Pre-tax profits at GWR Group almost trebled during the six months to September, up from £2.2 million in H1 2002 to £6.4 million this time.Sales at the group, which owns Classic FM, have improved at a faster rate than the industry as a whole, with UK radio advertising revenues up by 5% versus around 3.3%… Continue reading GWR Profits Treble With Strong Local Group Performance
Metro International has appointed Toby Constantine to the newly created position of vice president of global marketing and research.Constantine, who will be based in London, will take responsibility for the group’s global business and consumer driven marketing strategy. He will co-ordinate marketing activities in 28 markets across Europe, the Americas and Asia and will oversee… Continue reading Metro International Appoints Constantine To Head Research Arm
Future Publishing’s monthly computer title PC Answers is undergoing a wholesale redesign that will see the launch of a special supplement in an attempt to broaden its appeal.The initiative will see the magazine be given a new look that will include the launch of a PC Upgrade segment, a new 68-page magazine providing ‘build it… Continue reading Future Extends PC Answers Brand With Special Supplement
The increasing popularity of broadband helped the number of subscriptions to the internet to rise by 4.1% year on year during September, according to new figures from the Office Of National Statistics.The latest Index of Internet Connectivity Report shows that the number of people connected to internet service providers rose by 0.8% month on month,… Continue reading Broadband Continues To Drive Internet Connectivity
The Telegraph Group has announced that Steve Ford has taken up the position of executive of its display advertising team.Ford, previously deputy advertising manager of the Weekly Telegraph, will report directly to display group head, Lloyd Best. He will take responsibility for a group of agencies including John Ayling and Associates, Red Media and Burkitt… Continue reading Ford Joins Telegraph Group’s Display Advertising Team
BSkyB’s digital satellite service will reach almost nine million homes in four years’ time, whilst cable is left trailing, according to the latest projection from Merrill Lynch analysts.Also On MediaTelINSIGHT Today….Advertising Association UK Display ForecastsUK display advertising will grow by just 0.5% this year, before shooting up to 6.3% growth during 2004, according to the… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: BSkyB To Reach Almost 9m Subs By 2008
The UK inflation rate recorded a surprise dip last month, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics.The underlying rate of inflation, which excludes mortgage interest payments, dropped to 2.7% in October, down from 2.8% in the previous month. The fall was mainly caused by a slower rise in house prices than… Continue reading UK Inflation Records Surprise Dip In October
Metro International is launching its first ever pan-European advertising campaign with £500,000 worth of activity running across the CNN International news network.The campaign, which breaks on CNN this week and runs to the end of the year, is aimed at the European advertisers and business leaders that Metro International is targeting as part of its… Continue reading Metro Launches First Pan European Ad Campaign
The media sector was dominated by speculation of acquisition activity in the newspaper market following a wave of management departures at Hollinger International.Hollinger, which publishes the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, announced the departures yesterday in the wake of a investigation by US regulators over its recent admission that it filed false statements to the Securities… Continue reading Sharewatch: Hollinger Fiasco Weighs On Sentiment
Clear Channel has secured Midland Expressway Limited for a major advertising campaign to increase public awareness of Britain’s first tolled motorway ahead of its scheduled launch early next year.The centrepiece of the campaign, which was planned and bought by Starcom Worldwide, will be a billboard by the M6 at Fort Dunlop. It will serve as… Continue reading Clear Channel Brings Midland Expressway To Fort Dunlop
