GMTV’s pre-tax profit rose by £6 million in 2007, as a result of including £12.3 million of revenue from its controversial phone competitions. Revenue, excluding exceptional turnover, was £68.8 million down 8% year on year. The company said the inclusion of the phone revenue was the “principal factor” operating profits rose to £21.736m, compared with… Continue reading GMTV Reports Rise In Pre-Tax Profits

Aegis has acquired the Malaysian digital agency IF for an undisclosed amount. IF, based in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, specialises in creative, multimedia design and build, and online media planning. Its clients include Heineken and Discovery Networks International. The agency will be the first dedicated Malaysian office for Aegis’ Isobar network, offering digital… Continue reading Aegis Acquires Malaysian Digital Agency

Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest has revealed a 23.6% year on year drop in ad revenue for the third quarter. The company’s classified ad revenue was 29.1% down year on year, with the fall caused by declines of 51.3% in real estate ads, a 25.2% fall in employment ads and 25.3% in motors. Newsquest’s US owner… Continue reading Newsquest Suffers Drop In Ad Revenue

A new study has found that 18 to 34-year-olds in the US are more influenced by email and direct mail than marketing messages via social networks. The research from Ball State University and ExactTarget combines observational data on people’s media use with data on consumers’ attitudes toward marketing messages received through distinct channels. Mike Bloxham,… Continue reading Younger People Prefer Email Ads

UK online ad display spend was down 5.28% for Q2 2008, according to new figures from Nielsen. Recent figures IAB/PricewaterhouseCoopers found that total internet display advertising spend rose 16.3% year-on-year to £333.8 million for the first half of 2008 (see Internet Advertising Spend Up 21%). The Nielsen figure seems to contradict the received wisdom that… Continue reading Online Display Adspend Down 5.28% For Q2 2008

New research has found that there is a large US audience of young, influential, engaged viewers who watch a great deal of long-form online video and pay attention to the brand messages delivered to them in online video environments. The study, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Veoh Networks, found that Engaged Viewers (viewers… Continue reading Large Number Of Engaged Viewers Watching Long-Form Online Video

WPP has extended its $1.9 billion offer for market research firm TNS until 29 October. Shareholders accounting for almost 92% of TNS stock accepted the offer as of 3pm yesterday, however WPP is now giving more TNS shareholders the opportunity to accept the deal, reported Brand Republic. WPP has also announced that it will move… Continue reading WPP Extends TNS Takeover Offer

Yahoo! has announced global profits of $54 million for the third quarter of 2008, down from $151 million for Q3 2007.Unveiling its Q3 2008 results, the internet company also announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs, as well as revealing plans to cut costs by $400 million from its annual expenses of $3.9 billion in the… Continue reading Difficult Third Quarter For Yahoo!

Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that there will be 56.1 million installed digital video recorders (DVR) around the world by the end of 2008. The Global DVR Forecasts report states that this represents 5% of TV households and 18% of digital TV homes. The forecasts claim 20 million added DVR homes in 2008, and 25… Continue reading 56m DVRs Worldwide By End Of 2008

At last night’s MRG evening meeting, Lucy Bristowe and Stephen Murfet presented the latest findings from the SkyView research.The SkyView panel is made up of 33,000 Sky households, and of these, 10,300 are Sky+ homes, 3,400 are HD and 8,200 are PVOD (Push Video-on-Demand) enabled homes, using Sky Anytime.The research has shown that the longer… Continue reading SkyView Research Discussed At MRG Evening Meeting