Underlying consumer magazine advertising revenues at EMAP rose by 6% in the year to 31 March, whilst radio revenues fell by 2% on the same basis, according to a trading statement issued by the group this morning. EMAP says that in its consumer magazine division, revenues were strong at heat, MaxPower, Kerrang!, New Woman, Empire… Continue reading EMAP Cautious As 2002 Revenues Rise 2%
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The impact of the Iraqi war on US advertising is being exaggerated and overall losses could be as low as $100 million, according to Jack Myers Report. The implications of war for the economy are not clear cut (see INSIGHTanalysis: War And The Ad Economy) but it is estimated that $130 to $150 million worth… Continue reading Effect Of War On Ad Revenues Is Overstated, Says Myers
Initial doubts over the wisdom of charging for online content seem to have been misplaced and a new report from Jupiter Research claims that consumer spending in this area will grow by 30% this year. Internet advertising remains the best opportunity for most online media businesses but the paid-for content market is making significant strides… Continue reading Online Content Revenues To Surge But Advertising Holds Sway
Despite mobile penetration already being at 75% in western Europe, an additional 17 million users signed up during the course of 2002, according to figures compiled by the Yankee Group. This brings the regional total to 310 million users. This could be an overestimate, given that some inactive users are still counted by certain operators,… Continue reading Western Europe Mobile Penetration To Hit 88% In 2007
Charles Allen, the Granada chairman, is coming under mounting pressure to renounce his rolling two-year contract, which entitles him to a £2 million payout if and when he decides to leave the company. A report in the Sunday Times claims that Schroders and Morley, which own almost 10% of Granada, want to scrap a clause… Continue reading Granada Chairman Set To Give Up Walk-Out Clause
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is preparing to make a bid for DirecTV, the largest US satellite operator, according to reports emanating from Wall Street. The Observer claims that Murdoch is tieing up loose ends ahead of $7 billion offer for the broadcaster that would represent the media mogul’s first foray into the American satellite market.… Continue reading Murdoch Set To Swoop For DirecTV
Around 41% of UK home internet users also have access to the web at their workplace, with approximately the same proportion (40%) using the Net at home, according to research from AOL/RoperASW, as reported by eMarketer. The study questioned around 500 home internet users in the UK, France and Germany. The three-country total shows that… Continue reading European Home And Work Internet Use Figures From AOL/RoperASW
US business to business (B2B) print advertising witnessed a turnaround in fortunes in January, with spend rising by 2.9% year on year to $619.1 billion, according to the latest figures from American Business Media (ABM). The group says the growth supports its forecast of a 3% rise in B2B print adspend for the first quarter… Continue reading US B2B Print Advertising Picks Up In January
A total of 1.53 billion person to person text messages were sent across the UK’s four GSM networks during February, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The figures show that 78 million romantic text messages were sent on Valentine’s Day, taking the daily average for the month to 55 million,… Continue reading 1.5 Billion Text Messages Sent In February
The BBC will meet with BSkyB today in an attempt to negotiate the cost of keeping its channels listed in their current position on the satellite broadcaster’s electronic programme guide. Last week the BBC announced its intention to withdraw from the BSkyB service to begin broadcasting to Sky homes from a different satellite, in a… Continue reading BBC Seeks Satellite Listings Agreement With Sky