Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has revealed a 5.4% year on year increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2005, reaching €1,227.6 million, with organic revenues seeing a rise of 3.8% in the same time. In the third quarter of this year, the group enjoyed growth of 5.2% year on year, hitting €393.9 million.… Continue reading JCDecaux Sees 5.4% Revenue Increase
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Teenage mobile phone users represent a $10.7 billion market; with almost half of 10 to 18 year olds having their own mobile phone, according to a new study from GfK NOP Technology. The mKids Study claims that 70% of the revenues from the teen and “tween” mobile market come from children with telephone plans of… Continue reading Teenage Mobile Users Represent $10.7 Billion Market
Text messages sent across the UK during September continued to break records, with new figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) revealing an average of 89 million texts were sent per day. Person-to-person texts sent across the month increased by 25% compared to this time last year, resulting in the MDA revising its annual forecast… Continue reading Texts Sent In September Continue To Break Records
Vincent Bollore continues to raise his presence in media and communications group Aegis, with the latest reports showing the French entrepreneur having increased his stake to 20.48%.Bollore purchased 3 million shares at around 125 pence, pushing his hold in the company up from the 20.22% announced yesterday (see Aegis Appoints New CEO As Bollore Passes… Continue reading Bollore Keeps Pushing Aegis Stake Up
Emap’s regional rock and indie station, Kerrang 105.2, is to launch a major marketing campaign over the next month, promoting the breadth of its playlist to the West Midlands area.The marketing push will comprise a wide-reaching poster campaign including some of the world’s biggest selling artists, including Stereophonics, Oasis, Coldplay and the Killers.Adrian Serle, managing… Continue reading Marketing Push Planned For Emap’s Kerrang!
Vincent Bollore continues to raise his presence in media and communications group Aegis, with the latest reports showing the French entrepreneur having increased his stake to 20.48%. Bollore purchased 3 million shares at around 125 pence, pushing his hold in the company up from the 20.22% announced yesterday (see Bollore Raises Aegis Stake Further). The… Continue reading Bollore Keeps Pushing Aegis Stake Up
Microsoft’s success in the digital gaming world will help the global games industry to grow from $35.3 billion in 2005 to $58.4 billion in 2007. According to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media, Microsoft’s latest XBox games console will boost the overall performance of the industry, with competitors Sony and Nintendo also planning… Continue reading Global Games Industry To Reach $58.4 Billion In 2007
US wireless phone users are predicted to increase in the next four years, with between 23% and 37% of US wireless subscribers using a wireless phone as their primary telephone by 2009, according to new research from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm reports around 9.4% of wireless subscribers in the US already use a… Continue reading US Wireless Phones Set To Rise
IPC’s Practical Parenting has signed as the sponsor of the Baby Channel’s twice daily Pregnancy & Birth programme in order to widen its reach.The programme airs between 10-11am and 4-5pm, featuring advice from leading obstetricians and midwives on healthy pregnancy. The programme also provides practical tips from recent new mums on what to expect.The 10-month… Continue reading IPC Targets New Parents With TV Tie-Up
French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore has increased his stake in Aegis pushing his shares up to 20.22% from the 20.13% announced last Friday, furthering industry speculation over his intentions towards the media and communications company (see Bollore Surpasses 20% Share In Aegis). Bollore has been steadily increasing his presence in Aegis, with the latest purchase made… Continue reading Bollore Raises Aegis Stake Further