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Sales from online shopping reached €18.5 billion (£12.8 billion) in the UK last year, according to a new report from Mintel.The company looked at retailing across five countries including the UK, Germany and France.The second biggest online spender in the Mintel report was Germany, with sales reaching €13 billion last year.It was followed by France… Continue reading UK Is Number One For Online Shopping

GCap Media has accepted a £375 million takeover bid from rival company Global Radio. Global Radio, headed by former ITV chief executive Charles Allen, will pay 225p per share, with the conclusion of the deal last night heralding an end of four months of negotiations. Global made a first bid for GCap in December, of… Continue reading Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m

US advertising spending for the full year 2007 rose 0.6% compared to full year 2006, according to a new report from the Nielsen Company. The internet continued to demonstrate the strongest performance of any media category, with year on year growth of 18.9%. According to preliminary figures from Nielsen Monitor-Plus, advertising spending was mixed across… Continue reading US Adspend Grew 0.6% In 2007

Annelies van den Belt, head of ITV.com, is leaving the broadcaster after 15 months to join the Russian online publisher, Sup.It was also revealed today that four key executives have left ITV’s sponsorship team, which is headed by brand partnerships director Gary Knight.Mark Rosenegk, head of sponsorship and interactive, and sponsorship manager Kevin Giles, left… Continue reading Head Of ITV.com To Join Russian Online Publisher

ZenithOptimedia has downgraded its UK TV adspend forecast for this year, after a disappointing first quarter and continued uncertainty in the global economy. Zenith’s Q1 adspend forecast predicts zero growth in TV adspend across 2008, down from a forecast of 2.2% growth in December. Zenith is also downgrading its forecast for outdoor ad spend in… Continue reading Zenith Downgrades UK TV Adspend Forecast

Bauer Radio is planning to launch a male-oriented digital radio station based around its men’s magazine brands.Reports have suggested that the company has identified a gap in the commercial radio market for male listening and is in the very early stages of exploring that opportunity.A source told Brand Republic that the station would probably source… Continue reading Bauer Could Launch Male Focused Radio Station

More than 20% of British 16-24-year-olds use the internet whilst watching television, whilst almost 70% of UK adults go online at some point whilst watching TV, according to a survey commissioned by Blinkx, the video search service.The report suggests that of those using the web while watching television, as many as 30% searched for products… Continue reading Over 20% Of UK Kids Online Whilst Watching TV

The return of Johnny Vegas in Benidorm proved to be a ratings winner for ITV1 on Friday night. Filling the slot vacated by under-appreciated Moving Wallpaper, the package holiday comedy pulled in an impressive 6.1 million adult viewers (well above the previous weekly total of around three million).The show gave ITV1 its third biggest audience… Continue reading Benidorm Boosts ITV1’s Friday Night Ratings

UK commercial radio revenues increased year on year by over 7% in the last quarter of 2007 to almost £151 million, according to research by Enders Analysis.The increase was driven by an 11.4% increase in national revenues, a 3.2% increase in local revenues, and a 1.1% increase in branded content (also known as sponsorship and… Continue reading Q4 2007 Commercial Radio Revenue Up 7% YoY

ZenithOptimedia has downgraded its combined growth forecasts for North America and Western Europe this year, from 4.4% to 3.8%, as the credit crunch drains consumer and business confidence. However, it has increased its 2008 forecasts for the rest of the world from 10.9% to 11.1%. The combined result is a slight downgrade of global growth… Continue reading Zenith Downgrades Ad Forecast