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CBS optimistic in spite of economic outlook
From Financial Times. Posted April 29 2008, 1.39pm
CBS, the second largest US television network, reported higher first quarter earnings than expected and raised its dividend, even as an increasingly gloomy consumer environment threatens to bite into advertising revenues for media companies (more)

Newspaper groups suffer over fears for advertising outlook
From Financial Times. Posted April 24 2008, 3.00am
Renewed concerns about the outlook for advertising saw the share prices of newspaper groups suffer yesterday. Johnston Press , which also traded ex-dividend, led... (more)

Comet outlook bleak as white goods sales fall
From The Times. Posted March 19 2008, 11.59am
Strong demand for laptops and flat screen TVs helped electricals chain Comet deliver a slim increase in sales today but its parent company gave warning of “difficult trading" ahead. (more)

?Positive outlook? for radio advertising
From UTalk Marketing. Posted February 18 2008, 11.10am
New findings from Human Capital (more)

Bumpy ad outlook for ITV1 and Channel 4
From Media Guardian. Posted January 28 2008, 7.03am
ITV and Channel 4 could see a combined year-on-year decline in ad revenue of around £12m from their flagship networks in the first quarter of 2008. By Mark Sweney (more)

International outlook makes the world of difference to Paramount
From The Times. Posted January 3 2008, 11.55pm
Situated on a building site with views over Tube lines, estates and warehouses, the new West London headquarters of Paramount Pictures International are a far cry from the glamour of Hollywood. (more)

Trinity warns of volatile outlook for advertising
From The Scotsman. Posted December 13 2007, 12.04pm
NEWSPAPER publisher Trinity Mirror said its 2007 performance would be in line with expectations, but it expects volatility in the advertising market to continue next year. (more)

Radio Forth owner signals strong outlook
From The Scotsman. Posted September 27 2007, 10.57am
MEDIA group Emap, owner of Radio Forth, said today that trading continues to be "encouraging" and that the prospects for the rest of the year are good. (more)

Five revenues flat but ad market outlook is optimistic
From Brand Republic. Posted August 28 2007, 2.40pm
LONDON - Broadcaster Five has reported revenues of £225m for the first six months of 2007, flat compared with the same period last year, as the station's owner RTL said it was optimistic the UK television ad market will grow by up to 2% this year. (more)

'Negative' outlook for Virgin Media: Moody's
From Digital Spy. Posted August 10 2007, 10.56am
Moody's Investors Service cuts its outlook for Virgin Media from "stable" to "negative". (more)

ITV outlook good, say analysts
From Media Guardian. Posted December 14 2006, 12.00am
3.45pm: Analysts at Goldman Sachs have given ITV a vote of confidence, issuing a "buy" note on the company's stock. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Poor outlook for TV advertising growth
From Media Guardian. Posted December 11 2006, 12.00am
Media buyer Carat has raised its 2006 spending forecasts for the global ad market but slashed estimates for the UK. By Richard Wray. (more)

France 24 to offer alternative outlook
From Press Gazette. Posted October 19 2006, 12.00am
The head of the world’s first French international 24-hour news channel has told Press Gazette it will challenge the “Anglo-Saxon view” when it launches in December. (more)

'Thought for the Day' may take on secular outlook adoighaog
From The Independent. Posted January 9 2006, 12.00am
Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, seems to have left the door open for secular contributions to future editions of "Thought for the Day" on Radio 4'sToday programme. (more)