Commercial radio group, Chrysalis, has seen revenues fall by 3% for the period 1st September 2004 until January 2005, compared with a strong first five months of the previous financial year, with like for like revenues increasing by over 21%, according to a company trading update issued today. The Group was hit by the softness… Continue reading Chrysalis Optimistic For 2005, Despite 3% Revenue Fall

Mobile phone company, Vodafone, has said that it expects 10 million people to have signed up to its Vodafone Live! 3G service by March 2006, despite the slow consumer uptake of the third generation technology (3G). In a very upbeat KPI statement for quarter three to December 2004 released this morning, the Group announced an… Continue reading Vodafone Predict 3G Penetration Of 10 Million By 2006

US online adspend ended 2004 poorly, taking in just $648 million in December, confirming industry predictions of a slow but steady 2005 in terms of advertising expenditure. The new estimates, released yesterday by online intelligence experts AdZone Research, reveal that internet adspend for January 2004 totalled $826 million, and then dropped dramatically for December to… Continue reading US Online Adspend Disappointing For End Of 2004

The National Readership Survey is to re-issue the data for quarter three 2004 following a processing error by Ipsos-RSL.The corrected data will be released to NRS subscribers via the computer bureaux on 3 February, with the data on the NRS website for periods ending September 2004 also be corrected from this date.The corrections made include… Continue reading NRS To Re-Issue Data For Period To September ’04

Gay and lesbian publisher Millivres Prowler Group will relaunch the Pink Paper next month, overhauling Britain’s only free paper for the gay community and reducing the title’s size to create the first gay and lesbian compact newspaper.The Pink Paper was rescued from closure last year, when Millivres Prowler swooped in to save the title from… Continue reading Millivres In The Pink With Compact Relaunch

Global advertising company WPP, has won European approval for its $1.5 billion purchase of New York based Grey Global Group, despite industry worries how the merger may affect the market for media buying.The European Commission has today given WPP the go ahead for the acquisition of Grey, clearing the way for Grey shareholders to vote… Continue reading WPP Given All Clear For Grey Purchase

Specialist magazine giant, Future Publishing, has acquired A&S Publishing for £5.95 million, adding the firm’s 11 motoring magazine titles to its portfolio and gaining the rights to eight national motoring events.Amongst the titles acquired under the deal are Classic Ford, Fast Ford, Mini Magazine, Total Vauxhall, Retro Cars and Total BMW. Commenting on the purchase,… Continue reading Future Fuels Motoring Portfolio With A&S Acquisition

IPC’s fortnightly soap magazine, Soaplife, has announced the creation of a one shot Eastenders Soaplife Special, hoping to entice readers with a celebration of the programme’s 20th year.The one shot is being produced by Soaplife in association with sister title What’s on TV, and will coincide with the BBC programme’s 20th birthday in February this… Continue reading IPC Targets Soap Addicts With One Shot Special

Commercial radio groups, GWR, Capital and Scottish Radio Holdings have issued trading updates within the last week, with all but SRH painting a depressing picture of radio advertising at the end of 2004.GWR stated that it had been affected by weak trading throughout October and November, but boosted by some growth during December, while Capital… Continue reading Radio Groups Report Mixed Performance At End Of Year

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has issued a positive trading statement to shareholders, for the period October to December, announcing an 11% growth in revenues and a 5% increase in like-for-like revenues. Although the national radio market was challenging in the first quarter, especially during December, SRH reported a strong performance in local radio advertising, with… Continue reading Scottish Radio Holdings Optimistic About 2005