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The Independent‘s recent transition from broadsheet to compact tabloid has helped push post-tax profits at its parent group, Independent News & Media, up by over 42% to €68.1 million during the first six months of this year.From January to June 2003, operating profit at the Irish-based company has grown by over 25% to €129 million,… Continue reading Record Results Push Independent’s Profits Up 42%

Holland and Barrett’s Healthy magazine, published by River Publishing, has announced unexpectedly high sales for its September/October issue, bucking the current trend of decline amongst health titles and forcing the publisher to reprint the issue to cope with demand.The reprint will add 50,000 copies to the rapidly declining stocks of the title, which is forecast… Continue reading Healthy Magazine Bucks Trend With Reprint

Virgin Radio has secured Sky TV as the exclusive sponsor of its high-profile Pete & Geoff breakfast show as part of an extensive brand marketing campaign to be launched the satellite broadcaster later this autumn.The deal, which builds on the an existing eleven year relationship between the two brands, includes full show credits and promotional… Continue reading Virgin Reaches For The Sky With Breakfast Sponsorship

Speculation surrounded SMG yesterday, as murmurs amongst city traders suggested that ITV has approached the company and is considering a purchase of its television assets.The rumours served to drive SMG’s share price up significantly, rising by 5.05% to close at 104p. The speculation was sparked by a comment made last week by the UK’s largest… Continue reading Sharewatch: SMG Soars Following ITV Purchase Speculation

class=”article”>Ongoing technological developments are blurring the boundaries between different types of media with television, radio and the internet continually coming closer together. However, convergence also means more choice for consumers who are being faced with an ever increasing range of media opportunities, Mike Sainsbury, the man behind the forthcoming 2004 European Television and Radio Symposiums,… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Convergence Or Divergence?

Advertisers continued to return to television, national newspapers and outdoor in the second quarter of this year as the economic recovery gathered steam.The latest figures from the Advertising Association show that total UK adspend rose by a solid 5.7% year on year to just under £3.7 billion, as confidence slowly returned to the industry and… Continue reading UK Adspend Shows Solid Growth In Second Quarter

BSkyB has agreed to hand control of its beleagured music channels, Flaunt, Scuzz and The Amp, to rival Chart Show Channels following a wide-ranging review of their performance.The deal will see CSC take charge of the day-to-day running of Flaunt, The Amp and Scuzz, but BSkyB will retain control of advertising sales for the channels… Continue reading Sky Hands Over Music Channels But Keeps Advertising Sales

The Times has announced the launch of a new appointments supplement, published in compact form to target junior to middle managers in the commercial sector following the success of its Public Agenda insert.The new supplement, entitled Career, will be published on a weekly basis from 16 September, offering readers in-depth editorial content about jobs and… Continue reading The Times Builds Job Pages With Career Supplement

Consumer magazine publisher, Future Network, has today warned profits have been held back as a result of a weak Dollar, despite pre-tax profits growing by 7% during the first six months of this year.From January to June 2004, pre-tax profit rose to £7.2 million, up from £6.7 million year-on-year, while operating profit rose 9% to… Continue reading Future Network Profits Rise Despite Weakened Dollar

The Government’s media regulator, Ofcom, has outlined the steps that have to be taken to ensure the UK’s terrestrial broadcasters are ready for a fully digital future, which could become a reality as early as 2007.The consultation document adds weight to previous reports which predicted that analogue switch-off will become a reality for commercial television… Continue reading Ofcom Announces Plans For Early Digital Switch-Over