Consumer magazine group, Future Network Plc has announced an increase of 3% in total group revenue for the first quarter of the 2005 financial year, according a trading update released today. The Group’s entertainment titles enjoyed an impressive 17% rise, while games and computing revenues both declined by 1%. Like for like Group revenues, excluding… Continue reading Future Network Sees Good Start To Financial Year

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

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has appointed Lord Heseltine, chairman of Haymarket Group, as its President.Heseltine is an advocate of marketing and brings extensive experience in business leadership from both the private and public sectors to the CIM.Commenting on his appointment, Lord Heseltine said: “I am delighted to put my name behind CIM and… Continue reading Lord Heseltine appointed President of CIM

Former Five executive and chairman of the Commercial Radio Companies Association, David Elstein, has set out his vision for a strong and independent BBC through the creation of a new ownership, management and regulatory structure.Speaking at the CRCA’s Annual Reception last night, the high-profile radio boss outlined recent proposals by Stilpon Nestor, commissioned by the… Continue reading Elstein Calls For Strong BBC Through Regulation

Radio ratings body RAJAR will release the fourth wave of audience data for 2004 tomorrow, covering the three months to December.NewsLine will provide analysis of the data, with reports detailing the national, local and London markets, as well as breakdowns of performance by ownership and an overview of the UK’s radio market as a whole… Continue reading RAJAR To Release Q4 2004 Data Tomorrow

Internet search giant, Google, has launched its latest experimental product, Google Video, allowing users to search through TV and video content from the internet to find the information they need.Google already has deals in place with leading American TV content providers including PBS, the NBA, Fox News, and C-SPAN, allowing users to search their video… Continue reading Google Enters TV Search Business With Google Video

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

Market penetration of mobile phone ownership has exceeded 100% in the UK, with the number of mobile handsets currently in circulation greater than the UK’s population, according to data published by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The total is based on the number of contract and prepay subscriptions, purchased over the holiday season and is… Continue reading UK Mobile Phone Penetration Higher Than Population

Only one in six internet users in the US can distinguish between organic search results and paid search adverts, according to a new study published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The report finds that web searchers are “incredibly naive”, with only 38% of users being able to tell the difference between relevant… Continue reading US Internet Users Naive About Search Engines