The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) is to demonstrate its much awaited second TouchPoints database, the Integrated Planning System, to the planning community at an invitation-only briefing session on October 5.The results of the first IPA TouchPoints survey were released in March and showed a week in the life of a representative sample of… Continue reading IPA Prepares To Demonstrate Second TouchPoints Database

Apple is to start selling films over the internet, which viewers will be able to watch on their TVs.The company is launching a device which will wirelessly stream music and videos from the internet to consumers’ televisions.The device, which will cost $299, has been given the temporary name of iTV and is expected to launch… Continue reading Apple Takes On The Movie Market

BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has announced two key appointments to drive its growth strategy within the UK and internationally.Both appointments will report into David Moody, BBC Worldwide’s managing director of digital media and director of strategy.Luke Bradley-Jones, who joins from Spectrum Strategy Consultants, has been appointed as head of strategy and will… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Announces Key Appointments

Wal-Mart, the giant US retailer, is to launch a digital video download service, according to a report in today’s Financial Times.The report says that Wal-Mart has published job advertisements for a business manager to head what is described as a new digital video category at Walmart.com.No details are given in the advertisement of when Wal-Mart… Continue reading Wal-Mart Could Launch Digital Video Downloads

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has acquired a majority stake in mobile content company Jamba, known as Jamster in the UK. News Corporation has acquired a 51% stake in Jamba, the company behind the Crazy Frog, in a deal believed to be worth $187.5 million. News Corp bought the stake in Jamba from owners VeriSign, who… Continue reading News Corp Acquires Controlling Stake In Crazy Frog Company

SMG is to sell off its cinema and outdoor advertising businesses, Pearl & Dean and Primesight. The news comes with UTV thought to be preparing another bid for the group, after having two previous offers turned down (see Strong 2004 For Online Advertising). Pearl & Dean generates 25% of cinema advertising revenues in the UK… Continue reading SMG To Sell Pearl & Dean And Primesight

SMG’s total underlying revenues were down 2% to £88.6 million in the first six months of 2006. SMG attributed the fall in revenues on the contract rights renewal system in addition to a weak advertising market. Television revenues fell by 7%, in common with ITV1 as a whole, to £57.9 million, in the first six… Continue reading SMG H1 Underlying Revenues Fall 2%

JCDecaux has announced record results for the first six months of 2006, which it says reflect a strong operating performance. Consolidated revenues of €945.8 million increased by 13.4% in the first half of the year, with organic revenues, excluding acquisitions and the impact of foreign exchange, increasing by 7.6%. The outdoor specialist’s operating margins increased… Continue reading JCDecaux Announces Record Results For First Half 2006

The total value of the customer publishing industry is estimated to reach £1 billion by 2011, according to new research carried out by Mintel. The research, commissioned by the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA), also forecasts that by 2011 turnover will exceed £541 million, an increase of 54%. The industry is currently worth £680 million,… Continue reading Customer Publishing To Become Billion Pound Industry By 2011

Demand for digital television in Europe will reach a new record in 2006, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. According to the Digital TV Subscriber Market Forecast Europe, nearly 19 million homes will buy digital television for the first time this year, an increase of 20%. Strategy Analytics says that the most popular… Continue reading Record Demand For Digital TV In 2006