The editor’s letter is always a good place to start a first issue review and thus it’s a good place to begin my applause for this magazine. It’s a refreshing change to begin reading a magazine and not flick straight to the seemingly more obvious section/s – normally involving a young lady wearing only slightly… Continue reading Mondo – First Issue Review
NRS figures for the six-month period ending August 2000 show a continuing decline in national newspaper readership. A 4.1% drop was recorded overall, with most titles reporting a drop in reader numbers in a year on year analysis.The worst fall came from the Times, which has seen a steep decline in its readership since its… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – August 2000
The independent publisher of Sport First has secured a £3m investment from venture capitalists 3i, which will enable it to embark on increased marketing investment, editorial development and promotion, as well as the national launch of its Friday/Saturday edition.Launched March 1998 (see First Issue Review – Sport First) by founder and publisher Keith Young, the… Continue reading Sport First Secures £3m Investment From Venture Capitalists
The decision given yesterday by the BBC to move its evening news bulletin to 10pm (see BBC To Broadcast News At Ten) where it will directly conflict with ITV’s reinstated bulletin in the new year (see News At Ten To Return To ITV) has provoked renewed calls from ISBA for a single broadcast regulator.“The head… Continue reading News At Ten Conflict Shows Need For Single Regulator, Says ISBA
NRS figures for the six-month period ending August 2000 show a continuing decline in national newspaper readership. A 4.1% drop was recorded overall, with most titles reporting a drop in reader numbers in a year on year analysis.The worst fall came from the Times, which has seen a steep decline in its readership since its… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – August 2000
A positive comment made yesterday about the prospect of United News and Media making a large share buy-back by the end of the year lifted the value of shares in United by 29½p by the end of the day’s trading, leaving them at £7.73.Meanwhile concerns over Capital Radio’s ad revenue prospects had a negative effect… Continue reading Sharewatch
Dotcoms are having an increasing effect on advertising growth, according to new research from ABN AMRO. Figures for advertising growth in 1999 and the first half of this year show that dotcoms are playing an ever-larger role in growth across all media, and the research also shows where the various different types of dotcoms are… Continue reading Dotcom Advertising Plays Increasing Role In Advertising Growth, Says Report
The BBC is today launching a consultation to discover public opinion of its digital plans. People will be able to make their views on the subject known through questionnaires or on the internet between now and 17 November.Greg Dyke, director-general of the BBC, unveiled future plans for the Corporation at the Edinburgh Television Festival in… Continue reading BBC Launches Public Consultation Of Digital Plans
Speculation that NTL is planning a take-over bid of Telewest was renewed yesterday (see Telewest Shares Climb Amid Takeover Rumours), as the company launched new communications packages after its summer of component shortages (see Telewest Hopes For Comeback With Cut-Price Digital Package). This led to a rise in share price for Telewest, which gained 2¼p… Continue reading Sharewatch
In the latest national newspaper circulations audit from the ABC, the two papers to show the highest year on year percentage growth were both business titles – the Financial Times and the Sunday Business – with circulations up 18.7% and 14.7% respectively. The Sunday Business, admittedly, has a relatively small base circulation from which to… Continue reading Feature: Doing The Business – How Financial Titles Are Challenging The Circulation Slide
