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
Week on week analysis of the media sector brought good news for BSkyB, which faced pressure following the appointment of James Murdoch as its new chief executive. The stock rose 2.71% week on week.The group recently revealed it gained 170,000 new subscribers to its digital satellite service during the last three months (see BSkyB Doubles… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Rises As James Murdoch Moves In
BT has called on the Government and the industry to get behind its target of achieving one hundred percent broadband coverage for every UK community by 2005.The telecomms giant already makes mass market broadband available to more than 80% of British households and is set to upgrade its internet exchanges to serve 90% of the… Continue reading BT Calls On Government To Back New Broadband Target
A new magazine combining men’s love of football and fashion, entitled The Newspaper Magazine, is to hit the newstands this month.The magazine will be published bi-annually in a broadsheet format and will have an initial print run of 20,000. It will be distributed nationwide with a cover price of £5 and will also be mailed… Continue reading New Magazine Launch Offers Men Football And Fashion
Television viewers are as attentive to commercial breaks as they were five years ago, despite a marked increase in the number channels on offer, according to a new study carried out by Channel 4.The research contradicts recent claims from the London Business School that viewers rarely watch television adverts, by showing that the percentage of… Continue reading Viewers Continue To Tune In To Television Advertising
A peak of almost 9 million viewers tuned into ITV1 yesterday to watch England defeat France to secure a place in the final of the Rugby World Cup.Audiences for the match, which saw England secure victory by 24 points to 7, averaged 7.6 million viewers and secured an impressive 64% share of viewing between 8.50am… Continue reading Almost 9 Million See England Rugby Team Beat France
Pay-per-click advertising company, Espotting, has secured a deal with ITV to power searches across the broadcaster’s network of websites.The deal, which begins in December, will see Espotting replace Overture as paid listings provider across a range of sites including those for Pop Idol, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and I’m A Celebrity Get Me… Continue reading Espotting To Power Online Searches Across ITV Network
Hollinger International has announced that Conrad Black is to step down as chief executive of the US-listed newspaper publisher as it considers the possible sale of its assets to alleviate financial difficulties.Hollinger, which publishes the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Jerusalem Post, has hired Lazard to evaluate strategic alternatives, including the… Continue reading Black To Step Down As Chief Executive Of Hollinger
Dan Colson, vice chairman of Hollinger International, has been appointed chief operating officer of the group, following Lord Black’s decision to step down.The new position will see Colson assume wider responsibilities for the group’s overall operations, as well as continuing as chief executive of the Telegraph Group.Hollinger, which publishes the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, announced… Continue reading Hollinger Appoints Colson As Chief Operating Officer
