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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… 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

BT has been forced to announce plans to cut 15,000 job this year as it reports a £1.28 billion loss for the last three months.The telecoms company will lose around 10% of its workforce over the coming year after being pushed into a £134 million annual loss.BT has also cut its dividend to shareholders and… Continue reading BT reports £1.28 billion loss

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 change is… Continue reading US social networking adspend forecast to fall 3% in 2009

Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled Molson Coors as the first client to advertise on its new Hammersmith Tower.The new architect-designed tower, which can be viewed from the Hammersmith Flyover, displays two Mega 6 advertisements for Molson Coors’ Carling brand, targeting inbound and outbound traffic on this route from Heathrow into Central London.The patinated brass-clad, 33… Continue reading Molson Coors books launch campaign on new Hammersmith Tower

The Government has unveiled plans to create up to 10,000 new jobs for young people in the creative industries as part of its £1.1 billion investment in the sector.Public and private sectors will both have the opportunity to bid for the new “innovative” jobs, which will span across a range of creative sectors, according to… Continue reading Government to create 10,000 new jobs in the creative industries

The RAB is set to launch a new £1 million creative challenge that will see commercial radio collectively offer up to £1 million worth of radio airtime to two advertisers.Advertisers will be invited to submit a creative for a new radio advert, which has not yet run on commercial radio, with the chance to win… Continue reading RAB sets up £1m creative challenge

ITV plans to cut another £40 million from its cost base from 2010 after posting a 15% drop in ad revenues for the first quarter.In a trading update today, the broadcaster said its overall revenues were down by 13.6% to £425 million as the “market remains weak”.However, ITV’s global content division saw its revenues fall… Continue reading ITV to cut another £40m in costs