Media Planning Group has announced the appointment of Ian Rotherham as its new head of international, replacing outgoing Andrew Norris, who moves to the company’s Sydney offices.Having previously held positions as sales & planning director at MTV Networks Europe and international group director at Initiative Media, Rotherham will take up his new position on 1… Continue reading MPG Appoints Rotherham New International Head

Titan Outdoor has restructured the management for Maiden Outdoor, promoting the current managing director, David Pugh to chief executive. Alison Reay, former UK commercial director for Yahoo! and Andy Moug, former Viacom Outdoor sales director, have been appointed as joint managing directors for Maiden. Philip Miles, Maiden’s national sales director, and regional sales director, Richard… Continue reading Titan Restructures Maiden’s Management

The top broadband providers in the US accounted for over 42.8 million high-speed internet subscribers in 2005, with cable broadband providers now having a 57% share of the overall market. According to a new report from Leichtman Research Group, cable accounted for over 24.5 million high-speed internet connections, compared to 18.5 million for digital subscriber… Continue reading Broadband Accounts For Over 42 Million US Internet Connections

Video-on-Demand (VoD) is expected to reach 66 million US households by the end of 2010, according to revised predictions from Magna Global. Magna reveals that VoD enjoyed a 21% penetration rate at the end of 2005, with advertising revenues for the medium estimated to be around $50 million across the industry in the US. Despite… Continue reading VoD To Reach 66 Million US Households By 2010

The UK has the highest digital television penetration rate of any country in the world, with the latest figures from Ofcom revealing that just under 70% of UK households use the technology. Digital satellite is now the UK’s most popular television platform, with Ofcom showing that for the first time there are more digital satellite… Continue reading UK Enjoys Highest Worldwide Digital TV Penetration

Advertising expenditure in the UK saw a year on year increase of 2.1% in 2005, reaching £15,973 million, according to the Advertising Associations’ (AA) latest Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure. The figures, complied and researched by the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC), cover all media and reveal that the internet enjoyed the largest growth in… Continue reading UK Adspend Up By 2.1% In 2005

The number of European Homes with digital television access is expected to quadruple over the next four years, with new research forecasting 44.9 million European households to have access to digital signals on their main TV set by 2011. According to Informa Telecoms and Media, 16.6% of European homes will be digitally enabled by 2011,… Continue reading Digital TV To Reach 45 Million Europeans By 2011

ITV enjoyed a strong turnout for the live final of Stars In Their Eyes Kids, with the first half of the two part show attracting an average adult audience of 4.6 million, rising to 5.1 million for the second half results show.The broadcaster kept a solid audience throughout the night, with an average adult audience… Continue reading Stars In Their Eyes Kids Final Draws Crowds

Advertising expenditure in the UK saw a year on year increase of 2.1% in 2005, reaching £15,973 million, according to the Advertising Associations’ (AA) latest Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure.The figures, complied and researched by the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC), cover all media and reveal that the internet enjoyed the largest growth in 2005,… Continue reading UK Adspend Up By 2.1% In 2005

Emap is considering the future of its Slimming and Health Plus titles, with the consumer health magazines expected to hear their fate tomorrow, after a brief consultation period.Both publications have suffered a down turn in circulation over the past years, with Slimming suffering a year on year drop of 47.2% in the latest set of… Continue reading Emap Considers Offloading Health Magazines