Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world’s second largest advertising group WPP, has said that the advertising market in Western Europe has bounced back from its March downturn.Sorrell was talking at A Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in New York via video link, where he said that advertising revenue for April was… Continue reading Ad Market Performed Better In April Says Sorrell

A new report from Screen Digest reveals that total pay TV penetration will increase rapidly in Central and Eastern European countries, from 40% at the end of 2007 to 60% by 2012 with a total of 63 million homes subscribing to pay TV services. The impressive growth will be driven by a strong pay TV… Continue reading Eastern European Pay-TV Penetration To Increase Rapidly

Ofcom’s new report shows that rural areas in the UK are now better connected to broadband than urban areas. The report shows that 59% of rural homes now have broadband, compared with only 57% of urban homes. This follows concerns of a ‘digital divide’ between country and built-up areas when the service was first released.… Continue reading Number Of Rural Broadband Households Now Tops Urban

Specialist magazine publisher Future has reported a like-for-like 17% year on year rise in profit for the six months to March 31. Revenue for the half year was £78.3m, compared with £79.2m on a like-for-like basis a year ago. Advertising revenue was up 4% in constant currency, while online advertising was up 31% and now… Continue reading Future Reports Rise In Profit

Daily Mail and General Trust has reported a rise in pre-tax profits to £144 million in the six-months to March 30, with revenue rising 5% to £1.17 million. Associated Newspapers, DMGT’s national newspaper division, produced saw operating profits dip 1% in a tough market while advertising revenue was up by 4%. Advertising revenues were up… Continue reading DMGT Profits Rise

Sales of DAB digital radios have topped seven million, according to the latest figures from GfK, the industry’s marketing service.At the end of April, cumulative sales stood at 7.05 million following a record Christmas period and growth of 28% year-on-year in quarter one, 2008.DAB radios are now selling at more than two million a year… Continue reading DAB Radio Sales Top Seven Million

MediaTel Group is holding a new event on June 10 giving the industry a unique chance to see a number of new media technologies and debate the business models and opportunities they offer.The Media Playground Exhibition will showcase new media opportunities in IPTV, mobile, ad-serving, behavioural targeting, digital screens, social networks and their associated advertising… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting New ‘Media Playground’ Event

GCap Media executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.Campbell will assume direct responsibility for Bauer’s Edinburgh stations, Forth One and Forth 2.He will replace Luke McCullough who has moved to a role at the Bauer station Northsound in Aberdeen.Travis Baxter, the managing director at Big City, said: “This… Continue reading Bauer Gets New Regional Programme Director

Showbiz, arts and media journalist Anthony Barnes has been appointed as online editor across the Q brand in advance of the relaunch of Q Radio.Barnes, a former Arts and Media Correspondent the Independent on Sunday and Press Association, will lead an overhaul of the www.qthemusic.com website. One of his first tasks will be to embed… Continue reading Q Radio Appoints Online Editor Ahead Of Relaunch

One of the biggest themes to come out of yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Research’ was the move from traditional methods of working to collecting data direct from consumers. Speaking at the morning session, panellist Martin Hayward, director of consumer strategy and futures at dunnhumby, said that in the long term we… Continue reading ‘Future Of Research’ Seminar Looks At Changes Facing The Industry