Local newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, today announced that trading results for the first half of this year will be well ahead of expectations, as advertising revenue grows by around 5.8%.All categories of advertising are ahead of forecast, with the strongest growth coming from the recruitment sector reflecting the improved business climate in the south of… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Results Ahead of Expectations

The Advertising Association today announced that the advertising market in the UK continues on the road to recovery with expenditure rising by 4.8% in the first quarter of 2004, the strongest growth since the end of 2002.The survey carried out by the World Advertising Research Centre revealed that total UK advertising expenditure for the last… Continue reading UK Adspend Increases By 4.8% In First Quarter Of 2004

Newspaper advertising revenues are finally on the upswing as the world economy recovers, according to the latest annual survey of World Press Trends.The survey conducted by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), shows that although the outlook for advertising revenues was more positive during 2003 when it grew by 2%, global newspaper circulation declined by… Continue reading Global Newspaper Revenue Rebounds But Circulation Dips

ITV-owned Ulster Television (UTV) got off to a very good start in 2004 and expects advertising revenue to grow by 16% during the first six months of 2004.Chairman John MGuckian said: “A continuing feature of UTV’s progress is out-performance. Our net television advertising revenue in the first six months of the current year is expected… Continue reading Ulster TV Revenue Set To Grow By 16%

Broadband internet has become the second most popular entertainment medium in the UK and is fast catching up with television, according to the latest research from internet service provider, Wanadoo.The new Fishbowl 2 survey asked 1000 people to record their media consumption over a two week period. It revealed that media users are switching off… Continue reading Broadband Internet Eating Into TV Consumption

Hollinger International announced last night that it had revisited plans for sale of the entire company and has decided to focus on disposal of the UK subsidiary; including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator magazine.The three British titles are reported to have attracted offers between £600 million to £700 million.After the corporate… Continue reading Hollinger Disposal To Focus Solely On UK Assets

Aegis shareholders yesterday rejected the remuneration packages put forward by the media buying and research firm that would see its chief executive, Doug Flynn, receive a £2.35 million pay-off.At yesterday’s annual general meeting, the National Association of Pension Funds, led shareholders of the media buying agency to vote against the severance payment, which would see… Continue reading Aegis Boss Has Pay-Off Turned Down By Shareholders

In-store television improves the customer shopping experience and can increase retailer turnover by at least 1.5%, according to the latest research from media consultancy How And Why.The study was designed to determine the effect of a television Captive Audience Network on the behaviour of shoppers in a retail environment. The results show that there is… Continue reading In-Store Television Improves Turnover By At Least 1.5%

Emap today announced that pre-tax profits were up 12% for the year, spurred mainly by growth in the UK magazine and business to business sectors.Profits at the company reached £196 million for the year ending 31 March 2004, thanks to a strong performance from UK magazine Closer, which Emap describes as its ‘best ever launch’… Continue reading French TV Listings Holding Back Emap Despite Profits Rising

The long-awaited switch to digital television is extremely unlikely to take place before the Government’s current 2010 deadline, according to a damning new report from Informa Media.Informa predicts that multi-channel services will reach just 34% of global television households by 2010, tripling the figure reached in 2004 to 365 million. However, this will leave 65%… Continue reading Switchover Extremely Unlikely By 2010 Says Informa