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The Times has raised its cover price by 10p to 80p in a bid to match its rival quality papers.The News International paper’s new price sees it match the cost of the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Guardian.However, the price of The Saturday Times will stay at £1.40.The Times changed to a tabloid format… Continue reading The Times Ups Its Cover Price

WPP has extended the deadline for its takeover offer of TNS by two weeks to 3pm on September 12.The move comes after just 8.6% of TNS shareholders decided to accept the group’s £1.1 billion offer before last Friday’s deadline.TNS has put out a statement today noting the “low level” of acceptances of the WPP offer,… Continue reading WPP Extends TNS Offer Deadline

Presenters JK and Joel are leaving Virgin Radio after less than a year at the station, to be replaced by Trent FM’s Jo Russell.JK and Joel were hired by Virgin’s former programme chief David Lloyd. They have previously presented the Sunday afternoon chart show and early breakfast slots on Radio 1.Russell, one half of the… Continue reading JK And Joel To Leave Virgin Radio

WPP has extended the deadline for its takeover offer of TNS by to weeks to 3pm on September 12. The move comes after just 8.6% of TNS shareholders decided to accept the group’s £1.1 billion offer before last Friday’s deadline. TNS has put out a statement today noting the “low level” of acceptances of the… Continue reading WPP Extends TNS Offer Deadline

Broadband value added services generated $25.7 billion worldwide in 2007, an increase of 62% on 2006, according to new data from Point Topic. John Bosnell, senior analyst at Point Topic., said: “Value added services are growing strongly and are increasingly significant in overall revenue terms. “We estimate that value added services were 10% of total… Continue reading Broadband Services Generated $25.7bn Globally In 2007

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As gadgets with digital audio capability proliferate, US podcast downloading continues to increase, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Currently, 19% of all US internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later. This most recent percentage is up from 12% of US… Continue reading US Podcasting Downloads Continue To Increase

YouTube is set to feature a banner ad across its homepage for the first time, designed to accomodate high-definition videos.The Google-owned website currently has minimal advertising on its homepage, but if the plans for the new banner ad go ahead YouTube could charge up to $200,000 (£109,000) a day for the spot, according to reports.Directors… Continue reading YouTube Set To Feature Homepage Ads

Aegis has reported an increase in underlying pre-tax profit of 15.4% to £56.2 million in the first half of the year.The UK media buying group reported a 13.7% increase in revenue on the same period last year to £607.6 million on a constant currency basis, beating analyst forecasts.The group posted organic revenue growth of 8.2%… Continue reading Aegis Reports Increase In Profits For First Half Of 2008

Trinny and Susannah failed to pull in viewers to their last Undress the Nation show last night, which has seen poor ratings throughout the series.The stylish pair only managed to gain a 11% audience share, with just over 2.3 million viewers tuning in to ITV1 between 9pm and 10pm.However, BBC had a good night, attracting… Continue reading Trinny And Susannah Go Out Without A Bang