United Business Media (UBM) says that trading conditions in the US have improved during its second half and there has been a greater than expected recovery in Asia, which was hit by the SARS virus during the first half of the year. UBM says that its UK publishing and events businesses both continue to perform… Continue reading UBM Sees Improved Trading In Second Half
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ISBA’s annual conference will take place on 3 March next year with a range of speakers including Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, who will outline the Government’s expectations of advertisers. The one day event, which takes place at the London Hilton, will attempt to address a range of key current issues for UK advertisers, including extending… Continue reading Jowell To Address Advertisers At ISBA Conference
Business press advertising expenditure in the US rose by 3.3% during October, although page volumes were down by 2.8%, according to the latest data from American Business Media (ABM). In the year to date spend was up by 0.4% and pages were down by 3.6%. “As predicted, the fourth quarter is up a little over… Continue reading US Business Press Advertising Up 3% In October
Sales of digital TV set-top boxes will rise by 39% to a record 50.3 million units in 2004, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. This follows the recovery in demand seen during 2003, when sales will reach 36 million units, an increase of 28%. Strategy Analytics says that key growth areas in 2004… Continue reading Global Digital TV Set-Top Box Sales To Hit 122m By 2008
BSkyB’s long running monopoly over top-flight English football has been brought to an end by a new deal with the European Commission designed to bring live Premiership matches back to terrestrial channels. The agreement will allow broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV to bid for eight Saturday matches each season after European competition commissioner,… Continue reading BSkyB Loses Premiership Monopoly In Football Shake-Up
Publisher Pearson says it remains on target to meet earnings goals despite falling ad revenues at the Financial Times. In a trading update, the company said that advertising revenues at the FT would be 12% lower in the second half than in the same period in 2002. The full year decline is expected to be… Continue reading FT Troubles Fail To Deter Pearson
There is often a clear distinction between what media planners perceive to be effective forms of advertising and what consumers say they actually consume, according to a report out this week. A survey carried out by InsightExpress for Mediapost found that planners and buyers have particular faith in network TV and magazines. More than half… Continue reading Media Industry Ponders Ad Survey Results
The new communications regulator Ofcom is calling for greater competition in the wholesale broadband market after concluding that BT has too much influence in the current environment. Ofcom and Oftel, the outgoing telecoms watchdog, have this week issued a consultation paper in which they propose new regulatory obligations. “It is clear that at this point… Continue reading BT Faces Scrutiny Over Broadband Charges
The online advertising industry will be celebrating this Christmas with the latest figures showing that adspend topped £151 million in the first half of this year to give the sector a record market share of 2%. Research published by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that online advertising reached record levels in the… Continue reading Research Shows Online Advertising Boom In 2003
The Government could be on track reach its target of switching off the analogue television signal by the proposed 2010 deadline, following news that more than half of British households now receive multi-channel services. The latest figures released by the BBC show that the growth of digital television has been driven by the success of… Continue reading Digital TV Now In More Than Half Of UK Households