WFCA Integrated has announced the creation of its first dedicated media planning and buying department following its recent successful bid for Carpetright’s £7 million account.The new business will be headed by one of MediaCom’s original founders Bill Jones (pictured left), who will be joined by media manager Tina Crouch, another former Grey Global staff employee.Commenting… Continue reading WFCA Integrates Agency With Planning/Buying Division

The latest cinema box office figures have revealed record breaking weekly admissions during May thanks to the latest instalment of the highly lucrative Harry Potter film franchise.However, as the latest Harry Potter movie was released on 30 May it does not grab the top spot in terms of takings for the month, going instead to… Continue reading Harry Potter Magic Yields Record Cinema Revenues

Telecoms giant, British Telecom (BT), is set to slash the rental cost of high-speed broadband for new and existing customers from 1st July 2004. Almost all of BT broadband packages are set to be slashed. Customers can now expect to save a massive £13.00 when using the fastest connection package ‘BT Yahoo! Broadband 1Mb’, which… Continue reading BT Broadband Prices Slashed

The number of global internet users at-home has risen by more than 1.5 million from April 2004 to May 2004, according to a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings. Of the 13 countries sampled, Japan saw user figures grow faster than any other country – up 7.7% to over 33 million users. In contrast, the number in… Continue reading Global Internet Users Grow By 1.5 Million In May

The number of broadband lines worldwide hit 111.7 million in March 2004, representing a record increase of 12.3 million since the end of 2003, according to research from broadband analysis company, Point Topic. The world’s top ten major economies make up 10.1 million lines between them, with US having the largest broadband market with over… Continue reading Broadband Lines Reach 111.7 Million

The RAB has launched a special ‘brand conversation’ book for marketers in an effort to highlight the power of radio advertising in creating a dialogue with consumers and helping to build brand awareness.The radio advertising body claims that social and cultural changes are forcing brand marketing to evolve, with the new brand-to-customer process being characterised… Continue reading RAB Launches Brand Conversation Guide For Marketers

Charles Allen, chief executive of ITV, has announced that the group plans to sell off some of the non-core business units as part of an efficiency drive. The non-fiction book publisher, Carlton Publications, will be the first to be put up for bidding, along with the Moving Picture Company, which created visual effects for blockbuster… Continue reading ITV Publishing And Movie Businesses For Sale

Independent News & Media, publisher of The Independent and the Independent On Sunday, today announced that strong revenue growth has been enjoyed across all major markets for the first half of 2004. At today’s AGM, executive chairman Sir Anthony O’Reilly said group total revenues are comfortably ahead of 2003, with the strong trading performance being… Continue reading Independent News Delivers Strong Growth In First Half Of 2004

In the US, top advertisers ignited growth in the nation’s media during 2003 as advertising grew by 9% to reach $90.31 billion, according to Advertising Age’s 49th annual 100 Leading National Advertisers’ report. Leading the US in total advertising was the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer, General Motors, who spent $3.43 billion, down 1.4% from 2002.… Continue reading Top US Advertisers Reach $90.31 Billion In 2003

High-tech market research firm, In-Stat/MDR, projects that PC-TV tuner products and digital terrestrial set top boxes will generate more than $3.8 billion worldwide by 2008. PC-TV tuners are key components in the rapidly emerging market of entertainment PCs, says the report. These allow users to tune-in television programs and then capture, store, manage and distribute… Continue reading PC-TV Tuners And Digital Set Top Boxes To Generate $3.8 Billion By 2008