ITV has been put in the spotlight following Channel 4’s Richard and Judy ‘You Say We Pay’ controversy, after Britain’s biggest broadcaster admitted to overcharging red button users by a combined total of £200,000 on eviction votes for The X Factor.ITV said it had discovered that viewers using the red button on Sky Digital remotes… Continue reading ITV Joins Vote Scandal List For X Factor Overcharging

The UK’s commercial radio representative body, the RadioCentre, has announced the appointment of Simon Redican as managing director of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).Redican joins the organisation from News International where he was media account director of the Times solutions team. His appointment is seen as the next step in the overall re-energising of the… Continue reading RAB Appoints New MD

Trinity Mirror has recorded a drop in revenue of 4.8% to £1,032.1 million, with the company blaming the difficult advertising environment. The group’s preliminary results for 2006 show that its national newspaper division, which includes the Daily Mirror, saw revenues fell 5.3% to £472.4 million. Commenting on the results, Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Records Revenue Drop

Publicis Groupe has reported 14.8% growth in profits for 2006 to €443 million, and a record operating margin of 16.3%. 2006 revenue of €4,386 million were up 5.6% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates (i.e., organic growth). All geographical regions contributed, with organic growth 5% in Europe, 5.1% in North America, 5.3% in… Continue reading Publicis Records 2006 Profits Growth

Interpublic Group recorded organic revenue growth of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same period a year previously. Full year organic revenue increased by 1.0% for 2006 compared with 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 revenue was $1.88 billion, compared to $1.90 billion the same period a year previously. Full year 2006 revenue… Continue reading Interpublic Sees Q4 2006 Revenue Growth

Viacom’s full year 2006 revenues of $11.47 billion rose 19% from $9.61 billion in 2005, reflecting a 7% increase in media networks revenues to $7.24 billion. Fourth Quarter 2006 revenues of $3.59 billion grew 32% from $2.72 billion in 2005, whilst worldwide advertising revenues rose 6% to $1.26 billion from $1.19 billion in 2005. Sumner… Continue reading Viacom Records Revenue Increase

A new report from eMarketer forecasts that US spending on podcast advertising will grow nearly fivefold by 2011. In 2005, advertising spending on podcasting in the US was a mere $3.1 million, rising to $80 million in 2006, according to the online market research group. Podcast distribution and viewing mechanisms are proliferating, but even the… Continue reading US Advertisers To Increase Spending On Podcasts

The magazine industry needs to adapt in the digital age, with the key being the evolution of content to take readers online, rather than the replication of magazines online, according to panellists at this morning’s latest MediaTel Group seminar. It is important to give readers a reason to go to magazines’ online offerings, said Future… Continue reading Magazines Must Work Harder To Evolve Content For Digital Platforms

Speaking at the latest MediaTel Group seminar, on the Future of Magazines, Marc Mendoza, managing partner of Media Planning Group, aired his views on the current and future relationships between media agencies and publishers. Unsurprisingly, Mendoza said that media agencies want the benefits of tried and trusted titles, such as circulation guarantees, but linked in… Continue reading Magazine Brands Coming Second To Risk Aversion

The magazine industry is in the midst of a revolution with opportunities outweighing risks in the sector, according to Paul Keenan, chief executive of Emap Consumer Media, who was speaking at MediaTel Group’s latest seminar this morning. Fellow panellist, Future plc’s chief executive, Stevie Spring, was equally optimistic. “The buying and reading of magazines is… Continue reading Seminar Spawns Optimism For Magazine Market