Associated Newspapers’ morning freesheet Metro is to have its circulation increased by 250,000 copies.The title’s London circulation will grow by 205,000 copies to over 750,000, whilst eight other city regions will have 45,000 copies between them.The freesheet will also be distributed to 250 new stations in and around London and the south-east commuter belt.The increase… Continue reading Metro To Get Circulation Increase

Johnston Press has announced a 4.8% decline in profits in the half year to June 30. The regional newspaper group, which publishes titles including the Yorkshire Post and the Scotsman, said that its operating profit fell to £96.7 million, whilst revenue was up 0.1% at £312.8 million. Revenue from UK newspaper sales increased by 0.5%,… Continue reading Johnston Press Profits Decline

RTL has announced that its total earnings before ebita rose 7.7% year on year to €515 million (£256.3 million). The group’s revenue was up 1.3% to €2.89 billion (£1.44 billion). These figures included an €123 million (£61 million) impairment on the carrying value of Five due to “strong competition and the increasing fragmentation of the… Continue reading RTL Earnings Rise 7.7%

US internet users are spending nearly half their online time visiting content, a 37% increase in share of time from four years ago, according to new research from the Online Publishers Association (OPA). The OPA today announced a four-year analysis of its Internet Activity Index (IAI), a monthly gauge of the time being spent with… Continue reading Web Users Now Spend Half Their Time Visiting Content

A new study reveals that 67% of the online search population is driven to search by offline channels. The research, sponsored by iProspect and conducted by JupiterResearch, also revealed that 39% of online searchers who are influenced by offline channels ultimately make a purchase. Search engine marketing firm iProspect commissioned the study to gain a… Continue reading Online Search Population Is Driven To Search By Offline Channels

The results of a survey conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau have revealed that two out of three UK gamers are positive about the brands they see advertised in games. Over half of the 3,500 UK gamers surveyed said that they had seen an in-game advertisement in the past 12 months. One third said that… Continue reading UK Gamers Positive About In-Game Ads

The second instalment of The X-Factor, on ITV1 at 7.30pm on Saturday night, was a mega hit with viewers, drawing a larger adult audience than the rest of the terrestrial channels combined.A peak of 7.4 million adults (a 44.5% share of the audience) watched the wannabes line-up before the judges, with an average of seven… Continue reading X-Factor Continues To Do Well

It wasn’t all self-flagellation at the recent MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), as internet entrepreneur Janus Friis explained more about his peer-to-peer television project, Joost.Given Friis’ background as the co-founder of both the file-sharing website Kazaa and the online telephony business Skype, many in the audience could have been forgiven for being wary about… Continue reading MGEITF 2007: Joost To Provide New Opportunities For Content Owners

Last year’s annual MacTaggart lecture saw outgoing ITV boss Charles Allen use the platform to strongly criticise Channel 4. In 2007, under a cloud of deception and viewer mistrust, Newsnight anchor Jeremy Paxman took his turn on the podium to deliver a scathing speech.Paxman outlined the trivial and more serious “contemptible” allegations of dishonesty and… Continue reading Paxman Scorns “Contemptible” Annus Horribilus

Vint Cerf, one of the creators of the internet and currently Google’s chief internet evangelist, made some bold predictions at the recent MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), conjuring up visions of a Martian internet and super-fast downloads.Presenting the Alternative McTaggart lecture at the festival, Cerf’s speech was quite different from Jeremy Paxman’s lament for… Continue reading MGEITF 2007: Internet ‘Godfather’ Looks To The Future