Chrysalis has reported turnover for all businesses of £155.2 million for the year ended 31 August 2005, with a loss of £9 million from 2004’s figure of £164.2 million due to operating losses and exceptional impairments relating to Chrysalis Books and a downturn in the radio advertising market. Operating profit for the group was £28.4… Continue reading Chrysalis Reports Turnover Of £155.2 Million

News Corporation has announced a net loss of $246.8 million for the July to September quarter of this year, despite a 10% increase in revenues year on year. Revenue in the quarter was shown to have enjoyed an increase of $0.53 billion compared to the same period last year, reaching $5.68 billion. Commenting on the… Continue reading News Corp Sees Net Loss Of $246 Million In Q3 2005

ITV’s Doc Martin proved an irresistable draw to 7.8 million adults last night, with ITV’s light hearted drama outdoing BBC One’s more serious spy drama, Spooks.Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes, peaked with an audience of 7.9 million during its final 15 minutes, while Spooks averaged 5.5 million, peaking at 5.6 million in its concluding quarter-hour.Elsewhere,… Continue reading Doc Martin Answers The Call For ITV

A few tickets are still available for MediaTel Group’s Media Question Time on Tuesday 22nd November. This event gives you the opportunity to hear the opinions of media industry experts on a range of topics.This year’s panel includes: Richard Eyre, chairman of the IAB; David Hanger, former publisher of the Economist; Fru Hazlitt, chief executive… Continue reading Tickets Available For Media Question Time

TV and broadband provider HomeChoice has announced the addition of the Sci Fi channel to its TV line-up, building on its service which was last extended just two months ago.The new addition follows HomeChoice’s signing of several high profile channels including ABC 1 and Hallmark in September (see HomeChoice Debuts New Packages And Branding).Sci Fi… Continue reading HomeChoice Boosts TV Line-Up With Sci Fi Channel

The video on demand (VoD) industry could be worth up to $5 billion a year to broadcast television networks, with David Poltract, executive vice president of research and planning for CBS, claiming that he sees “significant potential and little downside in an on-demand world.” Speaking at the recent EPM Entertainment Marketing Conference in America, Poltract… Continue reading VOD Industry To Make $5 Billion A Year

The online advertising community is looking forward to a strong 2006, with interactive marketing experts 24/7 Real Media revealing the top ten trends for the industry next year at the recent Ad:Tech conference in New York. Among the revelations, 24/7 Real Media predicts that search engine marketing will reinvent itself as a lead-generation channel, while… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing To Enjoy Popularity Surge In 2006

The US has started to catch up on the text-messaging trend, after trailing behind other advanced wireless markets when it comes to text and other messaging usage, according to a new report from Analysys Research. Overall, very little of the revenue brought in by US mobile operators originated from wireless data in 2004, reflecting a… Continue reading US Catches Up On Mobile Messaging Trend

Interpublic has announced third quarter revenue of $1.44 billion, a drop of 2.6% year on year organically and 3.3% due to net business dispositions. Resulting from these figures, revenue was down by 5.1% compared to the same period a year ago. Revenue for the first nine months of 2005 for the advertising group reached $4.39… Continue reading Interpublic Sees 2.6% In Q3 Revenue

Liberty Media has announced that Greg Maffei will be its next chief executive officer, with the ex Microsoft chief executive officer taking up the position in the second quarter of 2006. Commenting on the appointment, John Malone, founder and chairman and of the group, said: “Greg is well known and respected in the media and… Continue reading Liberty Media Announces New CEO And Plans To Spilt