Independent News & Media has reported a full-year pre-tax loss of €161.4 million for 2008. INM has also failed to reach a deal with bondholders over a €200 million bond having previously warned that its failure to agree a deal means there is “a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the group’s and… Continue reading Independent News & Media reports €161.4m loss
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Sky has reported a rise in third quarter revenues from £1.25 billion to £1.39 billion, while profits increased from £56 million to £63 million. The satellite broadcaster said that profits were distorted slightly by impairment charges mainly connected with the reduction in the value of the 17.9% stake in ITV that it bought in 2006… Continue reading Sky reports rise in third quarter revenues
Publicis Groupe has reported a 4.4% dip in revenue for the first three months of the year, to €1.08 billion. Publicis, which owns Saatchi & Saatchi and ZenithOptimedia, saw revenues fall in all regions except Latin America and the Middle East and Africa, with central European markets proving more resilient than western Europe. Maurice Levy,… Continue reading Publicis Groupe reports a 4.4% dip in revenue
Online engagement by internet users is deepening, according to a new global and US report on the online landscape by The Nielsen Company. This increased engagement is in part a result of a shift toward video content and social networking as popular online subcategories, said Nielsen. Charles Buchwalter, SVP, research and analytics, Nielsen Online, said:… Continue reading “Online user engagement is deepening”
Direct and indirect revenues from mobile applications are expected to top $25 billion globally by 2014, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report found that while the overwhelming majority of application (app) revenues are currently accrued from one-off downloads, the increasing utilization of in-app billing to enable incremental revenues from additional mobile… Continue reading Revenues from mobile applications expected to top $25bn by 2014
Interpublic Group has reported a 5.6% year on year drop in revenues for the first three months of the year. Total revenue for the first quarter was $1.33 billion (£910 million), down from $1.49 billion in the same period in 2008. Michael Roth, Interpublic chairman, said: “To date this year, we’ve continued to see the… Continue reading Interpublic Group suffers 5.6% drop in revenue
WPP has reported a 5.8% year on year fall in like-for-like revenue for the first three months of the year. However, its UK operations increased revenue by 16% year on year in the first quarter, totalling £251.1 million. Global revenue rose by 36% to £2.12 billion compared with £1.6 billion in the first three months… Continue reading WPP reports first quarter 5.8% fall in revenue
Independent News & Media has seen two of its biggest shareholders offer £27 million of their own cash to secure refinancing for the ailing group. Sir Anthony O’Reilly and Denis O’Brien have put up the cash to help renegotiate a €200 million bond before a mid-May deadline. INM’s advisors hope to convince investors to roll… Continue reading Independent News & Media shareholders attempt to secure refinancing
The US market for online video is forecast to grow by 32% this year, rising from $531 million in 2008 to $699 million in 2009. According to the latest forecast from Magna, this growth will come as marketing budgets are being reduced across industries, leading advertisers looking to reach their consumers in a more targeted… Continue reading US market for online video forecast to grow 32% this year
Broadband information service Point Topic has increased its forecast for the number of fixed broadband lines in the world by the end of 2009 from 493 million to 496 million. The five-year forecast for the end of 2013 has gone up from 683 million to 695 million. Tim Johnson, chief analyst at Point Topic, said:… Continue reading Global broadband lines to reach 496m by end of 2009