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Independent News & Media has unveiled a series of cost-cutting measures and has promised to focus on “eliminating any loss-making businesses”. In a trading statement released today, INM said that it has failed to find a buyer for its 39% stake in Australian and New Zealand media business APN. The group had hoped to cut… Continue reading Independent News & Media unveils cost-cutting measures

Most young TV viewers in the US are already living in a post-DVR world with much greater availability of online video both legally and also via peer-to-peer sources, according to new research from Solutions Research Group. Solutions Research Group interviewed 1,200 Americans aged 12 and older in November 2008 for the Prime Time is Anytime… Continue reading US TV viewers living in ‘post-DVR world’

Trinity Mirror is set to partner with social media platform Pluck in a bid to boost interactivity across its newspaper websites – Mirror.co.uk, Dailyrecord.co.uk and LiverpoolEcho.co.uk.Trinity plans to use Pluck’s SiteLife platform to offer social media tools to its key national and regional newspaper websites, to strengthen user experience, according to reports.The publishing group will… Continue reading Trinity Mirror partners with Pluck

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has made changes to its code following the introduction of new European legislation on nutrition and health claims made on food.The European legislation – which seeks to protect consumers from misleading or false claims made on foods – becomes enforceable immediately as it reflects the law.The new rules have… Continue reading CAP changes code following EC ruling on food claims

The marketing director for the Sun and News of the World, Roland Agambar, has joined rival Associated Newspapers.His move comes as News International appoints former Coca-Cola marketer Jeremy Schwarz to become its first chief marketing officer.In his new role, Agambar will be responsible for marketing across the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, reporting to… Continue reading Agambar leaves News International for Associated Newspapers

DAB radios managed to weather the retail storm this Christmas, boasting sales of more than half a million products in December.According to figures from the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB), DAB digital radio sold over 2 million products in 2008, up 3% year on year, with 8.53 million cumulative DAB sales to the end of… Continue reading DAB radio sales up over Christmas

Google reported a 15% year on year increase in global ad revenue in Q4 2008 to $5.5 billion, despite experiencing its first quarterly profit decline in the same quarter. The internet search giant managed to buck the continuing downward trend, as ad revenues from its own website increased from $3.1 billion in Q4 2007 to… Continue reading Google’s global ad revenue up 15% in Q4

The total global internet audience (age 15 and older from home and work computers) surpassed 1 billion visitors in December 2008, according to data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for the highest share of global internet users at 41%, followed by Europe (28% share), North America (18% share),… Continue reading Global internet audience increases

BBC One’s popular drama Hustle pulled in more than 5.7 million peak viewers during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak slot last night.Around 5.6 million average viewers tuned in to see the third episode in the series, which saw the team target a corrupt judge – guest starring Tim McInnerny.Meanwhile, BBC Two’s Victoria Farm came… Continue reading Hustle pulled in over 5.7 million viewers

Google reported a 15% year on year increase in global ad revenue in Q4 2008 to $5.5 billion, despite experiencing its first quarterly profit decline in the same quarter.The internet search giant managed to buck the continuing downward trend, as ad revenues from its own website increased from $3.1 billion in Q4 2007 to $3.8… Continue reading Google’s global ad revenue up 15% in Q4