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Special interest media group Future has announced that its pre-tax profit will be down by about £1 million following disruption to distribution of its newsstand magazines in the US. It said: “In February and March, Future’s US business experienced an unexpected disruption to distribution of up to 40% of its newsstand magazines, following a dispute… Continue reading Future Publishing expects fall in pre-tax profits

Daily Mail & General Trust has reported that advertising revenues fell 24% at its national newspaper division, and 37% at its regional business Northcliffe Media in the first quarter. The company said that it expects a net total of about 1,000 job cuts at Northcliffe this year, double the level it announced in November. Classified… Continue reading DMGT reports fall in ad revenues

A new survey shows that younger audiences are more interested in special offers, entertainment and exclusive information within online advertising. According to the results of a survey carried out by Lightspeed Research and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), for 45-54 year olds, ads need to be more relevant and useful to make an impact, while… Continue reading Online ad preferences vary by age

A new report from eMarketer has predicted growth of 17.3% for global spending on social media advertising in 2009. Marketers are forecast to invest $2.35 billion (£1.64 billion) on ads on social networking sites by the end of 2009, with this figure rising to $3.49 billion over the next four years. Although these figures are… Continue reading Global adspend on social media predicted to rise 17.3% in 2009

BBC One’s new documentary series exploring the Danakil desert in Northern Ethiopia kick-started with more than 3.7 million peak viewers last night.The Hottest Place on Earth attracted 3.6 million average viewers and a 16.7% audience share during the 9pm to 10pm slot, securing BBC One with the highest overall ratings in the peak-hour.However, ITV1’s last… Continue reading BBC One’s new documentary pulls in the highest peak-time ratings

The BBC Trust has agreed a £30.7 million increase in the BBC’s online budget over the next three years, a 27% rise over its current £145 million a year.The increase, almost 42% under the £52.7 million originally requested by the BBC, is subject to conditions set by trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons to ensure that… Continue reading BBC Trust approves £30.7m increase in corporation’s online budget

UK internet traffic to video websites has increased by 40.7% over the last 12 months, according to new research from online intelligence firm Hitwise.During February 2009, 1 in every 35 UK internet visits went to a specialist video website, the company said, up from 1 in every 50 in February 2008.YouTube is the most popular… Continue reading UK traffic to video websites up 40.7%

Enders Analysis founder Claire Enders warned the industry that commercial radio in its current form could disappear within the next 15 years.Speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit yesterday, Enders said a combination of arduous radio regulations and the ways in which media consumption habits are changing poses a risk for the future of commercial… Continue reading Commercial radio under threat, warns Enders founder

US online TV platform Hulu is currently in talks with broadcasters about a possible UK launch.NBC Universal and News Corp, who are behind the venture, are meeting with possible partners to get the ball rolling, according to reports.NBC’s president, Peter Smith, said the plan is “local partners with local content – put that rich cocktail… Continue reading Hulu set for UK launch

The Independent and the Times are understood to be considering plans to introduce paid-for content on their websites.The new chief executive of Independent News & Media, Gavin O’Reilly – who has stepped up to succeed his father Sir Anthony O’Reilly (see Sir Anthony O’Reilly is set to leave INM) – confirmed that he has been… Continue reading National newspapers consider charging for online content