GCap Media’s advertising revenues were down 6% year on year for the quarter ending 30 June 2006, with total revenues excluding Capital Radio down 3% year on year. The company has identified four key factors it says have affected its ad revenue, including the short-term effects of its inventory policy at Capital Radio; audience declines… Continue reading GCap Media’s Ad Revenue Drops

Ulster Television is considering a £300 million bid for SMG, owner of Virgin Radio and the Grampian and Scottish ITV franchises, according to a report in the Financial Times. UTV previously made an offer for SMG’s television assets in 2003 but was unsuccessful, whilst in 2004 a possible bid for the entire group was never… Continue reading Ulster TV Could Bid For SMG

Worldwide media and marketing services spend will grow 6.2% this year to $673 billion and is predicted to grow 6.% next year to $713 billion, slightly ahead of 5%-6% expected growth in the global economy, according to new research from GroupM. The study, This Year Next Year Worldwide is GroupM’s new media and marketing forecasting… Continue reading Worldwide Media And Marketing Spend To reach $713 Billion In 2007

The National Readership Survey (NRS) is making good progress as it adapts to the rapid changes taking place in the press but it will have to stay focused as the media landscape changes and people turn to the internet and mobile platforms. This was one of the main themes from yesterday’s Future Of The National… Continue reading NRS Confirms Long-Term Online Strategy

The Newspaper Marketing Agency (NMA) is not helping national newspapers to prove their worth as important commercial and social tools, according to journalist and media commentator, Ray Snoddy. Speaking at MediaTel Group’s latest seminar yesterday morning, Snoddy heavily criticised the NMA, saying its remit is too narrow-minded. “When I hear that all [the NMA] ‘s… Continue reading NMA Must Do More To Market National Newspapers

Strong newspaper brands have a big future, according to leading figures in the publishing industry, who were speaking yesterday at MediaTel Group’s Future of the National Press Seminar in London. Dave King, executive director of the Telegraph, said that newspaper groups with powerful brands would move forwards as converged multi-media groups, with a focus on… Continue reading Bright Future For Strong Newspaper Brands

Discussing the issues surrounding the rapidly evolving print industry, the majority of panellists at yesterday morning’s MediaTel Group seminar expressed high levels of optimism over the press’ prospects. Journalist and media analyst, Ray Snoddy, expressed concerns for the industry but said things weren’t as bad as they had been reported to be. “There is a… Continue reading Threat To National Press Is Exaggerated

Red-tops are forecast to be hit worst by declining circulations over the next few years, with freesheets and online taking over from traditional print media, according to the results of a new survey on the future of the UK national newspaper industry, conducted by MediaTel INSIGHT. The survey, of fifteen of the top thirty media… Continue reading MediaTel INSIGHT Survey Looks At Future Of The Press

During 2006 another 16 million homes will be added to the 18 million which adopted the service in 2005, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The report says that if this does occur then the total base of European residential subscribers will be brought up to 73.2 million. Strategy Analytics also forecasts that… Continue reading 16 Million European Homes To Adopt Broadband In 2006

Online is an important part of a multi-media solution, which will work together with newspapers rather than replace them, according to the executive director of the Telegraph, Dave King, who was speaking at MediaTel Group’s seminar yesterday. “[Online] has to be part of the media group, which encompasses newspapers. So it’s not just two newspapers… Continue reading Online Will Not Replace Printed Newspapers