Reuters said today that revenue declines at the company have slowed and management is satisfied that the period of contraction is over.The global information company saw revenues fall by around 11% last year as demand for subscription services slumped. However, the decline is expected to be no more than 9% in the first quarter of… Continue reading Reuters Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Hachette Filipacchi has poached Emap’s Frances Sheen to become editor of its glossy B magazine for women, replacing Gina Johnson who stepped down in October to work on special projects.Sheen was previously deputy editor of More!, where she was brought on board to oversee the magazine’s recent relaunch to take on Condé Nast’s heavy weight… Continue reading Hachette Poaches More! Editor To Head-Up B Magazine
Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 has secured a major cross-promotional partnership with Associated Newspapers to plug its biggest ever on-air competition in the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard.The two week ‘Cash Call’ competition will see Heart DJs give away £1,000 in cash every hour between 7am and 7pm to listeners who can identify the missing word… Continue reading Heart Forms Marketing Partnership With Associated
MindShare has secured a deal with Carlton that will see Nestlé Rowntree’s Yorkie sponsor ITV1’s forthcoming interactive special, The Great British Driving Test, which attempts to establish whether men or women are better behind the wheel.The prime-time programme, due to be screened next Monday, features elements of the BBC’s Test The Nation with guests, celebrities… Continue reading Mindshare Secures Yorkie To Sponsor ITV Driving Test
News International has promoted Clive Milner to the newly created role of group managing director of its newspaper division, with a brief to oversee cross-title projects.The new role will see Milner, currently managing director of Times Newspapers Limited, assume responsibility for improving the commercial performance of a range of papers including the Times and the… Continue reading News International Promotes Milner To New Group Role
Growth in direct mail appears to be slowing with revenue increasing by just 0.6% year on year to £557 million in the three months to September 2003, according to the latest figures from the Direct Mail Information Service.Direct mail has been one of the main beneficiaries of the trend towards more targeted and cost effective… Continue reading Direct Mail Industry Sees Revenue Growth Slow
US online retail sales increased by 25% to almost $56 billion in 2003, according to figures from BizRate.com. It is estimated that American consumers spent a total of $18.38 billion online in the fourth quarter of which $8.59 billion was outlayed in the month leading up to Christmas.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Euro Mobile Users Wave… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Ecommerce Sales Hit New High In 2003
The Government has announced that the impending analogue switch off and the subsequent move towards digital television will form a central part of the wide-ranging review of the BBC’s ten year charter.Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, said the public debate on the future of the BBC would examine the “vital” role played by the Corporation in… Continue reading BBC Charter Review Will Focus On Digital Television
The long awaited ITV merger looks almost certain to go ahead unchallenged after shareholders gave the deal their unanimous support in a series of extraordinary general meetings held yesterday.Almost all of Carlton and Granada’s investors voted in favour of the £5.4 billion merger that will see the creation of a single ITV company controlling more… Continue reading ITV Merger Receives Final Green Light From Shareholders
This year is likely to be a benign one for the US newspaper industry as it makes the transition to greater growth in 2005, according to a report by analysts at Merrill Lynch.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Consumers Largely Ignorant About iTV ServicesDespite wide-ranging efforts to publicise interactive services, the majority of Americans are blissfully unaware… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Newspaper Sector To Consolidate In 2004
