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 as it continued its downward spiral. Telegraph titles also fared badly, the… 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
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
A seminar aiming to widen involvement in debate about communications reform will be hosted jointly by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) and Public Voice on Tuesday 16 January. The event, chaired by Jon Snow, follows the publication late last year of the government’s Communications White Paper (see White Paper Paves Way For Communications “Revolution”), which… Continue reading ITC To Hold Seminar For Voluntary Bodies On Communications Reform
Revenue Agency estimates for TV revenue during November 2000 saw year on year increases for most of the terrestrial channels. GMTV was the exception, falling 5.3%, but Channel 5 put in the best performance, adding nearly 30% year on year. ITV enjoyed a good autumn, adding 0.7% to its revenue compared to last year, while… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – November 2000
Revenue Agency estimates for TV revenue during November 2000 saw year on year increases for most of the terrestrial channels. GMTV was the exception, falling 5.3%, but Channel 5 put in the best performance, adding nearly 30% year on year to reach £21.9m. ITV enjoyed a good autumn, adding 0.7% to its revenue compared to… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – November 2000
Trinity Mirror has issued a trading update ahead of the full year results it will release on 15 March. The update, which refers to the 26 weeks to 31 December 2000, reports revenues in line with expectations, which is to say the stronger performance was in the first half of the year, rather than the… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Releases Pre-Results Trading Statement
BARB has released viewing figures for digital television during December 2000. They show that the approximate 50/50 split between viewing of terrestrial and non-terrestrial channels in digital homes continues to hold true, with ITV just staying ahead of BBC1 in commanding the largest share of the terrestrial channel audience in digital homes.The digital platform gives… Continue reading Digital Round-Up: Channel 5 Failing To Capitalise On Digital Advantage
