Regional publisher Northcliffe Newspapers has developed online shopping facilities for its This Is… network of sites through a deal with multimedia retailer Internet Movie and Video Shop (iMVS). Visitors to one of the nine current Northcliffe regional This Is… websites will be able to purchase CDs and videos with a 10% discount until 31 March.Northcliffe… Continue reading Northcliffe Drives Online Shopping Via ‘This Is…’ Sites
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) fielded complaints against Emap Metro’s ad for its Kerrang! publication in Playstation Plus magazine. The watchdog supported the complaints for the ad, which showed four words spelt out in British sign language with a reference key at the bottom to translate the letters. The sentence transpired to read ‘Turn it… Continue reading Advertising Watchdog Clamps Down On Emap Ad
Carlton Communications today has announced the acquisition of Bob Geldof’s production company, Planet 24. The deal is estimated to be worth around £15 million.Carlton’s other television businesses include Carlton Television and Action Time, and the group also owns the ITV franchises Central and West Country and 20% of GMTV, as well as having a 50%… Continue reading Carlton Acquires Planet 24
Advertising agency Cordiant Communications, which demerged from Saatchi & Saatchi just over a year ago (see Cordiant Confirms Demerger Plans), has today posted a strong set of financial results in the face of growing takeover rumours.Pre-tax profits at the group were up by 20% to £25.9 million for the year ended 31 December 1998; earnings… Continue reading Cordiant Stifles Takeover Rumours With Strong Results
On Monday evening this week ITV unveiled its new evening schedule replacing over 30 years of the News at Ten. According to unofficial overnight figures, the new ITV Evening News, at 6:30pm, slightly outperformed the previous Monday’s edition of News at Ten. The first, brightly-coloured ITV Evening News had an audience figure of 7.2 million,… Continue reading First ITV Evening News Gains 7.2m Viewers
Granada showed a substantial rise in its share price of 47p to 1293˝p yesterday. Granada Television owns a number of franchises in the ITV Network, which this week launched its new schedule after the removal of its News At Ten bulletin (see Newsline).BSkyB’s shares rose 18źp yesterday to 560źp. It emerged this week that the… Continue reading Sharewatch
The UK telecommunications watchdog, OFTEL, has decided not to change the current telephone pricing system which has enabled the rapid growth in free internet access services over the recent months. In a long-awaited consultation (see OFTEL Consultations To Examine ISP Phone Pricing), OFTEL today said that it will not alter the revenue pricing system of… Continue reading OFTEL Decision Safeguards Free Net Access For 2˝ Years
The Pearson Group, publisher of the Financial Times, today released its results for the year ended 31 December 1998, recording a 19% leap in operating profit, which rose to £389 million during 1998. Adjusted earnings per share climbed 20% to 42p.Pearson acquired US publishing group Simon & Schuster from Viacom for $4.6 billion (£2.8 billion)… Continue reading Pearson’s Overseas Interests Boost Profit
IPC Magazines has appointed Chris Arrowsmith as marketing and promotions manager for Loaded, Uploaded and the six-monthly spin-off, Loaded Fashion. He has been at the publisher since 1996, previously working on Country Life and the equestrian titles.“This new role will help me concentrate my efforts on Loaded and associated brand extensions including Uploaded, Loaded Fashion,… Continue reading New Marketing Manager For Loaded
The Chancellor rose at 3:30pm.Inflation forecast to be 2.5% this year, next and the year after.The growth estimate for 1999 of 1% to 1.5% will grow to up to 2.75% in 2000 and between 2.75% and 3.25% in 2001.Current surplus forecast for 1999 is £2 billion.Public sector borrowing surplus is £1 billion.In the next five… Continue reading Budget Line – The Chancellor’s Speech As It Unfolds
