IPC Ignite’s Muzik magazine is to increase its print run for its February edition, which will feature three split covers featuring different music heros and a covermounted CD.The covers will feature Madonna, Kraftwerk or Prince who, according to Muzik are: “Three musicians who have enjoyed hugely successful careers and influenced many of today’s biggest stars.”The… Continue reading Musik Enters New Year With Multiple Covers
SMG is understood to have reopened the bidding for its Herald collection of newspaper and magazine titles after US group, Gannett, reportedly attempted to renegotiate its agreed £215 million offer.Reports claim that after becoming the preferred bidder, Gannett attempted to lower its offer price by £12 million. SMG, whilst not commenting until a deal is… Continue reading SMG Reopens Herald Auction, Say Reports
Tuesday saw a mixed day of trading for the media sector as poor inflation data and retail news dampened bullish sentiment.On the corporate news-front, BSkyB was seen up 5.03% on news that the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT), had found the company was not in breach of competition law. NTL chief executive, Barclay Knapp, has… Continue reading Sharewatch
The number of multi-channel television subscribers in the UK increased by 2.8% between Q2 and Q3 this year, with the growth largely driven by BSkyB, according to the latest statistics from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).More than 11 million households are now multi-channel, with penetration rising from 43.8% in Q2 to 45.0% in Q3. Overall… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q3 2002
The BBC has been urged to do more to catch television licence-fee dodgers, according to a new report from the all-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC).According to the report, two million people are failing to pay the annual fee of £112, which is believed to be costing the BBC around £200 million. Officials investigating suspect fee… Continue reading BBC Attacked For Failing To Control Licence Fee Evasion
Freeserve has announced plans to launch a multimillion pound advertising campaign to promote its AnyTime service.The campaign, which begins on Boxing Day, will extend the existing hippy theme (see The initial TV activity will be supported by press, cinema, radio and online advertising and through a substantial direct mail campaign. Freeserve will also continue to… Continue reading Freeserve Embarks On Major New Ad Campaign
United Business Media (UBM) has said that it is on target to match second half revenue expectations as a result of “generally robust trading” in its UK, European and Asian businesses.The company did reveal that profits at PR Newswire were down as a result of lower US message volumes and yields. However, revenues at CMP… Continue reading UBM Buoyed By ‘Robust’ Trading Conditions
Freeview is attracting masses of interest from the UK’s online population, according to the latest figures from Hitwise, which show that the platform’s website, www.freeview.co.uk, has experienced a surge in traffic.The latest data shows that www.freeview.co.uk has jumped 629 places in the Hitwise rankings for November, making it the 240th most popular UK website. High… Continue reading Freeview Website Sees Surge In Traffic
Virgin Radio has secured The Times as the first ever sponsor of its daily sports bulletins.The deal, which begins in the New Year, will cover the sports bulletins on Virgin’s Pete & Geoff Breakfast Show, the Daryl Denham Drivetime Show and the Saturday Virgin Radio Rock n’ Roll Football Show until June 2003.Commenting on the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Secures The Times For Sports Sponsorship
The internet advertising market in the UK is set to stage a rather spectacular comeback next year, if new forecasts from Initiative Media prove correct.The media agency is predicting that web advertising revenue will soar by 47.9% in 2003, following the 15.7% decline of this year. By comparison, OMD UK – another media buying agency… Continue reading UK Advertising Forecasts From Initiative Media
