GMG Radio has announced unprecidented ratings for its regional stations, securing the number one and two spots in Scotland and Wales respectively with their local Real Radio stations.The achievement was revealed in the latest RAJAR audience data for the period ending December 2003 and gives Real Radio a bigger than ever slice of the regional… Continue reading GMG Radio Sees Unprecidented Growth In Regions

Shareholders in advertising giant WPP have forced the company to make an abrupt U-turn on a proposed bonus scheme for executives worth up to £112m over five years.The scheme would have netted chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell around £44 million, although shareholders have become increasingly vocal in their opposition to the plans, forcing the company… Continue reading WPP Shareholders Block Executive Bonus Scheme

The MediaTel Group Sports Quiz is over half way through and the current leader has a opened up a 12 point gap at the top of the leader board – www.MediaTelGroup.co.uk/sportsquizWith 14 questions completed in this years’ Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz, Tim Sandars of IPC Media is leading with 87 points. The latest… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz Update

Shareholders in advertising giant WPP have forced the company to make an abrupt U-turn on a proposed bonus scheme for executives worth up to £112m over five years. The scheme would have netted chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell around £44 million, although shareholders have become increasingly vocal in their opposition to the plans, forcing the… Continue reading WPP Shareholders Block Executive Bonus Scheme

Former Channel 4 chief executive, Michael Grade, has been appointed as the BBC’s new chairman, following three months of deliberation at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The Government’s decision to appoint Grade from a shortlist of DCMS recommendations comes slightly against the odds. Grade is seen as something of an independent spirit,… Continue reading Grade Takes Chairman’s Role At BBC

Advertising market trends in the US are looking up and should continue to be positive for 2004, but market analysts at Merrill Lynch cannot see anything to get excited about. Now that the Iraq war is over, analysts are finally able to look at the latest patterns and trends. In 2003, internet revenues increased by… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Is Underwhelmed With US Ad Recovery

Most Americans aged 65 and over do not use the internet and have no interest in learning about it, according to a report issued by The Pew Internet & American Life Project. The study shows that seniors know very few people who use websites or send emails and they cannot imagine why they would spend… Continue reading Senior Americans Not Interested In The Internet

In March the UK advertising expenditure results were released. These beat all expectations and encouraged global advertisers to revisit 2004 forecasts. Advertising Association and World Advertising Research Centre Results UK advertising expenditure for 2003 exceeded expectations and rose by 2.5% to £17.2 billion. The results outperformed average market predictions. A consensus of recent forecasts compiled… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – March 2004

The Commercial Radio Companies Association has become the latest organisation to call for independent regulation of the BBC under the review of its charter, due to take place in 2006.The organisation claim that regulation would create a “more equitable regulatory balance between the publicly funded broadcaster and commercial broadcasters” and would create useful distance between… Continue reading CRCA Joins Calls For Independent BBC Regulation

BSkyB has secured an exclusive cross-platform deal with telecoms provider T-Mobile to become the sponsor of its coverage of the forthcoming UEFA 2004 European football championship.The deal will see a range of T-Mobile branding appear on Sky Sports News, Sky News and skysports.com throughout the football tournament, which takes place in Portugal from 12 June… Continue reading BSkyB Secures T-Mobile To Sponsor Euro 2004 Coverage