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Ad avoidance is a real issue for broadcast and one that needs to be addressed, according to industry experts speaking at last night’s MediaTel Group Media Question Time.Speaking as part of the event’s panel, Research International CEO Mark Cranmer told the assembled delegates that the TV industry needs to move away from an attitude of… Continue reading Broadcast Ad Avoidance Needs To Be Addressed

More than $10.7 billion has been spent online during the US holiday season-to-date, a year on year increase of 17%, according to the latest figures from comScore. Cyber Monday – the first significant spike in US holiday spending – saw $733 million spent online, a 21% year on year increase and an 84% jump from… Continue reading More Than $10.7bn Spent Online In US This Holiday Season

Future has announced full year pre-tax profits of £9.2m, compared with a £36.7m loss in 2006. The group’s operating profit was £12.1m compared with a £34m loss last year, whilst to the year ending September 30 2007, the company generated revenues of £165.7m, down 11.9%. UK advertising revenues were up 1% to £33.8m and US… Continue reading Future Reports £9.2m Profit

Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, has revealed that five of the ten fastest growing online brands over the last year in the UK relate to social and professional networking.RockYou! – providing applications and widgets for social networks – was the fastest growing online brand over the last year; its audience increasing 2,106%… Continue reading Social Networking Dominates UK’s Fastest Growing Online Brands

A four agency shortlist has been drawn up for Guardian Media Group Radio’s £3m media buying account.Pitching for the account in December will be incumbent agency Brilliant, MediaCom, PHD and MediaEdge;CIA.A formal pitch will be conducted on December 13 and 14, and will be handled by the Advertising Agency Register (AAR) on behalf of GMG… Continue reading Four Agencies Shortlisted For GMG Radio Ad Account

Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, has revealed that five of the ten fastest growing online brands over the last year in the UK relate to social and professional networking. RockYou! – providing applications and widgets for social networks – was the fastest growing online brand over the last year; its audience increasing… Continue reading Social Networking Dominates UK’s Fastest Growing Online Brands

The controversial documentary series looking behind the scenes at the Queen got off to a pretty good start last night, picking up a peak of seven million adult viewers (a 28.4% share of the audience), but this was not enough for it to defeat I’m A Celebrity….On for an hour and a half from 8.30pm… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity… Beats Controversial Queen Doco

BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 are joining together to launch an on-demand service from next year, with the working title of ‘Kangaroo’.The UK service will carry a broad range of programming and will be a rich entertainment site where consumers can catch up on recently aired shows and watch old favourites.The joint venture will… Continue reading BBC, ITV And Channel 4 To Launch Joint On-Demand Service

Duncan George, former GCap Media commercial director, has been appointed by AOL as its UK sales director.He will begin the new role next week and will be tasked with growing AOL’s sales capability to assist the online portal’s ad-supported web strategy.George left his role at GCap Media in June (see Duncan George To Leave GCap)… Continue reading AOL Appoints Duncan George As New UK Sales Director

Retail companies are moving advertising spend from other media to cinema advertising, according to the Cinema Advertising Association.Cinema advertising revenues from the retail sector in January-September are up 80% year on year*, says the CAA, with total cinema advertising spend for all retail companies during the period standing at over £2.5 million.According to the organisation,… Continue reading Retail Companies Moving Ad Spend To Cinema