Internet advertising expenditure in the UK reached £490.8 million in the first half of 2005 and is predicted to exceed the £1 billion mark by the end of this year, according to new figures from the UK Internet Advertising Bureau (UK IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). According to the study, online revenues increased by 62.3% for… Continue reading UK Online Adspend To Pass £1 Billion
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Havas chairman and French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore this morning continued his spending spree on British media firm Aegis, purchasing 7.4 million shares to increase his stake in the company to 14.71%.The latest increase follows two weeks of almost constant purchases in Aegis by Bollore, who continues to deny his interest is anything but a financial… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Purchases
Broadcast magazine is to launch a dedicated online recruitment service for freelance workers in the TV industry on Monday, enabling employers to search by several criteria in order to streamline the recruitment process.Broadcast Freelancer will hold detailed information to allow specific searches to be carried out by programme and credit listings, as well as being… Continue reading Emap To Tackle TV Freelance Recruitment
GCap Media’s indie music station, Xfm, is to begin trial broadcasts in the north east this month, ahead of a bid for a permanent FM licence in the area.The station has seen a positive reaction from research into listeners’ requirements, with alternative genres of music the most popular amongst the station’s target market of 15-34… Continue reading Xfm To Back North East Bid With Trial Broadcasts
ITV and Channel 4 have this morning confirmed their much-rumoured intention to join the Freeview consortium, which owns and promotes the free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform.The two broadcasters’ stations are already transmitted via Freeview, although by staking a financial interest in the platform they will gain extra control over how the rapidly expanding service is… Continue reading ITV And Channel 4 Join Freeview Consortium
Robert Lerwill, chief executive officer of Aegis, has spoken out about recent industry speculation over a possible take-over bid for the media and communications company, saying there is a “certain logic” to a partnership in media with Havas. Over recent weeks French entrepreneur and Havas chief executive, Vincent Bollore, has been increasing his stake in… Continue reading Lerwill Says There Is Logic To Partnership With Havas
Media and communications company, Aegis, has distanced itself from industry speculation that its recent string of acquisitions will result in higher than expected profits for 2006. According to a report in the Independent this morning, Aegis’s 2006 earnings are likely to be “substantially” higher than current market forecasts, due to the 25 small companies that… Continue reading Aegis Denies 2006 Profits Beating Forecasts Rumours
Small organisations in Britain are the most likely to cite marketing as essential to running a successful business, with the latest marketing trends survey by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and MORI, showing the majority of firms invest in having a marketer in the board room. The study found that two thirds of marketers… Continue reading Small Businesses Rely On Marketing
The BBC has outlined its case for a new licence fee settlement, calling for an increase of RPI plus 2.3% a year from April 2007, taking the total cost per household to £150.50 by 2013, compared with the current cost of £126.50.The increase, the Corporation claims, will help deliver the move to a fully digital… Continue reading BBC Requests Increased Licence Fee For Digital Britain
TV marketing body, Thinkbox, has announced the appointment of ITV’s director of customer relationship marketing, Justin Sampson, as its first chairman.Sampson will take up the role from 1 November, having been appointed by the Thinkbox Board to act as lead ambassador for the organisation, representing Channel 4, five, GMTV, Turner Broadcasting, ITV, Sky, ids and… Continue reading Thinkbox Appoints Justin Sampson Chairman