on year rise in total average net sales.The next best… Continue reading Heat Blazes A Trail Across TV Sector
The best performer amongst media stocks last week was Reuters. Full year results released early in the week (see Collapse In Internet Value Does Not Affect Reuters Strategy, Says Chief Executive) were at the upper end of expectations and resulted in shares ending on Friday up 49p or nearly 5% week on week at £10.71.Analyst… Continue reading Sharewatch
