Media group Emap is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, Emap USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, Emap has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers.Emap bought the… Continue reading Emap Reported To Be Close To US Sale
When United Business Media last week announced an 11.4% rise in headline profit during 2000 (see UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profit), the company reporting was almost completely unrecognisable, even in name, from this time last year. United has chosen its way forward and begun the new millennium making certain it is on track.The new… Continue reading Sharewatch Focus: United Business Media
A survey into the credibility of organisations in the eyes of the public has put the BBC ahead of other media companies including Granada and BSkyB. Telewest, ONdigital and Channel 5 received the lowest ratings of the nine media companies featured in the survey.TMP Worldwide’s EmCred survey presented eight statements about 125 companies to 10,000… Continue reading Survey Puts BBC Top Of The Credibility League
Shares in Pearson, which reported higher than expected final year profits yesterday (see Pearson Embraces The Internet Where Others Falter) rose initially after the results were released, but slipped back as the day went on and finished as one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100, down 64p at £14.97.More heavy falls were seen… Continue reading Sharewatch
Magazine publisher Attic Futura is to be sold by parent company PMP, which in turn is to merge with Australia’s Independent Print Media Group. In the UK Attic Futura publishes Shine, CD:UK, Inside Soap and All About Soap in addition to B and Sugar which are joint ventures with UK and German-based publisher North South.… Continue reading Attic Futura To Be Sold Off By Parent Company
The VIPer project (see VIPer Research To Offer Advertisers Insight Into Rich And Influential) has introduced a new study method called SemioMetrie to its research in order to tap into the mindset of its research targets – affluent, AB consumers.The method applies theory developed by the psychoanalysts Freud and Jung. Unlike brand mapping, which analyses… Continue reading VIPer Research Maps The Mindset Of The Affluent
Telewest Communications is to form a partnership with sit-up Ltd, the owners of bid-up.tv, in order to combine the on-air auction shopping channel with its own Screenshop infomercial channel, launch new channels and aggregate further screen commerce content.The deal will see Telewest make a £14.8m cash injection into sit-up in return for sit-up purchasing Screenshop… Continue reading Telewest Strikes Deal To Combine Screenshop With Bid-Up TV
Opus has taken over from Clear Channel Radio Sales in handling airtime sales for the Marcher and Essex Groups as of 1 March. The addition of the Essex Group extends Opus’ reach into the Greater London area. It has also taken on responsibility for East England dance station Vibe FM which had also been represented… Continue reading Opus Takes On Essex And Marcher Groups After Clear Channel
The Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) latest newspaper circulation figures show that the top two weekly regional titles in terms of circulation remain the same, with the West Briton Series once again overtaking the Essex Chronicle Series for the top position, managing a larger actual change but a smaller percentage change year on year to… Continue reading ABC Figures Reveal Steady Progress From Regional Weekly Titles
News of strong headline profit increases in United Business Media’s full year results (see UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profit) caused a surge in its share price mid week, but this subsided over the following days, and the closing price on Friday of £7.23 showed a week on week decline of 3½p.More final year results,… Continue reading Sharewatch
