Advertising company WPP rebounded from its fall last week after a recommendation from Goldman Sachs, who was less pessimistic about last week’s news that Proctor & Gamble are to pay advertising agencies on a performance-related basis (see Sharewatch). Shares rose 5p to 577˝p.Broadcasting companies continue to dominate the spotlight as digital television debates remain high… Continue reading Sharewatch
Certain figures in the latest radio audience data, released by RAJAR in June, have been adjusted following an executional error in some of the Nottingham area survey diaries. The diaries affected by this error have been removed from the survey and figures have been reweighted accordingly. Data from these diaries is described by RAJAR as… Continue reading Correction To June 1999 RAJAR Data
Out on the newsstands on 20 September is Car Import Guide, a new magazine to help motorists buy cars at bargain prices. Published by Wordzone, this bi-monthly publication will be priced at £3.50 and have an initial print run of 52,000. Conquest has revealed its new poster and press campaign for the Sunday Business, which… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Media communications specialist, Tempus Group, has posted pre-tax profit of £7.2 million for the six months to 30 June 1999, up 13% on the same period last year. Turnover at the company grew by 18% to £706 million.New business wins totalled £305 million, up 125% on 1998. These included a contract with automotive company, DaimlerChrysler,… Continue reading Tempus Posts Profits Up 13%
Advertising groups were hit by rumours that consumer giant Proctor & Gamble is to link the amount it pays to agencies with products’ sales. WPP was the worst performer in the FTSE 100, falling 36p to 572˝p, Cordiant lost 8p, closing at 165˝p, and Saatchi & Saatchi, which advertises P&G’s products, fell by 8p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
ScottishPower announced today that it is to float its internet and telecommunication business, ScottishTelecom, on the stock market. The arm, which includes the Demon Internet service, has been valued at £166.1 million.Commenting on the planned flotation, Ian Robinson, chief executive of ScottishPower, said: “ScottishPower has built ScottishTelecom into a significant internet and telecommunication business. The… Continue reading ScottishPower To Float Demon Internet
The Radio Times is set to undergo a revamp, the most comprehensive the listing guide has seen for a decade. The launch of its ‘cleaner, stronger, look’ on 21 September will be backed up an extensive press and radio campaign featuring the line: Radio Times – the best thing on TV.BBC Worldwide, which publishes the… Continue reading Radio Times Gets New Look As Listings Guide War Hots Up
Chris Smith has placed the switch-over date from analogue systems between 2006 and 2010. He prioritised the interests of viewers and urged broadcasters to work together to make it happen.Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge today, he set two tests to be met by broadcasters before the switch could happen: availability and… Continue reading Chris Smith Sets Out Digital Agenda
EMAP Online and EMAP élan today launch the first UK media brand to make its debut in both print and as an e-commerce enabled internet site. Escape Routes is a holiday and travel guide available as a 140-page glossy magazine as well as an online booking centre, at www.escaperoutes.net.Anna Patmore, head of travel at EMAP… Continue reading EMAP Launches Multimedia Escape Routes Brand
Carlton Communications has poached Rupert Miles, currently director of beeb.com, the BBC’s commercial online enterprise, to become the group’s managing director of interactive media. Miles will be responsible for building all of Carlton’s online interests, including the development of Carlton Online, which so far has produced the simplyfood.co.uk, popcorn.co.uk and jamba.co.uk websites.Miles has spent the… Continue reading Carlton Poaches beeb.com Head To Drive Interactive Media
