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The latest EMS 2007 Winter Survey shows that the most watched pan-European TV channel was Eurosport, with MTV in second place.The survey, produced by Synovate, records international media consumption among the 39 million highest income earners in Western Europe.The 2007 survey shows that Eurosport had a weekly reach of 31.2%, down from 32.4% in 2006,… Continue reading Eurosport Is Most Watched Channel In Europe

comScore has released its December rankings of the largest and fastest-growing internet properties and site categories in the UK, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.“The Christmas season had a significant impact on the prevailing traffic trends in December,” said Bob Ivins, EVP of European Markets for comScore.“Eight of the top… Continue reading Fastest Growing Internet Properties In December

The latest EMS 2007 Winter Survey shows that the most watched pan-European TV channel was Eurosport, with MTV in second place. The survey, produced by Synovate, records international media consumption among the 39 million highest income earners in Western Europe. The 2007 survey shows that Eurosport had a weekly reach of 31.2%, down from 32.4%… Continue reading Eurosport Is Most Watched Channel In Europe

Yahoo!’s profits fell 23% to $206 million in the fourth quarter, down from $269 million a year earlier. Its full year profits were $660 million, down from $751 million in 2006, while its revenues were $7.0 billion, up 8% year on year. Jerry Yang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yahoo!, warned of tough times… Continue reading Yahoo!’s Profits Fall

JCDecaux has reported revenues of €2,106.6 million (£1,567.11 million), an increase of 8.2% compared with 2006. High-single or double-digit organic revenue growth was reported in all geographic areas for the year with the exception of France. However, France still showed however a good improvement from the third quarter and achieved overall a satisfactory yearly performance,… Continue reading JCDecaux Revenues Reach €2.1m

Media planning and buying company Aegis is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in digital media company i-Level. Last year, i-Level appointed corporate finance advisers at Ingenious Media to advise on a strategic review, which could lead to a sale for around £70 million. According to sources quoted in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, Aegis has… Continue reading Aegis Could Buy Stake In i-Level

Aegis is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in digital media company i-Level.Last October, i-Level appointed corporate finance advisers at Ingenious Media to advise on a strategic review, which could lead to a sale for around £70 million.According to sources quoted by the Daily Telegraph, Aegis has made it through to the second round… Continue reading Aegis Could Buy i-Level Stake

GCap’s ‘indie’ station, Xfm, is to launch a music podcast featuring 30-second clips of 10 new songs before they are available to buy online.Users will be able to download the clips as part of the New Music Rising podcast every Saturday morning.The service follows a deal struck last year between commercial radio and the PPL,… Continue reading Xfm Launches New Podcast

Five’s new series of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation continued to grip viewers last night, with almost 3.4 million adults on average tuning in to the show.The forensic investigative hit gave the channel a 15.2% audience share, narrowly beaten by ITV1’s share of 15.3% for the tawdry Ladette To Lady.Remarkably, 3.4 million adults on average tuned… Continue reading Five’s CSI Continues To Challenge ITV1

The Office of Fair Trading has begun its review of the Contracts Rights Renewal (CRR) mechanism, following a long running debate in the industry over the formula.ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has long requested a review of CRR (see ITV Refers CRR To OFT) – which compensates advertisers when ITV1’s audience share dips – a… Continue reading OFT Review Of CRR To Take ‘About A Year’