Media and leisure group Granada dropped 21p yesterday to 1,294p. The group reported double digit earnings in its first half results, and expects higher growth in the second half of the year (see Newsline).Bristol United Press (BUP) enjoyed a rise of 15p to 517˝p after reporting a 26% increase in operating profit to £14.3 million… Continue reading Sharewatch
Beeb.com, the BBC’s commercial web service, has joined forces with Scottish Telecom to provide a free ISP called FreeBeeb.net. The service is to be available from the summer, and will enable users to gain free access to the internet and email.Scottish telecom, which owns Demon Net, will provide the technology and infrastructure behind the web… Continue reading Beeb Joins Up With Scottish Telecom To Launch Free ISP
Latest data from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) shows that April 1999 admissions were down 17.5% year on year, from 12.1 million to 10.0 million. However, this is slightly higher than March’s 9.9 million admissions. Average weekly admissions for April were 2.34 million, according to the CAA.The most popular film in April was The Rugrats… Continue reading April Cinema Admissions Down 17.5% Year On Year
The radio stations Key 103 and Magic 1152 have attracted complaints in the Advertising Standards Authority’s latest bulletin.A poster campaign for the Emap Radio-owned stations featured the heads of the footballers Jamie Redknapp and David Beckham superimposed on to very muscular bodies. Redknapp’s solicitors complained that the posters implied that Jamie endorsed the radio stations,… Continue reading Emap Radio Ads Get Thumbs Down From Advertising Watchdog
The Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter point to 5%. After keeping rates unchanged at its last meeting in May (see Newsline), the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided that low inflation allowed it to give the UK economy another boost.
Bristol United Press (BUP), publisher of Bristol Evening Post, has released its results for the year ended 31 March 1999. The group reported a 26% increase in operating profit to £14.3 million (1998: £11.3 million), and pre-tax profit was up by 16.2% to £16.8 million.BUP underwent some reshaping last year, when it disposed of its… Continue reading Bristol Press Increases Profit To £14 Million
Bristol United Press rose 5p to 502˝p yesterday. The group releases it yearly financial results today for 1998 and reports a 16.2% increase in pre-tax profit. More details will be available on Newsline shortly.Granada also releases its interim results today, for the six months to March 1999. It reported a turnover of £1.98 billion for… Continue reading Sharewatch
Following publisher Mollin Group’s previous association with Weider Publications (see Newsline) in the fitness sector, comes a new launch in the health magazine market.The distinctive front cover is the most immediate point of attention when considering the first edition of Men’s Fitness . It certainly breaks the usual conventions of a men’s health magazine cover… Continue reading First Issue Review – Men’s Fitness
Score Digital – the digital radio group owned by Scottish Radio Holdings – has emerged as the sole bidder to the Radio Authority for the Glasgow local digital radio multiplex, advertised in February (see Newsline). The licence will deliver programme and data services to a potential audience of 1.8 million and the closing date for… Continue reading Score Digital Is Sole Bidder For Glasgow Digital Radio Licence
