Online information provider, Dialog Corporation, saw share prices rise by almost 5% as forecasters predicted an increase in the company’s second-quarter financial results. A 4p rise left shares at 85˝p.Shares in Reuters fell slightly despite an overall rise week on week. The information and news company is currently seeking a new chief executive and chairman.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Programmes This month saw the return to terrestrial screens of some successful American imports. The beginning of the month saw the start of the fifth series Friends, with the opening episode attracting an impressive 5.81 million viewers. By the middle of the month the second series of Ally McBeal debuted with a strong 3.14 million.Competition… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – July 1999
Digital One has confirmed a deal with Talk Radio which will lead to the launch of the UK’s first 24-hour sports station. The Digital One consortium, run by GWR and NTL, is the UK’s sole national commercial digital radio multiplex, launching in the fourth quarter of this year. Talk’s sports channel will follow in January… Continue reading UK’s First 24-Hour Sports Station Set To Launch
Channel 5 is currently holding discussions with a number of new media companies and may offer free C5 airtime advertising in exchange for equity stakes. Any such deal would allow the new media companies, most of which do not have a TV advertising budget, to promote their services nationally through Channel 5.The venture is being… Continue reading Channel 5 May Swap Airtime For New Media Equity
Year on year comparisons from the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) show that sales in the music magazine market continued to fall with an overall drop in sales of 13%. Only Ministry and Uncut made significant gains up by 31.1% and 23.4%. The greatest losses were suffered by Smash Hits which… Continue reading Music Magazines’ Circulations Continue To Fall
DJ Chris Evans, is reported to be considering a flotation of his Ginger Media Group. The company, in which he has a 55% stake, is believed to be worth £150m. IPC Magazines plans to revamp its weekly music newspaper Melody Maker to an A4 glossy format. The news comes after the publication saw sales down… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Total terrestrial television revenue for July 1999 (including GMTV) stood at £194.9 million, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV’s revenue saw a rise of 14.2%, Channel 4 was up 13.1% and Channel 5 increased by 37.2%.GMTV revenue continues to fall, this time by 3.2%, and total revenue for satellite television rose by 18.7% compared… Continue reading TV Revenue – July 1999
Publishing group Mollin is set to launch a new title aimed at the teenage girl market. Jump, which will go on sale in October, has been a US title since 1997 and offers features, advice and stories for the 13-19 year old age group.The publication will have an initial print run of 250,000 which is… Continue reading Mollin Launches New Teen Mag
Shares in media group Pearson fell by over 2% yesterday amid news that incoming director-general of the BBC and former chief executive of Pearson Television, Greg Dyke, has handed back his shares in the company to avoid a conflict of interests.Granada continued to see a fall in prices although analysts were at loss as to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Most titles in this sector showed a decline in sales for the period yet the overall average was up, year on year. This was mainly due to a number of new magazines launched in the past year – 25 Beautiful Homes, BBC Good Homes, Feng Shui For Modern Living, Living etc and Real Homes.Time Warner’s… Continue reading Decline In Home Interest Magazine Market
