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

BT has signed an agreement with ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, to develop the world’s first 3G mobile handset compatible with BT Movio’s wholesale mobile entertainment service.The new phone will allow 3G mobile operators to offer BT Movio’s broadcast mobile TV and DAB digital radio service alongside existing video-on-demand services and… Continue reading BT Signs Deal For Phone To Support Mobile TV

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

Ofcom has announced that three new radio stations in Wales could complete the sale of FM commercial licences in the UK.The regulator is advertising a new FM local commercial radio licence to cover South Wales and is also considering advertising up to two new FM commercial radio licences for coverage of most of North and… Continue reading New Stations Could Complete Sale Of FM Licences

Future Publishing has announced the launch of a new quarterly magazine, T3 Home, a spin off from gadget packed mag, T3.Launching on Thursday September 21, the computer company Intel has taken all of the available advertising space in what is believed to be a first for a UK technology magazine.Intel, in a deal brokered by… Continue reading T3 Spin Off T3 Home To Launch