First half revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) have been hit by the substantial downturn in national advertising, the group’s interim financial results showed today. Total group revenues fell by 1%, with the effect felt most strongly at the company’s outdoor division.Earlier in the week SRH agreed to sell its outdoor business, Score Outdoor, to… Continue reading Scottish Radio Profits Hit By National Advertising Dip
JCDecaux Airport has been awarded the advertising contracts for the Gatwick Express and the Stansted Express rail services.The year-long contract covers all internal and external advertising on board all the South East rail-air links managed by Airport Express, including ambient opportunities such as train wraps and headrest advertising.Previously Maiden held the contract for Gatwick Express… Continue reading JCDecaux Airport Awarded Rail Contracts
Yahoo is closing its European auction services and will instead promote those of rival company eBay.The move, which will see Yahoo close five auction sites in the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, is part of the company’s plan to focus on its key growth areas and re-deploy revenue to its commerce platform.Yahoo,… Continue reading Yahoo Closes European Auction Sites
The Guardian is revamping its Saturday books and arts coverage with the launch of a new 40-page tabloid section called Review.The section, which replaces the current Saturday Review, launches on 1 June and will feature major literary profiles, book reviews as well as opera, visual arts, classical music and theatre news.The launch issue, which includes… Continue reading The Guardian Revamps Saturday Offering
ITV partners Carlton and Granada performed poorly in yesterday’s media market. The former slipped 0.47% to close at £2.63˝. The latter fared less well with shares dropping 2.91% to finish at £1.25ź, a loss of 3žp on the day before.Chrysalis also had an uninspiring day with stock falling 4.16% to close at £2.65, down 11˝p… Continue reading Sharewatch
Ambient media revenue rose 12% year on year in 2001, to reach £100.8m. Concord’s Ambient Media 2002 report, from which these figures are taken, credit new technologies and improved accountability for taking the sector forward, and predicts that revenues for this year could reach £113.3m.Nigel Mansell, Concord’s managing director, commented: “Ambient reaching £100m is a… Continue reading Ambient Revenue Topped £100m In 2001
The popularity of Direct Mail as a marketing tool continues to grow with expenditure increasing by 5.8% year on year during the first quarter of 2002 to £629.9m, according to the latest figures from the Direct Mail Information Service (DMIS).The figures show that the volume of direct mail increased by 3.9% year on year to… Continue reading Direct Mail Continues To Show Growth
Oftel has published the new draft regulatory framework for the electronic communications sector, as set out in the Government’s draft Communications Bill (see The Bill In Brief: The Changes To Come).The regulations, which replace the obligations contained in current telecoms licences, are intended provide a more streamlined regime for service providers and set out the… Continue reading Oftel Publishes New Rules For Communications Regulation
1.3 billion text messages were sent in the UK during April, an increase of one million on March, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).April’s figure represents the ninth consecutive month that over a billion person to person SMS messages were sent and according to the MDA, confirms predictions of a… Continue reading Text Trend Shows No Signs Of Slowing During April
Cinema admissions have seen a 20% year on year increase during the first four months of the year, despite April’s admissions total being down on the previous year’s.Cinema admissions during last month reach 13.2 million, compared to 14 million in April 2001, when Bridget Jones’ Diary the number two film in the annual top ten,… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Show Promising Start To Year
