ITV could receive a significant financial boost over the next few years if media regulator Ofcom goes ahead with proposals to cut the commercial broadcaster’s licence fee cut by more than 40%.The newly merged ITV currently pays around £200 million a year to the Government in licence fees and contributes another £250 million through the… Continue reading ITV Could Receive Boost From 40% Cut In Licence Fees

A court in Delaware gave Lord Black the go-ahead on Friday to proceed with legal action to attempt to block the sale of the Telegraph titles to the Barclay brothers. Black is expected to file a suit within days, asking for Hollinger International shareholders, the parent company of the newspaper titles, to cast a vote… Continue reading Lord Black Gets Court Go-ahead

In a trading update, WPP chairman Philip Lader said, that the US continues to show growth but conditions in Western Europe remain relatively tough, particularly in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Commenting today on operating for the first five months of this year Lader said: “2004 is certainly proving to be a better year… Continue reading US Continues To Grow But Conditions Tough For UK Says WPP

Email marketing in the US has been performing at a steady rate during the first quarter of 2004, with click-through and open rates declining slightly but delivery rates up 1.5% from one year ago, says a new report from DoubleClick. During the year, click-through rates (CTR) generally stayed about the same or declined over the… Continue reading Email Marketing Delivery Rates Grow

Western Europe digital screen advertisers claim the greatest revenue share of the screen advertising market, although US screen advertising companies account for 87.9% of digital advertisement screens worldwide, reports Screen Digest and the Screen Advertising World Association (SAWA). The Reviewing Digital Screen Advertising In The Realm Of Digital Cinema report says, Europe’s share of global… Continue reading Digital Pushes Cinema Screen Ad Marketing

Search engine marketing (SEM) is becoming an indispensable tool needed to reach highly targeted audiences and no self-respecting marketer can be without it, says the latest white paper from redtagdm. SEM now accounts for well over a third of online advertising revenue in the UK and companies should ensure that its website appears high in… Continue reading Search Engines Find Ad Revenue Success

Viacom Outdoor has secured car manufacturer Mazda as sponsor of Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway station in a deal timed to coincide with London’s forthcoming Motorexpo exhibition.The campaign, booked through Viacom Outdoor’s Impact team, includes escalator surrounds, platform banners and special glass-wall sites. There will also be a range of 6-sheets and 48-sheets at Bank… Continue reading Viacom Secures Mazda To Take Over Canary Wharf

Lord Conrad Black has revealed that a mystery bidder has come forward for the Telegraph titles as he attempts to derail the Barclay brothers £665 million deal to take control of the broadsheet newspaper.The disgraced media tycoon claims to have been approached last month by an unnamed investment management firm, which was interested in bidding… Continue reading Black Unveils Mystery Bidder For Telegraph Titles

ITV Sales has secured DatingDirect.com as the exclusive dating partner for itv.com’s new Love section, powering the broadcaster’s latest online brand extension and giving hope to desperate singles nationwide.Today sees ITV launch itv.com/love where relevant ‘love’ content from programmes such as This Morning, Trisha and a range of high-profile ITV soaps will be collated and… Continue reading ITV Forms Online Partnership With DatingDirect

Earlier this week the billionaire Barclay brothers succeeded in their hard-fought battle to take control of the Daily Telegraph and its sister publications with a winning bid worth £665 million.The sale of titles came six months after the Barclays saw their secret deal to buy Hollinger’s assets fail, and puts an end to a ferocious… Continue reading See How The Barclay Brothers Won The Telegraph Titles