Internet advertising revenue in the UK exceeded £90m in the first half of 2001, showing an increase of £26m or 42% on the same period last year, according to the latest research carried out for the IAB.The study, which measures the industry based on figures submitted by the finance departments of online media companies, shows… Continue reading UK Internet Ad Revenue Grows 42% In First Half Of 2001
Car use is on the increase – Office for National Statistics figures put the percentage of UK households with access to at least one car at over 70%, while one household in four has two or more motors.The UK magazine market has upwards of 20 general interest motoring titles, not including the numerous used-car, off-road,… Continue reading Feature: Motoring Websites
Scottish Radio Holdings’ (SRH) greater exposure to local advertising revenues has enabled it to outperform the radio market, according to its annual financial results released this morning.Whilst SRH saw radio turnover remain more or less flat (£34.2 million this year against £34.8 million in 2000) and radio profits dipped from £13.0 million to £11.0 million,… Continue reading Scottish Radio Outperforms Market, But Profits Dip
The Radio Advertising Bureau has published a guide to help advertisers get the most out of radio promotions and sponsorship deals, following the success of a seminar on the subject last month.The guide, which is available on the RAB website, aims to help advertisers align their brands with the editorial content of radio stations and… Continue reading RAB Publishes Guide To Radio Sponsorship
Emap Performance is expanding its Smash Hits portfolio with the launch of Smash Hits Radio in March next year.The celebrity gossip and non-stop pop station will initially broadcast to a potential audience of 20 million people in London and the north of England and will offer listeners the chance to choose what music is played… Continue reading Emap To Launch Smash Hits Radio
IPC is closing six of its magazines as well as its events and exhibitions business, IPC Live, resulting in 115 redundancies.Your Life, Marie Claire Health and Beauty, Woman’s Journal, Your Garden and Homes and Ideas will all close as part of an ongoing review of the company and Parenting’s Complete Guide to Pregnancy will fold… Continue reading IPC Closes Six Magazines
Unconfirmed press reports over the weekend suggest that Carlton had held talks with Bertelsmann TV subsidiary RTL during September, at which time an informal offer was made by the German group (see WSJ Reports Bertelsmann Interest In ITV Companies). Carlton saw shares fall 3.33% yesterday to finish at £2.32, a loss of 8p on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Richard Foan, managing director of ABC Electronic and Roger Holland, executive chairman of JICNET, told delegates at the MRG conference last week that significant steps needed to be taken if the internet is to become “a truly accountable medium.”Foan explained that the tools capable of making complete accountability possible are already in place but that… Continue reading MRG One Day Conference: Making The Internet Accountable
The advertising downturn is taking its toll on the industry but John Harlow, partner in Naked Communications, suggests that marketing partnerships could be the light at the end of the tunnel for many advertisers.The industry is going through an uncomfortable period. Faced with economic uncertainty, job losses, declining revenues and budgets, it’s no wonder that… Continue reading Happy Families
Emap today released interim results which, although in line with expectations, demonstrated the extent to which the group had been hit by the advertising slump and forecast no second half recovery.The group said “normalised” pre-tax profits, excluding figures from its US operation which was sold in July, rose 8% to £55m, while revenues rose 3%… Continue reading Emap Results ‘In Line With Expectations’
