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Discovery Communications is launching a new channel brand in the UK following its purchase of a Freeview slot in a competitive auction. The broadcaster, which owns channels such as The Discovery Channel and Discovery Science, will offer the channel free of charge, in a move away from its pay-TV model. It is expected that the… Continue reading Discovery Launching New Channel On Freeview

Google saw a year on year revenue increase of 31% in the third quarter, to $5.5 billion, despite the current economic downturn. Third-quarter profit was also up, by around 26% to $1.35 billion, or $4.24 a share. Google.com grew 34% to 2.7 billion, driven by steady traffic growth. AdSense rose 15% to 1.7 billion. Global… Continue reading Google Enjoys Revenue Increase

An analyst’s report has cut WPP’s profit forecast for 2010 by around 32%, predicting that marketing companies will take longer to recover from the economic crisis. The Collins Stewart report has downgraded the global advertising and marketing company’s forecast earnings by 15% in 2009 and by as much as 32% in 2010, compared to current… Continue reading Analyst Report Cuts WPP’s Profit Forecast 32%

Discovery Communications is set to launch a new channel brand in the UK next year, after buying a Freeview slot at auction.The broadcaster, which currently owns channels including Animal Planet and The Discovery Channel, will offer the channel free of charge as it attempts to step away from its pay-TV model, according to reports.Content on… Continue reading Discovery Channel Set For Freeview Launch

The Nuts magazine website has undergone a revamp, featuring a revamped football section and ‘Ten-second’ entertainment reviews.IPC said that the site, which will now be updated more frequently, is easier to navigate and provides more creative opportunities for advertisers, with more prominent ad positions.New features include Spambank, which showcases humorous web content and Web Games,… Continue reading New Look For Nuts.co.uk

Marie O’Riordan has announced that she will step down as editor of the women’s monthly magazine, Marie Claire, at the end of the year.O’Riordan took over as editor of the IPC title in May 2001, after working for Emap on youth titles Bliss, J17, Look and Minx.IPC confirmed her departure and said they have already… Continue reading Marie Claire Editor Stands Down

The IPA today unveiled the new Touchpoints2 Integrated Planning Database, which is set to become available from Telmar, IMS and KMR from the end of this month.All the previous data currencies will still be available on the new system, as well as Fame for cinema, which replaces Caviar.In addition, Touchpoints2 now has a simulated search… Continue reading IPA Launches TouchPoints 2

Yesterday saw a cross-industry summit held in London to assess the future of the Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS), the company established to create an industry standard planning system.The results of delegate research in advance of the summit and in a breakout session on the day endorsed views expressed by speakers at… Continue reading JICIMS Summit Gives Green Light To Pursue Online Research Currency

By 2013, 47% of European broadband subscriptions will use mobile networks and nearly a quarter of broadband-equipped sites will use mobile-only, according to a new forecast from Analysys Mason. The speed of take-up of broadband via mobile USB modems has surprised many in the fixed broadband business – and the early indications, said Analysys, are… Continue reading A Quarter Of Broadband Homes To Be Mobile-Only By 2013

One of the topics discussed at yesterday’s ‘Future of the Media Agency’ seminar hosted by MediaTel Group was how clients can distinguish between the large agency networks.Echoing the discussions at the Venice Festival of Media earlier this year (see Eight CEOs – spot the difference!), the panel of Nick Manning (Ebiquity), Mark Read (WPP), Paul… Continue reading Agency Seminar: What’s The Difference?