WPP has acquired a 49.9% stake in Clemmow Hornby Inge (CHI) after the marketing services company broke off talks with Havas. Although no figure for the deal was disclosed, it is rumoured in the trade press to be in the region of £15 million-£20 million. Vincent Bolloré, chairman of Havas, said in February that he… Continue reading WPP Acquires Stake In CHI

Yahoo! recorded an 11% decline in profits for the first quarter of 2007, to $142 million (£70.7 million). Revenues were $1,672 million for the first quarter of 2007, a 7 percent increase compared to $1,567 million for the same period of 2006. Susan Decker, chief financial officer, Yahoo!, said: “Our first quarter financial results reflect… Continue reading Yahoo! Sees Profits Drop

This year, US advertisers will increase spending in video games by 45%, to $502 million, according to new research from eMarketer. The eMarketer report, Video Game Advertising: Getting To The Next Level, says that the primary drivers of growth will include a widening audience, especially women and older gamers, the growth of games with online… Continue reading US Video Game Adspend To Increase

A new forecast from eMarketer estimates that 46% of US broadband households in 2011 will subscribe to a VoIP service, equating to 41.3 million VoIP subscribers. Bob Macklin, senior analyst at eMarketer, said: “eMarketer expects approximately 30% of broadband households worldwide to subscribe to a paid VoIP service by 2011. “In addition to paid subscriptions,… Continue reading US VoIP Numbers To Increase

A new report claims that the UK’s current and planned broadband infrastructure may not meet the future needs of the most intensive users and could harm the UK’s competitiveness. The report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) says that the UK could be left behind as several key competitor nations are in the process of… Continue reading Challenges Ahead For UK Broadband

IPTV subscriber numbers in Europe and Asia are continuing to grow, and will reach 63.3 million by 2011, according to the new MRG report IPTV Global Forecast. MRG says that driving the market’s successful growth in the past 6 months is fast growth in Europe, especially France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Eastern Europe; in Asia,… Continue reading IPTV Subscriber Numbers Continue To Grow

The national commercial digital radio network operator, Digital One, has announced plans for ten new transmitters.Digital One says that the project will result in the UK digital radio network extending to 90% of the British population.This will be acheived by adding sites in the Scottish Borders, Cumbria, the the Yorkshire Coast, Derbyshire and the South… Continue reading Digital One Reveals Plan For New Transmitters

Westminster Council has told Associated Newspapers and News International that it will ban their afternoon freepapers, the London Lite and thelondonpaper if the companies cannot reach an agreement on the cost of recycling.The council says that free newspapers generate three to four tonnes of waste every day and it wants the publishers to contribute to… Continue reading Council Could Ban Freesheets

Google has signed a multi-year agreement with Clear Channel which enables the search engine giant to sell a guaranteed portion of 30 second advertising inventory available on more that 675 of Clear Channel’s AM/FM stations. across the US. The agreement will see Google Audio Ads advertisers receive national distribution, enabling them to reach specific audiences… Continue reading Google Signs US Radio Ad Agreement With Clear Channel

The Audit Bureau of Circulations has announced that it has begun a review of the various rule sets for regional newspapers.At the moment there are two rule sets through which regional newspapers can report; Regional Newspapers Paid, and Verified Free Distribution (VFD).Both of these rule sets detail how copies must be counted and reported; and… Continue reading ABC Begins Review Of Regional Newspaper Rule Sets