The Dialog Corporation, a provider of internet-based information, has announced first quarter results today for 1999, with a 7.8% increase in revenue from Q4 1998 to £42.7 million. Pre-tax profit was £425,000, and earnings per share for the quarter were 0.3p.Dialog is still attempting to turn around revenues and profits from the merger of MAID… Continue reading Dialog Announces 8% Increase In Q4 Revenue
BARB (Broadcaster’s Audience Research Board) is issuing a formal invitation to tender for the new Audience Measurement Contract. Submissions to tender should be made to the chief executive at BARB, and formal negotiations for the contract will begin with those groups that convince BARB they have a serious interest in submitting a tender.The research contract… Continue reading BARB Puts Audience Measurement Contract Out To Tender
Carlton Communications continued to fall yesterday, suffering a 21p drop in its share price to 510˝p. ONdigital, the joint digital TV venture owned by Carlton Communications and Granada, begins its set-top box giveaway today (see Newsline). Granada rose by 19p to 1267p.BSkyB, which is also gearing up to begin giving away its DTV set-top boxes,… Continue reading Sharewatch
At the beginning of last year, ITV chief executive Richard Eyre set the Network the target of taking 39% of peak-time viewing (1900-2230 hours) in 1999 and increasing this to 40% during 2000. The industry was taken aback by Eyre’s confidence, until it later emerged that he planned to meet these targets by completely changing… Continue reading ITV Viewing Share Flags As New Schedule Novelty Wears Off
Last night’s Champion’s League Final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich proved to be a ratings winner for ITV. According to unofficial figures released by the Network Centre, a peak audience of 18.8 million people watched United steal the match with virtually the last kick. The average audience for the match was 15.5 million.Last night’s… Continue reading Man Utd’s Cup Successes Boost ITV Figures
Total terrestrial revenue for April 1999 (including GMTV) according to agency estimates was £233.02 million. Both ITV and GMTV suffered losses in revenue, losing 2.4% and 9.5% year on year respectively. Channel 4’s revenue remained fairly stable during April 1999, and Channel 5’s total revenue grew by 22.6% year on year.LWT increased its share of… Continue reading TV Round-Up – April 1999
‘Making sure that we do market research right’ was the theme of last week’s evening MRG meeting at Leo Burnett – what market research standards are and why we need them.First up was Jennie Beck from the Beck Consultancy, who commented that the notion of transparency was increasingly replacing the idea of confidentiality – that… Continue reading MRG Meeting 18/05/99 – Making Sure That We Get It Right
Haymarket magazines, publisher of Marketing, Campaign and Stuff, has announced that it is to launch a new consumer magazine focused around the internet.The new title, called the net, aims to capitalise on growing public interest in the internet, and is due for launch on 18 June at an introductory cover price of £1.99, which will… Continue reading Haymarket To Launch New Internet Consumer Title
Venture Capitalist 3i has today announced a £14 million management buy-in of Paragon Publishing, which will fuel expansion of the publisher and spawn further magazine launches. Based in Bournemouth, Paragon publishes consumer magazines for users of video games, internet surfers and computer enthusiasts, and has 14 regular titles including Play, PowerStation, and 64 Magazine.3i has… Continue reading Paragon Publisher In Management Buy-Out
Revenue Total terrestrial revenue for April 1999 (including GMTV) according to agency estimates was £233.02 million. ITV’s total revenue was £161.5 million, a 2.4% drop since the same time last year. Channel 4’s revenue remained nearly stable at £50.77 million for April 1999 (April 1998: £50.79 million), and Channel 5’s total revenue grew by 22.6%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – April 1999
