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Global advertising markets recorded 2.9% growth in the quarter from July to September 2008, in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio, according to Nielsen’s global advertising trends report, Global AdView Pulse. In the three months to September 2008, the global advertising market posted a 2.9% increase versus the same quarter in 2007, mostly driven by the… Continue reading Global ad markets saw 2.9% growth in Q3 2008

The lines between media channels in the 21st century have become increasingly blurred, according to the third annual Media Myths & Realities survey from Ketchum and the University of Southern California Annenberg Strategic Public Relations Center. The survey compares the media usage habits of 1,000 adult Americans (including 200 influential citizens, or ‘influencers’ – the… Continue reading Lines between media channels becoming increasingly blurred

Google accounted for 71.97% of all US internet searches conducted in the four weeks ending Nov 29, 2008, according to new figures from Hitwise. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com received 17.70%, 5.45% and 3.35%, respectively. The remaining 43 search engines in the Hitwise Search Engine Analysis Tool accounted for 1.53% of US searches. Percentage… Continue reading Google accounts for 72% of US internet searches in November 2008

ITV1 stole the show last night, holding on to the peak audience all evening, starting off with Emmerdale at 7pm all the way through to the end of the Live FA Cup football at 10pm.Around 5.7 million peak viewers tuned in to see Southend take on Chelsea in the third round FA Cup replay, which… Continue reading ITV1 ratings score highly

The Economist Group is set to make a number of job cuts in the UK, despite a restructure of its commercial activities that will create a new sales unit.Around 13 redundancies will be made from the businesses’ conferences, Economist Intelligence Unit and commercial services, as the group looks to provide a more integrated sales solutions… Continue reading Economist Group set to make job cuts

Former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev is set to buy London’s Evening Standard today, in a deal that will see him become the first Russian oligarch to own a major British newspaper.Lebedev is reportedly poised to take a controlling 76% stake of the struggling title, while the Evening Standard‘s parent group Daily Mail & General Trust… Continue reading Former KGB agent to buy Evening Standard

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today published its consultation document, recommending that the Competition Commission relax ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal (CRR).ITV’s CRR, the mechanism that protects advertisers from ITV1 abusing its dominant position in the UK TV ad market, was introduced in 2003 during the merger of Carlton and Granada.The OFT said it has… Continue reading OFT recommends relaxation of CRR

UKTV, the pay-TV joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media, is set to extend the reach of its male-focused channel by launching Dave+1 on Freeview next week.The broadcaster plans to extend its Dave portfolio from January, following the acquistion of an 8am to 4am daily slot on the digital TV platform, according to reports.The… Continue reading UKTV is set to launch Dave+1 on Freeview

Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent, is set to buy London’s Evening Standard in a deal that will see him become the first Russian oligarch to own a major British newspaper. Lebedev is reportedly poised to take a controlling 76% stake of the struggling title, while the Evening Standard‘s parent group Daily Mail & General… Continue reading Ex-KGB spy poised to buy Evening Standard

An extra four national newspapers are expected to raise their cover prices this month, in a bid to battle it out with each other and beat the credit crunch.Following ABC’s disappointing December release, which saw all the national newspaper’s – bar one title – report circulation declines, newspapers are being forced to increase their price… Continue reading Four more newspapers set to up cover prices