The most impressive price increase yesterday was achieved by Emap, which added rose 55p, increasing to 1315p by the close of trading yesterday. The publisher saw a slight increase in overall circulation across its consumer titles according to the latest ABC audit (Subscribers see full item in Press features list).The media group Pearson has sold… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Financial Times Group, part of Pearson, has sold its Extel financial data business to Primark for £19 million. Primark, which is a US financial data group, will supply company data on a global basis to the Financial Times Group for use by its businesses over the next ten years, under the terms of the… Continue reading Pearson Sells Off Financial Data Group To US Buyer
Cable & Wireless has announced the appointment of a new chief executive in the form of Graham Wallace,50, with immediate effect. He succeeds Dick Brown, who left the group in January (see Newsline). Rod Olsen took the helm in the interim between the departure of Brown and the appointment of a new CEO.Wallace oversaw the… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Appoints New Chief Executive
Revenue Revenue estimates for January 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £198.5 million. ITV’s total revenue increased by 6.4% year on year, rising to a total of £138.5 million. Channel 4’s total ad revenue stood at £43.2 million in January 1999, a rise of 9.3% from the year before. Channel 5 added 24.3%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January 1999
Revenue Revenue estimates for January 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £198.5 million. ITV’s total revenue increased by 6.4% year on year, rising to a total of £138.5 million. Channel 4’s total ad revenue stood at £43.2 million in January 1999, a rise of 9.3% from the year before. Channel 5 added 24.3%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January 1999
The ongoing battle between BSkyB and ITV, involving ITV’s refusal to allow Sky to carry its channels on its digital service, looks set to become a political issue as both broadcasters prepare to attend a meeting with MP’s to discuss the issue.The row was sparked last year when ITV executives refused to allow ITV, and… Continue reading BSkyB and ITV Channel Row Prepares To Go To Commons
Annual consumer direct mail expenditure increased by 16% during 1998, rising to £1.5 billion, according to the latest Direct Mail Expenditure Survey released by MMS Market Movements.Direct mail is currently one of the fastest growing advertising media, with more companies than ever using it to target consumers. 50% of all mail was used to target… Continue reading Direct Mail Advertising Expenditure Rises 16% During 1998
Ulster TV released its financial results for 1998 today in which it announced that it is paying out £18.4 million to its shareholders in the form of special dividends.The group announced a turnover of £37.2 million, an increase of 6.9% year on year (£34.8 million in 1997), and pre-tax profit for the year was £12.5… Continue reading Ulster TV Reports Annual Turnover Of £37.2 Million
Granada’s share price fell by 31˝p by the close of trading on Friday, losing the ground it gained on Thursday (see Sharewatch), and taking its price down to 1184p.Portsmouth & Sunderland, which was recently in the news due to a bidding war involving Johnston Press, Newscom and Newsquest (see Newsline), lost 25p by the end… Continue reading Sharewatch
The computer magazine sector saw some impressive movements this ABC period. A large number of its titles achieved substantial increases in circulation. Future’s Essential Playstation and Official Playstation Magazine are easily the market leaders, well ahead of their closest rivals. Essential Playstation saw an unprecedented 300.7% increase in its circulation, rising from 43,274 to 173,412… Continue reading Computer Magazine ABCs
