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MediaTel Group is hosting a full morning seminar next month looking at the ‘Future of the Media Agency’, with a £20 discount for those who book their tickets by Friday.Panellists confirmed for the event so far include Nick Manning, chief operating officer at Ebiquity; Mark Read, strategy director at WPP; and Chris Locke, managing partner… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting ‘Future Of The Media Agency’ Seminar

People in the UK are continuing to watch more broadcast TV, according to the latest BARB figures.The figures show that total broadcast TV viewing in August was up 13% on August 1993, with total commercial TV viewing up by 21%.The growth is being driven by commercial TV viewing, with 2.19 hours of commercial TV being… Continue reading UK Viewers Continuing To Watch More TV

Children’s magazine publisher Egmont Magazines has appointed Alison David to the role of commercial director.Reporting to Debbie Cook, David will head a team of 16. Her role will be to lead the commercial development of the business and deliver sustainable growth through the development of existing Egmont products, new titles and new business opportunities.David joins… Continue reading Egmont Magazines Appoints New Commercial Director

BT has voiced its concerns about Project Kangaroo to the Competition Commission, warning of its ability to distort competition and command increasing proportions of ad revenue.In its submission to the Competition Commission inquiry into the proposed video-on-demand venture, BT said it thought Kangaroo would substantially reduce competition as the three broadcasters would control most UK-produced… Continue reading BT Voices Concerns Over Kangaroo

According to European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) research released today, the internet is continuing to prove the medium of choice for advertisers as they seek to maximise ad spend budgets. The research found that 81% of advertisers claim that their allocated online ad spend has grown in 2008 and predict that it will continue to… Continue reading Internet The Medium Of Choice For Advertisers

Richard Webb has stepped down from his role as managing director of UK nationals at Trinity Mirror with immediate effect, as part of a reorganisation.Mark Hollinshead will replace Webb by combining his current position as managing director of Trinity’s Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail with Webb’s former role.Hollinshead will now be responsible for the… Continue reading Richard Webb Set To Leave Trinity Mirror

European competition regulators have announced a review into the Google and Yahoo! online search advertising deal, leading the two companies to suspend the partnership. Google and Yahoo! today said that they would temporarily suspend the partnership until both US (see US Regulators Investigate Yahoo!/Google Deal) and EU regulators have examined the deal. The partnership would… Continue reading EU Launches Review Of Google/Yahoo! Partnership

Ad-funded social networks will provide the bulk of revenues in the mobile user-generated content (UGC) space by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The report says that the total value of the UGC market – comprising social networking, dating and personal content delivery (PCD) services – will rise from nearly $1.1 billion in… Continue reading Ad-Funded Social Networks To Provide Bulk Of Mobile UGC Revenues

ITV’s executive chairman Michael Grade has branded YouTube a “parasite” that lives off the broadcaster’s £1 billion-a-year content and says he doesn’t see Google as a threat.Speaking to Ray Snoddy in a pre-recorded interview for the IBC technology convention, Grade said: “The day that Google or Joost or any of these people start investing £1… Continue reading Grade Says YouTube Is A “Parasite”

Saturday evening saw the return of Strictly Come Dancing, with a host of new celebrities attempting to foxtrot their way to the final.The hour-long show, on BBC One from 6.30pm-7.30pm, had a peak of 6.5 million viewers or a 33.2% audience share, while an average of six million stayed with it throughout its running time.Over… Continue reading Return Of Strictly Come Dancing Gets 6.5m