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Revenues from mobile data services are set to exceed US$200 billion this year for the first time, according to a new global report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Total mobile data revenues were approximately US$157 billion in 2007, with research from the first quarter of 2008 revealing that revenues exceeded US$49 billion, accounting for a… Continue reading Mobile Data Service Revenues Set To Rise

ITV has signed a deal with the Football Association which will see non-league FA Cup action available to watch online.ITV and the FA will film preliminary rounds of the FA Cup throughout August, September and October, with highlights available to watch on ITVLocal.com, ITV.com and TheFA.com.Clubs that are not shown on these sites can upload… Continue reading ITV Sites To Show FA Cup Preliminary Rounds

Ofcom has published a “shorter and simpler Code” on television ads, removing rules that require 20 minute intervals between ad breaks.The new code, released today by Ofcom, will also allow broadcasters to transmit one ad break every 30 minutes of a film, instead of one every 45 minutes.However, Ofcom has made it clear that the… Continue reading Ofcom Set To Change Ad Break Rules

Publicis Groupe has revealed that its European operations revenue growth was mixed during the first six months of the year, with global profits falling 3% year on year in the second quarter. Publicis said that all geographic zones reported satisfactory growth, including North America, with 5.5% revenue growth during the H1 compared with the same… Continue reading Mixed European Performance For Publicis

A consortium of Britain’s leading food and beverage, retail, media, advertising, fitness and healthcare companies have joined the Government to form a partnership to fight obesity.The industry consortium, spearheaded by the Advertising Association (AA) and working in partnership across Government, will aim to encourage healthy diets and physical activity in the run up to the… Continue reading Ad and TV Companies Join Government Anti-Obesity Drive

Facebook.com accounted for 45.3% of UK internet visits to social networking sites during June 2007, according to a new report from Hitwise.Bebo.com, which was the market leader last year, was the second ranked social networking site in the UK during June, with a market share of 25.5%. MySpace.com ranked third with a market share of… Continue reading Facebook Is Largest Social Network In UK

iPhone users surpass all others in mobile media usage, with more than 80% of iPhone users in France, Germany and the UK using the device to browse news and information on the mobile Web, compared to 32% of other smartphone users, according to a new report from comScore M:Metrics. The report found that even on… Continue reading iPhone Users Top Mobile Media Usage

Yahoo! has revealed a 19% dip in quarterly profits, claiming America’s economic position is affecting online advertising. The search engine admitted that the worsening economic condition has resulted in clients lowering expenditure on display advertising, especially in the finance sector. Yahoo!, which has been in takeover talks for most of the year, also said that… Continue reading Yahoo!’s Profits Fall By 19%

Daily Mail & General Trust has reported year on year revenue growth of 5% for the third quarter to June 30. Advertising revenues at Associated Newspapers and its Associated Northcliffe Digital section fell by 3% year on year. Advertising revenues from Associated’s newspaper business were down by 5%, with display falling 5% and classified down… Continue reading DMGT Reports 5% Revenue Growth

BBC One had a poor night, pulling in less than five million viewers for Eastenders at 7.30pm, its worst figures for over a year.Eastenders, BBC One’s flagship soap, only attracted an average of 4.9 million people between 7.30pm and 8pm, with a 26.5% audience share.ITV1’s rival soap, Emmerdale, on at the earlier time of 7pm… Continue reading Eastenders Slips Below 5 Million Viewers