ITV is due to report its interim results this week, and the industry will be hanging on its view of the TV market for the second six months of the year and beyond.The first six has seen ITV hit hard, with revenues down by 14% in the second quarter year on year, while share of… Continue reading ITV Expected to Announce Profits Rising as Audience Dips
City AM, the new the daily free newspaper for the city has launched today – it had been thought the launch would be mid-month – with a 24-page issue and an initial print run of 60,000 copies.The paper is being distributed by hand in the City of London and Canary Wharf from 6am.The aim is… Continue reading City AM Launches Ahead of Plan
IPC ignite! managing director has announced that Kevin Heery, head of ignite! online and Andrew Sumner, publisher of Uncut magazine will be joining the IPC ignite! board, with Heery assuming the role of director of digital development and Sumner to publishing director.Heery joined ignite! in April 2001 as technical and production manager on the award-winning… Continue reading Heery Any Sumner Join IPC ignite! Board
Scottish Media Group (SMG) is expected to announce flat half year results with analysts forecasting the broadcaster to reveal pretax profits of £6-6.5 million, compared to £5.5 million the same time last year.The Glasgow based company has seen solid growth in revenues from its television businesses, but suffered a weaker performance from its radio business.This… Continue reading SMG To Announce Flat Half Year Results
Channel Five has seen its revenues increase by 13.2% year on year for the six months ending 30 June, reaching €146 million, up from €129 million a year ago.According to RTL Group, pre-tax profits for the broadcaster rose by €10 million during the first half of the year, reaching €16 million, up from €6 million,… Continue reading Five Sees Revenues Rise By 13.2%
Keyboard player of world famous rock group “Yes”, Rick Wakeman is joining Planet Rock, presenting a live show exclusively on the national DAB digital radio.The three hour show, starting this month, will feature tales of Wakeman’s exploits on the road and in the studio, with listeners able to question him on anything they like. A… Continue reading Wakeman To Join Planet Rock
News International has poached Mike Anderson from the Evening Standard to head up the Sun and News of the World, taking over from Camilla Rhodes.The move sees Rhodes leave her role as managing director of News Group International to lead a venture into magazine publishing by News International.Anderson was managing director at the Evening Standard… Continue reading Anderson Leaves Evening Standard For Sun
The much anticipated downsized Guardian will be hitting newsstands on Monday 12 September, offering readers the only full-colour national newspaper.The mid-sized format will include a smaller, magazine sized G2 features section as well as a new daily colour sports section. A new technology section will be introduced on Thursdays to replace the existing Life science… Continue reading Guardian Launches Compact On September 12
The Digital Radio Development Bureau has released its five year forecast for digital radio penetration, predicting that the technology will continue to see dramatic rises in adoption as more consumers discover its increased station choice, digital quality sound, and interference free listening.DRDB chairman, Ralph Bernard, welcomed the predictions, stating: “DAB Digital Radio continues its healthy… Continue reading DRDB Predicts Massive Growth In Digital Radio
Newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror, has acquired online recruitment services provider, the hotgroup, for £50.5 million, 20.25 pence per hotgroup share.The deal follows recent purchases by Trinity of GAAPweb.com and Smartnewhomes.com and will further enhance the publishers classified recruitment offering and improve its service to advertisers.Commenting on the acquisition, Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity Mirror… Continue reading Trinity Buys Online Recruitment Site
