News Corporation recorded operating profit of $851 million for the first quarter, a 6.4% fall year on year, although the corporation’s online revenues continued to show growth. The decline in operating profit was due to due to a decline at its film division 20th Century Fox. Revenue for News Corp’s global newspaper division was down… Continue reading News Corp Operating Profits Decline

The top 10 advertisers in the UK cut their spending on television by 11% year on year in the third quarter of 2006, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research. TV expenditure is £857 million this year, down 8.9% from £941 million in Q3 last year, whilst spending by the top 10 advertisers is… Continue reading Top 10 UK Advertisers Cut TV Spending

Amongst US television households with digital video recorders (DVRs), more than 78% of all viewers who watch recorded broadcast primetime shows within a week play them back within two days and 84% play them back within three days, according to new research from Nielsen Media Research. Nielsen says that among viewers age 18-49, 76% played… Continue reading 78% Of US DVR Households Playback Shows Within 1 Week

Online advertising is increasingly attracting big spenders, with advertisers forecasting that online will represent a growing share of their overall media budgets over the next two years, especially within the FMCG and Entertainment sectors, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The EIAA Marketers’ Internet Ad Barometer shows that 425 of… Continue reading Online Becoming Increasingly Important To Advertisers

Global local search and online classified advertising revenue will grow to $31.1 billion in 2010, according to new research from the Kelsey group. In 2005, local search saw revenue of $3.4 billion, while online classifieds brought in $12.3 billion. Local search is predicted to show the largest growth, from the $3.4 billion recorded in 2005,… Continue reading Local Search And Online Advertising To Grow To $31.1 Billion

BT Retail has announced that it has three million broadband customers, with its half yearly results revealing that it secured one in four of all new ADSL customers between July and September 2006.Sales of the BT Home Hub, which supports BT’s full range of services, have now exceeded 350,000, which the company says has helped… Continue reading BT Has 3 Million Broadband Subscribers

Mike Kirkham, former chief executive of TNS, was back on an industry platform this morning to address the MRG conference in Vienna.He illustrated how innovation and branding were key in the business world if companies are to be successful, appealing to investors and develop a sustainable corporate advantage; and he cited Sky, Tesco, I-pod, Google… Continue reading MRG Conference: Innovation And Branding Are Key To Successful Media

Opening the MRG Conference in Vienna yesterday afternoon, Walker Media CEO Phil Georgiadis lambasted the industry for its approach to internet advertising and called on them to “re-define the new media landscape”.“We have convinced ourselves that the fundamental characteristics of new media remain the same as the old,” he said. “We are happy to define… Continue reading MRG Conference: Industry Must Redefine New Media Landscape

BT’s recorded revenue of £4,941 million for the second quarter 2006, up 4%, whilst its half year revenue was £9,805 million, up 3%. Its new wave revenue, coming from businesses such as networked IT services and broadband, was £1,736 million for Q2,up 21%, and representing 35% of total revenue compared with 30% last year. Half… Continue reading BT Q2 And Half Year Results Announced

JCDecaux could make a bid for Clear Channel Outdoor, which would see it become the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, worth an estimated €12 billion. Last month, the advertising company’s parent Clear Channel Communications, revealed that it had hired Goldman Sachs to conduct a strategic review of the company, which could lead to a sale.… Continue reading JCDecaux Could Bid For Clear Channel Outdoor