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UTV Media, owner of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise and talkSPORT, has reported a 19% decline in ad revenues at its TV division and a 15% drop at its radio operation for the first four months of the year.The broadcasting group, which owns more than 20 radio stations across the UK and Ireland, said the… Continue reading talkSPORT owner UTV reports 19% drop in ad revenue

Discovery has delayed the launch of its Freeview channel Quest for a second time.In a statement, the network said: “[The] challenging economic environment and a number of other commercial factors have made a delayed launch more financially prudent.”Discovery said it did not take the decision lightly – “it is our intention to launch the channel… Continue reading Discovery delays the launch of Quest

Clear Channel Outdoor is set to offer targeted advertising opportunities around the forthcoming Ashes cricket series.The outdoor firm has identified ad solutions from June 15 to help agencies take advantage of the cricket series, which attracted over 400,000 spectators the last time it took place over in the UK over the summer of 2005.Clear Channel… Continue reading Clear Channel offers targeted ads around Ashes series

There has been a decrease in mobile advertising recall in the UK, according to the latest quarterly Mobile Advertising Report by Brightkite and GfK Technology.However, the report found that the longer term trend is still positive, with an increase of five per cent since Q4 2008.Colin Strong, deputy MD of GfK Technology, said: “We are… Continue reading UK mobile advertising recall falls

The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph‘s net circulation has increased by around 220,000 copies amid the MPs’ expense claims scandal.The first four days of reports in the Telegraph papers, which claim MPs’ have been ‘milking the system’ with their expenses, significantly boosted the sales of each title.Circulation of last Saturday’s Daily Telegraph increased by 56,000… Continue reading Telegraph sales soar

London free title Metro has launched a professional content channel on its user-generated MEview platform.The new VIP channel, which will feature a variety of celebrity interviews as well as coverage of high-profile events such as the Cannes Film Festival, has been produced by the digital broadcaster t5m.Metro also plans to add archive content to the… Continue reading Metro launches new VIP channel

UTV Media, owner of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise and talkSPORT, has reported a 19% decline in ad revenues at its TV division and a 15% drop at its radio operation for the first four months of the year. The broadcasting group, which owns more than 20 radio stations across the UK and Ireland, said… Continue reading UTV reports 19% drop in ad revenue

While online UK newspapers draw substantial domestic audiences, most attract even larger international audiences, according to new research from comScore. comScore found that 15.9 million people in the UK visited a newspaper website in March, representing a 43% reach of the country’s online population. According to comScore, The Sun Online was the most popular online… Continue reading UK online newspapers drawing large international audiences

Total social network ad spending in the US will fall 3% to $1.1 billion in 2009, from $1.2 billion in 2008, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. This is a significant turnaround from previous years, when spending grew an estimated 33% in 2008 and 129% in 2007, said eMarketer. The primary reason for the… Continue reading US social networking adspend to fall 3% in 2009

More than half (52%) of mobile phone users are now using the mobile internet with email and social networking the most popular activities, according to new research from UK user experience consultancy Webcredible. The research polled 1,132 visitors to the Webcredible website between February and April 2009 on what they used their mobile phone for… Continue reading Email and social networking most popular mobile internet activities