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SMG has reported a pre-tax profit of £4.2 million for the first half of 2008, with revenue falling to £75.6 million, compared with £88.9 million in the first half of last year. Operating profit was down from £6.9 million to £5.4 million over the same period. The Scottish media company also reported 14% year on… Continue reading SMG Reports Pre-Tax Profit Of £4.2m

Adjustments to the UK regulatory framework are required given consumers’ rapid adoption of mobile broadband services, according to an Ofcom-commissioned report from Analysys Mason. The study, which forms part of Ofcom’s ‘Mobile Sector Assessment’ consultation, considers the recent dramatic increases in data service usage, which could accelerate over the next five years. Widespread access to… Continue reading Changes Required In Regulation Of UK Mobile Industry

A high percentage of mobile phone users in the UK, US and India say they are receiving advertising messages through their mobile phones, according to the latest Mobile Advertising Report (MAR) from GfK. The research shows that 85% of mobile users in India, 51% in the UK, and 37% in the US said they receive… Continue reading High Percentage Of Mobile Users Receiving Advertising Messages

Mobile web usage is not only gaining traction in the United States but soon will surpass the UK, according to new data released by Bango. According to Bango data, the top five countries accessing the mobile web via Bango in July 2008 were the UK at 19.35%, the US at 18.88%, India at 10.82%, South… Continue reading US Mobile Web Usage To Overtake UK

Carat has issued revised forecasts for global advertising expenditure in 2008 and 2009. The worldwide prediction for 2008 has been revised downwards by just over a percentage point from 6.0% to 4.9%. 2009 is also very slightly reduced, from 4.9% growth to 4.8%. Year on Year % Growth At Current Prices    2007a 2008e 2009e… Continue reading Carat Revises Down Global Ad Forecast

BBC One managed to win the battle of the new programmes with ITV1 last night, topping the ratings with the first in the series of Mutual Friends.The new comedy drama, starring Marc Warren and Alexander Armstrong, pulled in more than 4.5 million average viewers with a 19.6% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.ITV1’s rival show,… Continue reading BBC One And ITV1 Came Head To Head With New Shows Last Night

German market research group GfK has announced that it is no longer pursuing a possible offer for TNS.According to a report in the Financial Times, GfK’s discussions with Apax, the private equity group it hoped would jointly bid for TNS, collapsed over price.The announcement comes after Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP made a £1.08 billion hostile… Continue reading GfK No Longer Pursuing Offer For TNS

comScore has released a study of global visits to Beijing2008.cn, the official website of the 2008 Olympic Games, revealing a tight race between China and the United States, with China taking the gold.The site offers Olympic content in five languages: Mandarin, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. The study examined the global breakdown of visitors to… Continue reading Official Olympic Website Proves Popular Globally

Online archive shows will make up a fifth of all TV viewing within five years time, according to Ashley Highfield, speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF).Highfield, Project Kangaroo’s chief operating officer, claimed that archive content would make up half of all video-on-demand services in five years time.Highfield, who previously fronted the development… Continue reading MGEITF 2008: Highfield Predicts Bright Future For Online TV

Virgin Media and sports network Perform have developed an online video player for ITV Sport, The Guardian, News International, Trinity Mirror and Virgin Media itself.The new e-Player will be dedicated to sports content, with highlights from the FA Premier League as well as other sporting events.Virgin Media and Perform have designed the video player to… Continue reading Virgin Media Develops Sports Video Player