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BSkyB’s first half adjusted operating profit was up 26% to £388 million, according to a financial statement released today. Reporting a strong first half performance, the satellite broadcaster also revealed an increased rate of customer growth. There was an increase in average revenue per user, up 5% year on year to reach a new high… Continue reading BSkyB announces 26% increase in operating profit

MySpace has started letting brands take over its homepage in an attempt to take on Yahoo! and Microsoft’s MSN portals.MySpace has also placed “safe havens” on its site for advertisers reluctant to place their brands on personal profile pages.The News Corp owned site has previously based its ad business on information supplied by its users.Speaking… Continue reading MySpace takes on portals for ad revenue

Independent News & Media has promised to eliminate “any loss-making businesses”, which could lead to a sale of its Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers.It is understood that IN&M is open to discussions with potential buyers of the titles, which are thought to be losing at least £10 million per year.Alexander Lebedev, the Russian oligarch… Continue reading IN&M could sell Independent titles

Carat UK managing director Neil Jones has joined News International as director of commercial strategy, while Jeremy Schwartz, former marketing director at L’oreal and Sainsbury’s, has been appointed to the board-level role of chief marketing officer.Jones will report directly to Paul Hayes, managing director of News International commercial. He joins News International after 18 years… Continue reading Carat UK marketing director joins News International

The customer publishing industry has experienced impressive growth in the face of a tough economic climate, according to new market research from Mintel, commissioned by the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA) and sponsored by DHL.The report reveals that since the last study three years ago the customer publishing industry has grown to a value of… Continue reading New research reveals customer publishing showing impressive growth

Subtv, the national youth media network, and Gym Screen Media, the national health club network, have agreed a merger of their ventures which will see them brought together under the newly formed Media 42 Group.The two networks will maintain their brand identity and positioning but production, technology and delivery skills will be combined in content… Continue reading Subtv and Gym Screen Media agree merger

ITV1’s Unforgiven finale attracted more than 6.7 million peak viewers at 9pm last night, well ahead of its rival’s peak-time ratings.More than 6.5 million average viewers tuned in to see the conclusion to ITV1’s popular three-part drama, with Suranne Jones, securing the channel with a 26.3% audience share.Meanwhile, BBC One’s Motorway Cops: A Traffic Cops… Continue reading Last Unforgiven pulls in 6.7 million viewers

Future Publishing’s revenues grew 1% to £41 million in the three months leading up to December 31. In a statement released today, Future said that increases in advertising and other revenue streams offset a 2% decline in circulation revenue, while a 25% increase in online advertising more than offset a 4% decline in print. Stevie… Continue reading Future’s revenues up 1%

The London Evening Standard‘s new owners plan to invest £25 million in to the struggling title over the next three years, according to Evgeny Lebedev.Speaking for the first time since the acquisition of London’s evening paper, Alexander Lebedev’s son said he plans to increase coverage of arts, culture and business in a bid to increase… Continue reading Evening Standard set for £25m investment

The onset of the Christmas shopping season brought increased traffic to UK online retail sites, with the jewellery/luxury goods/accessories category experiencing the strongest growth, according to new figures from comScore. Other categories that performed well were the mall, music, and flowers/gifts/greetings categories. High street retailers were particularly influenced by the seasonal uptick, said comScore, with… Continue reading Christmas sees increased traffic to UK online retail sites