Commercial radio group, Chrysalis, has announced an improvement in trading within the radio advertising market during January and February 2005. According to the Group’s pre-close statement issued today, trading for the Group is reported to be in line with the Board’s expectations for the full year, confirming predictions made in January (see Chrysalis Optimistic For… Continue reading Chrysalis Performing In Line With Expectations

Media and communications group, Aegis, has released a positive trading statement for the year ending 31 December 2004, showing 13.1% increase in profits year on year to £647.5 million, while revenue rose by 15.1% to £747 million in the same period. Organic revenue grew by 8.4% during 2004, compared to 4.7% in 2003, while the… Continue reading Aegis Enjoys Profit Increase For 2004

Interactive TV developer, Pushbutton, has been appointed to create a red button element for Cobra beer’s latest TV campaign, building on the company’s sponsorship of ITV movies.Pushbutton claims the promotion is a first in interactive sponsorship, with the interactive elements built around an image of the product. The design uses a cut out of a… Continue reading Pushbutton Extends Cobra Movie Coverage With iTV

ITV1 has suffered a drop in audience share over the first two months of 2005, loosing 10% of viewers year on year. New audience figures reveal that ITV’s average audience share of 16-35 year olds in January and February 2005 was 17.4%, compared to 22.7% in 2004, a slip of 5.3%. Overall viewing figures for… Continue reading Slow Start To Year For ITV1

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising’s (IPA) latest Trends in Television Report shows a dramatic uptake in digital technology over the last quarter of 2004, revealing that over half of all UK homes have adopted the new media. Overall television viewing figures slipped slightly towards the end of last year, with average daily hours of… Continue reading IPA Reports Over Half Of UK Homes Have Digital TV

Market information group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has released a positive trading statement for the year ending 31 December 2004 announcing a 4.1% rise in underlying revenue, above predictions made by the Group at the beginning of the year. The company’s trading statement reported an increase of 17.4% in revenue for 2004 and a growth… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres To Grow Ahead Of Market In 2005

Multi-media group, Ulster TV (UTV), has announced an increase of 28% in profits for 2004, with Group turnover revealed to be up 18% at £63.5 million, compared to £54.0 million in 2003. The Company’s television operating profit was reported to be up, adding 29% year on year, to reach £15.2 million. Radio and New Media… Continue reading Ulster TV Reports 28% Profit Increase For 2005

Havas media group has reported a strong performance in 2004, with organic growth increasing by 2% for the full year, fuelled by the company’s strong performance in quarter four of 2004. The board of directors met yesterday to approve the 2004 financial statement, confirming predictions that its operating margin would be higher in the second… Continue reading Havas Confirms Strong 2004 Results

UK cinema admissions for January 2005 were down by 12.4% year on year standing at 13.4 million, an average of 3 million admissions a week, according to research released by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). The CAA explains that the loss in admission figures is due to the extraordinary success of Lord of the Rings:… Continue reading UK January Cinema Admissions Fall

US broadband adoption is trailing behind some countries in terms of penetration with France, urban Brazil and the UK growing by 59%, 50% and 45% respectively between the end of 2003 and 2004, according to recent research from US analysts eMarketer. The percentage of broadband users, as a percentage of all internet users, is estimated… Continue reading US Broadband Adoption Falls Behind UK