Havas has announced first half revenue of €719 million, compared with €700 million in H1 2005, a rise of 2.8%. These results also show a turnaround from the Q1 this year, with a 2.5% rise in Q2 sales compared with a 2.4% dip for Q1. Net new business was €900 million for the first half,… Continue reading Revenue Growth Of 2.8% For Havas

BT will launch a film download-to-own service next week, offering films to watch and own, which will be viewable via a computer, a portable device such as an MP3 player, and a DVD that will be mailed out.The telecommunications giant has secured the rights to offer the films at the same time as they appear… Continue reading BT To Launch Film Download Service

Housing and planning minister, Yvette Cooper, has urged councils to crack down on illegal roadside ads, following a seven-week consultation on outdoor advertising, according to reports in the trade press.The government has asked councils to work closely with the Highways Agency to reduce the number of ads placed by motorway services, out-of-town retail parks, farmers… Continue reading Government To Crack Down On Illegal Roadside Ads

The head of Film4, Tom Sykes, has quit just days after the channel moved from a subscription-based service to a free one, according to reports in the trade press.Sykes will apparently step down from the role in mid-September and has, as yet, not revealed his plans for the future.Film4, which launched as a free channel… Continue reading Head Of Film4 Quits

Omnicom Group has reported an 8% rise in profits for the second quarter of 2006 on the back of new business wins. The worlds largest advertising agency owner saw worldwide revenue increase 8% to $2,823.4 million from $2,615.8 million in the second quarter of 2005, while domestic revenue for the second quarter of 2006 increased… Continue reading Omnicom Group Reports Q2 Profits Up 8%

JCDecaux has reported a 13.4% year-on-year revenue increase to €945.8 million (£646.2 million) for the first half of 2006, with organic revenue growth, excluding acquisitions and the impact of exchange rates, was 7.6%. The growth follows solid performances in the outdoor specialist’s transport and street furniture sectors across Europe, except in the UK (the company’s… Continue reading Strong First-Half Revenue Growth For JCDecaux

Newspaper content for teens, by teens and relating to teens strongly impacts a newspapers ability to attract young adult readers and keep them as they age, according to new research from the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. The study, of more than 1,600 18-24 year olds, saw 75% of respondents who said they read newspaper… Continue reading Newspaper Content For Teens Attracts Young Readers

Cinema advertising has bucked the general ad market trend, rising 9.3% year on year for the six months from January to June this year, at a time when many other sectors have seen decline, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research figures. Outdoor, radio and TV have all seen revenue decline year on year, with… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Bucks General Market Trend

England’s World Cup adventure encouraged fans to notch up record text messaging figures last month, according to new data released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The MDA figures show that 112 messages were sent on average per day throughout June in the UK, with the total monthly figure topping 3.37 billion. Person-to-person texts sent… Continue reading Record Text Message Figures For June

About 9 million US web users (6% of US adults) have downloaded a podcast in the past 30 days, according to the new research, The Economics of Podcasting, a report released today by Nielsen Analytics, part of VNU’s Media Measurement & Information Group. The survey, carried out at Nielsen Entertainment Television testing facilities in Las… Continue reading US Podcast Downloading Continues To Grow