Pearson, owner of the Financial Times and Penguin, has reported a 14% increase in sales for the first half of the year. The company reported sales of £1.97 billion in the six months to the end of June. Adjusted operating profit was £124 million, up 38% year on year. The FT Group saw sales grow… Continue reading Pearson Reports 14% Sales Increase

Mobile internet devices will grow to 1.2 billion by 2012 according to new research carried out by chip maker Intel. Speaking as the company announced a new series of chips for mobile internet products, Gadi Singer, head of Intel’s mobility group, said: “The demand is there and the need is there and our technology can… Continue reading 1.2bn Mobile Internet Devices By 2012

More than 253 million people in Chine are now online, according to new figures from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Data from Nielsen Online shows that the US has 223 million people online in June, making China the world’s largest internet using country. Internet penetration in China now stands at 19% compared with… Continue reading More Than 253m People Online In China

New research has found that the majority (84%) of 25-34 year olds have left a favourite website because of intrusive or irrelevant advertising. The research, published by HowTo.tv, found that 73% of web users have left a favourite website because of intrusive or annoying ads, rising to 84% for 25-34 year olds, an increase of… Continue reading New Research Looks At Intrusive Online Ads

Havas has reported a 3.6% year on year rise in revenue to €755 million (£596.8 million). It also announced organic growth of 7.86% in the first half of the year. The company, which owns ad agencies including Euro RSCG and media planning and buying network MPG, said that European countries such as Portugal, Italy and… Continue reading Havas Reports Revenue Rise

ITV has signed a deal with the Football Association which will see non-league FA Cup action available to watch online.ITV and the FA will film preliminary rounds of the FA Cup throughout August, September and October, with highlights available to watch on ITVLocal.com, ITV.com and TheFA.com.Clubs that are not shown on these sites can upload… Continue reading ITV Sites To Show FA Cup Preliminary Rounds

This analysis is comparing the weekly reach of the breakfast shows of the London stations and not the time slots. Heart 106.2 FM’s and Magic 105.4’s breakfast shows currently run from 6am-9am while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remained the commercial station on top in London in Q2… Continue reading Capital Radio’s Breakfast Show Remains On Top In London

Publicis Groupe has revealed that its European operations revenue growth was mixed during the first six months of the year, with global profits falling 3% year on year in the second quarter. Publicis said that all geographic zones reported satisfactory growth, including North America, with 5.5% revenue growth during the H1 compared with the same… Continue reading Mixed European Performance For Publicis

Revenues from mobile data services are set to exceed US$200 billion this year for the first time, according to a new global report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Total mobile data revenues were approximately US$157 billion in 2007, with research from the first quarter of 2008 revealing that revenues exceeded US$49 billion, accounting for a… Continue reading Mobile Data Service Revenues Set To Rise

iPhone users surpass all others in mobile media usage, with more than 80% of iPhone users in France, Germany and the UK using the device to browse news and information on the mobile Web, compared to 32% of other smartphone users, according to a new report from comScore M:Metrics. The report found that even on… Continue reading iPhone Users Top Mobile Media Usage