The long-term growth factors for the internet industry will continue to drive development of the Net marketplace, even though current market conditions will temporarily hinder their near-term effects, according to a new report from Jupiter Media Metrix (JMM).According to a new Jupiter report, the key long-term drivers that initially made the internet so promising remain… Continue reading Internet Growth Prospects Remain
Channel 5 has secured the rights to show live coverage of Liverpool’s Champions league qualifying match tonight. ITV owns the rights to the main Champions league competition but not to the qualifiers.Coverage of the match between Liverpool and Finnish Team, FC Haka, will begin at 6.30pm and run until 9pm, with the match itself due… Continue reading Channel 5 Snaps Up Champions League Qualifier
GWR, which cut 46 staff from its online division last week (see GWR Cuts Online Jobs), saw shares drop 0.92% to finish at £2.70, down 2˝p on the previous day.United Business Media, which saw pre-tax profits fall 48% in its interim results on Friday (see UBM Profits Down Nearly 50%), saw shares slip 1.68% to… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Financial Times has agreed to a content sharing deal with the New York Times for the two newspaper’s websites, FT.com and NYTimes.com.The deal, which comes into effect from August, will allow each of the news sites to publish up to ten articles at a time from each others content. All of the articles will keep… Continue reading FT And New York Times In Web Deal
NTL has confirmed that it now has 1m digital subscribers and is on track to meet its target of 1.25m by the end of the year.The announcement establishes NTL as a serious contender to ITV Digital which recently rebranded from ONdigital in an attempt to attract viewers.NTL hope that the increasing popularity of interactive and… Continue reading 1 Million Now Subscribe To NTL Digital
Dennis Publishing is launching a new monthly gaming magazine, PlayNation 2 aimed at Sony Playstation enthusiasts.The title, which will target 16-24 year olds, will be available on newsstands in September and will have a cover price of £2.99. The initial print run will be 60,000 and will increase from the second issue.The magazine, which will… Continue reading Dennis To Launch New Gaming Title
Jeanette Wilkins, finance director at ITV Digital, is to leave the company. Commenting on her departure after three years with the broadcaster, Wilkins said: “It is always a difficult time to leave a company, particularly one which you have been involved with since its birth, but the time is now right, as ONdigital is integrated… Continue reading ITV Digital Finance Director Leaves
Would subscribers please note that an error was made when creating the “Ownership” listing for GWR. The list that went live last Thursday did not therefore give the full picture of GWR’s performance during the quarter. The revised list is now available to subscribers in the Radio Reports section (click on the button on the… Continue reading Important Notice To Subscribers: RAJAR Q2
Global advertising and communications group, WPP, has acquired Forward, a UK contract publishing company which specialises in direct customer communications programmes, for an undisclosed sum.Forward’s clients include Tesco, Egg, British Airways Holidays and Halifax. It reported revenues of £23.2 million in the year to 31 March 2001 and had net assets of £2.1 million at… Continue reading WPP Acquires Forward
