According to a report in the Financial Times, the outdoor advertising group JCDecaux, has put in a bid for Deutsche Stadte-Median, a German contractor awaiting privatisation. Jean-Francois Decaux, chief executive, said this week that he expected to face stiff competition from Clear Channel, the world’s largest outdoor advertising group and another media conglomerate Viacom. Decaux… Continue reading JCDecaux Bids For German Rival
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Bidding is underway for the broadcasting rights to the next World Cup after KirchMedia disclosed that its sports division is to be sold separately from the rest of the company’s assets. Already in possession of the broadcasting rights for Europe, KirchMedia exercised an option to purchase the worldwide TV rights for the 2002 and 2006… Continue reading Kirch Move Prompts World Cup Rights Auction
The advertising market could be just as tough next year as it has been in 2002, Alain de Pouzilhac, chairman of French advertising network Havas, told a news conference this morning. Announcing the group’s first half results (see Havas Sees A Deteriorating First Half), de Pouzilhac said that the market actually deteriorated between the first… Continue reading 2003 Could Be As Tough As 2002, Says Havas Chairman
The number of internet connections in the UK increased by 16.5% from July 2001 to July 2002, according to the latest survey of ISPs from the Office Of National Statistics. The study also revealed that the proportion of web users with permanent connections continues to rise as broadband technology becomes more accessible and ad campaigns… Continue reading More Brits Switching To Broadband
The US broadband subscriber market will grow 361% by the end of 2007, according to a new study from The Yankee Group. The research firm found that cable modem is the leading broadband technology among American customers and businesses with 58% of the market. DSL comes in second with one-third of all lines while satellite… Continue reading US Broadband Subscriptions Set To Multiply, Says Yankee Group
US politicians have unveiled a bill which proposes switching off the country’s analogue television signal by the end of 2006, removing the current minimum penetration requirement of 85%. The bill has been put forward by the House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman and Republican representative, Billy Tauzin. “It is intended to illicit discussion on what… Continue reading US Politicians Push For 2006 Analogue TV Switch-Off
JCDecaux, Europe’s largest outdoor advertising contractor, has announced half-year results showing an 8.4% rise in net profits. Net earnings group share, before goodwill and exceptional items totalled E44.1 million, an increase from E40.7 million in the first six months of 2001. EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortization) was maintained at E200.2 million compared… Continue reading JCDecaux Bullish After H1 Profits Announcement
A Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) report has painted a very bleak picture of recent times in the US communications industry, according to an article on MediaPost. Veronis’ Communications Industry Report shows that the number of publicly-held media companies in the US has plunged by 37% over the past two years. At the companies that remain,… Continue reading Veronis Suhler Report Reflects Battered US Media Industry
Nearly 50% of all US Internet users have a TV in the same room as their PC and many consume both media simultaneously, according to a new study from comScore Media Metrix. The research found that 45.1 million Americans, 48% of the adult population, watch television and have a TV and a PC in the… Continue reading Half Of US Internet Users Watch TV While Surfing, Says comScore
The number of mobile phone subscribers in the US will increase by 50% to 200 million by the end of 2006, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. The technology research group forecasts that mobile phones are set to dominate personal calling and supersede landlines in the public conciousness. “Wireline replacement is a… Continue reading Mobile Phones To Reshape US Telecoms Landscape, Says Report