A new report from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) reveals that digital media is fast becoming the medium of choice for sports fans and pushing the boundaries of media convergence across TV, internet and mobile. The Sport and the Shift to Interactive Media report indicates that twice as many sports fans use the internet… Continue reading Sports Fans Turning To Digital Media
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This year, advertising spending on social network sites is expected to rise 77% to £115 million, with marketers projected to spend £285 million in 2012, according to a new report from eMarketer. An estimated 11 million people, about 30% of UK internet users, participated in online social networking last year, said eMarketer. UK Online Social… Continue reading Strong Adspend Growth For Social Networking Sites
Express Newspapers has reported pre-tax profits of £55 million for 2007, according to accounts filed at Companies House. The owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star national newspapers has reported a pre-tax profit of £54.85 million, on turnover of more than £280 million, in the year ending 31 December, 2007. Turnover in 2006 was… Continue reading Express Newspapers Reports Pre-Tax Profits Of £55m
IPC’s weekly fashion magazine Look has unveiled a new website offering up-to-the-minute fashion, beauty and celebrity style.Updated daily, www.look.co.uk will feature online shopping from many of the leading retailers and brands and a ‘Shopping list’ functionality allowing visitors to save and shop later, email to a friend or print off to take shopping.Look online editor… Continue reading Look Launches New Website
TNS has agreed a ‘merger of equals’ with German market research firm GfK, after it rejected bids from Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP.The new company, to be called GfK-TNS, will have operations in 111 countries and will be the second largest market research firm in the world after the Nielsen Company.Following the merger, the GfK-TNS board… Continue reading TNS And GfK Agree Merger
New research released today by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) reveals that a massive 85% of cinema goers agree they usually watch cinema commercials as part of the cinema experience. The FAME (Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation) research, which measures and investigates cinema audience behaviour, found that the highest penetration in terms of demographics was… Continue reading New Research Showcases Cinema Ad Effectiveness
May saw a forecast from MRG predicting that IPTV subscribers will grow from 24.4 million in 2008 to 92.8 million in 2012, with service revenue totaling $37.1 billion by 2012. The global forecast said that while Europe’s subscriber size in 2012 will remain dominant, Asia’s subscriber base will nearly equal Europe’s in 2012, followed by… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – May 2008
In 2007 the European online advertising market was worth €11.2 billion, up four billion euros from €7.2 billion in 2006, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe. Compiled by IAB Europe and then processed and analyzed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the report shows that, with a like-for-like growth rate of 40%, the… Continue reading Online Advertising In Europe Grows 40% To €11 billion in 2007
UK marketers are increasingly turning to social and viral media, according to a new survey carried out by the Online Marketing and Media Show (OMMS). The study reveals that marketers are no longer spending their marketing budgets on traditional banner advertising, making way for the growth in interactive mediums like social media and viral marketing.… Continue reading Marketers Turning To Social Media
Our event looking at the latest in New Media developments is approaching fast – The Media Playground takes place on June 10 and here are some key reasons for attending each seminar:– MobileFor all involved in digital media to understand further the future opportunities, growth and consumer take-up for this advertising platform.Panellists from Vodafone, Blyk,… Continue reading Media Playground Event Approaching Fast