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Guardian Media Group chief executive Carolyn McCall believes that the Guardian could charge for some specialist content on its website.Speaking at this week’s FIPP World Magazine Congress in London, McCall said that sections such as MediaGuardian.co.uk could eventually see users paying for the content.“More people are looking seriously at how they can make money charging… Continue reading Guardian could charge for online content

Channel Five’s owner RTL has announced its interim results statement for the first three months of the year, which claims that Five “underperformed” in the UK TV ad market.The pan-European TV broadcaster said Five’s ad spend was down by more than 17% year on year in Q1 2009 and that TV advertising “declined by double-digit… Continue reading RTL unveils Five’s Q1 performance

Felix Dennis, founder and chairman of Dennis Publishing, has said that magazine publishers should take advantage of the current economic downturn to focus on innovation.Speaking at this week’s FIPP World Magazine Congress, Dennis urged delegates to look at the success of Maxim magazine, which he launched in the US during tough economic times in 1997.He… Continue reading Felix Dennis calls for magazine innovation

JCDecaux has revealed that UK street furniture and billboard revenues declined in the first quarter of 2009. Chief executive of JCDecaux, Jean-Charles Decaux, predicted a group-wide revenue decline of 15% for the first half of 2009, as the company posted a revenue decline of 11.9% in Q1. Across the group, the company’s street furniture revenue… Continue reading JCDecaux sees Q1 decline in UK street furniture and billboard revenues

Total US advertising expenditures declined 4.1% year on year in 2008, to $141.7, according to new data from TNS Media Intelligence. TNS found that ad spending during the fourth quarter of 2008 plunged 9.2% against the same period in 2007. Jon Swallen, SVP research at TNS Media Intelligence, said: “The ad market at 2008 year… Continue reading US ad expenditures fall 4.1% year on year

Channel 4 increased its share of advertising and share of peak-time viewing in 2008, despite cutting its programme budget.The broadcaster reported a record share of UK TV advertising at 24.1% and a record share of peak viewing of 12.7% – up 1% – in its annual results for last year.Channel 4’s record results come after… Continue reading Channel 4 announces record share of advertising

TV put in another robust performance in the first three months of 2009, with average daily hours viewed standing at 3.96 hours for all individuals, according to the latest IPA Trends in Television report published today.This compares to 3.74 hours in Q4 2008 and 3.97 hours year on year, said the IPA.It also found that… Continue reading IPA Trends in Television report: Another robust performance from TV

ITV1’s UEFA Champions League Live coverage attracted more than 9 million peak viewers during the all-important evening slot last night.The Arsenal v Manchester United semi-final, which saw Man Utd win 3-1 at Arsenal’s home-ground with two goals from Ronaldo and one from Park, pulled in 7.4 million average viewers and a 31.8% share between 7.30pm… Continue reading Arsenal v Man United scores over 9m viewers

Publicis Groupe chairman Maurice Lévy says that the business model for print media is broken.Speaking at yesterday’s Fipp World Magazine Congress in London, Lévy said that there were tough times ahead for traditional media, with structural issues at the heart of the problem.He said: “The end of the economic crisis will not be, I’m sorry… Continue reading Maurice Lévy: “Print media’s business model is broken”

Times Newspapers has reported a loss of £51.3 million for the year ending June 30 2008, compared with a loss of £43.9 million for the previous year.The publisher’s losses reportedly came from a rise in the cost of newsprint, a one-off charge associated with moving the print-run from Wapping to Broxbourne and redundancy costs.The group’s… Continue reading Times Newspapers reports £51 million loss