Talk of an imminent recession has filled the media trade press in recent weeks. AC Nielsen and the IPA disagreed over the extent of the slump but the message from all sides was the same: the next six months will be tough for the sector as a whole.Blame has been laid on excessive dotcom spend… Continue reading Feature: Media Sector Slumps After Unparalleled Year Of Deals
Yesterday the overnights from the first News at Ten head-to-head (see ITV And BBC1 Go Head To Head With Evening News) indicated that ITV had won this latest bout in the ratings war (see ITV Victorious In News At Ten Clash). ITV franchisees Carlton and Granada Media, which have been weakened recently by fears of… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio stock tumbled 90p by 1:00pm this afternoon after what investors regarding as a disappointing set of figures emerging from the company’s AGM. The company reported a 12% increase in revenues during the last quarter of 2000 following the successful acquisition of Beat 106 and Century Radio. In today’s meeting Capital said like for… Continue reading Capital Stock Falls Following AGM Statement
After a steady decline since the mid-1950s, cinema attendance in the European Union started to climb again in the 1990s, according to Eurostat. However, despite the growth, the 800 million admissions during 1988 still fall well short of the 1955 peak of 4 billion. The advent of home entertainment technologies – including video and cable… Continue reading Europeans Return To Cinemas
At its Annual General Meeting Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) today told shareholders that trading for the first three months of the financial year (October to December) showed revenues up 16%, mainly from acquisitions made the previous year. In existing business, however, revenues were flat after a particularly disappointing December when advertising demand turned out to… Continue reading Scottish Radio Revenues Up 16% As Partnership Talks Continue
Talk of an imminent recession has filled the media trade press in recent weeks. AC Nielsen and the IPA disagreed over the extent of the slump but the message from all sides was the same: the next six months will be tough for the sector as a whole. Blame has been laid on excessive dotcom… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Sector Slumps After Unparalleled Year Of Deals
New figures from IDC predict that the esecurity services market, which topeed 1.5 billion in 2000 will exceed $4 billion dollars in Western Europe by 2004. This makes it one of the fastest-growing segments in the European IT services market surpassing current market leaders. “The race to properly secure Europe’s ebusiness networks will be a… Continue reading Europe’s eSecurity Services Market To Reach $4 Billion By 2004
BSkyB is preparing to write off as much as £250m of a £301m investment in new media company Sports Internet Group, according to reports. Confirmation of the loss is expected to be revealed when financial results for BSkyB are released next month. Sky made the investment in the firm, which runs official websites for a… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Write Off Millions In Internet Losses
ITV claimed victory in the first head to head battle with BBC1 over the 10pm news slot. More than 8m people tuned in to watch the re-launched ITV News At Ten, while the BBC’s 10pm news bulletin drew in only 4.4m viewers.A BBC spokesman said: “We are in this for the long term. This is… Continue reading ITV Victorious In News At Ten Clash
Maiden Group has released a trading update prior to the closed period it will enter ahead of preliminary results on 28 March. The board has stated its belief that Maiden has traded “within the range of expectations” for the year ended 31 December 2000, despite a slow end to the year in comparison to the… Continue reading Maiden Group Met Trading Expectations Last Year, Having Encouraging Start to 2001
