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New figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) show that UK internet advertising has recorded above-expectation 41.3% year on year growth in the first half of 2007.This takes the sector to a half-year high of £1,334.3 million – compared to £917.2 million a year ago – lifting online advertising’s market share to 14.7%.The results of… Continue reading UK Internet Advertising Records 41.3% Year On Year Growth

Sky’s acquisition of an almost 18% share in ITV is against the public interest and restricts competition, according to the Competition Commission.Murdoch’s company could be forced to sell its stake in the commeical broadcaster at a substantial loss, which must have come as welcome news to Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin, which has been involved in… Continue reading Sky Could Be Forced To Sell Stake In ITV At A ‘Substantial Loss’

New figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) show that UK internet advertising has recorded above-expectation 41.3% year on year growth in the first half of 2007. This takes the sector to a half-year high of £1,334.3 million – compared to £917.2 million a year ago – lifting online advertising’s market share to 14.7%. The… Continue reading UK Internet Advertising Records 41.3% Year On Year Growth

UK television adspend will see modest growth this year, according to a new advertising forecast from ZenithOptimedia. Zenith says that TV adspend is set to grow by 0.5% this year, moving towards 2% growth in 2008. This follows a 5% year on year decline in 2006. Globally, Zenith predicts that the 2008 Olympic games will… Continue reading UK TV Adspend To See Modest Growth

Future has sold its French operations to WM7 for €18 million, as it continues its strategy of only investing in English language content. Of the €18 million, €13.2 million is payable in cash and up to €4.8 million is payable in 2010 dependent on the achievement of certain revenue targets by Future France. The group… Continue reading Future Sells French Business

The latest in a series of ITV1 adaptations of Agatha Christie’s most famous sleuth proved unable to defeat the might of the one-time Python Michael Palin.Agatha Christie’s Marple pulled in an impressive average rating of five million adult viewers during the two-hour duration, with a peak audience of 5.3 million for the first 15 minutes.Despite… Continue reading Marple No Match For Ex-Python

Friday evening saw the England rugby team return to the pitch for their vitally important match against a very impressive Tonga team.England had to win to be sure of progressing through to a quarter final showdown with the Aussies, and win they did, although not without a few scares along the way.A peak of two… Continue reading Two Million ABC1 Men Watch England Beat Tonga

Last week, SMG announced that its revenues were flat at £88.5 million, with the group understood to be postponing its plans to float its Virgin Radio business.SMG also announced that it appointed former Chrysalis radio chief executive Richard Huntingford as executive chairman of Virgin Radio (Full Story).Havas, the global advertising and communications services group, reported… Continue reading Media In The City: SMG Postpones Plans To Float Virgin Radio

Channel 4 is to celebrate its 25th birthday by giving viewers the chance to watch hours of their favourite shows.The hit programmes, including Father Ted and Brookside, will be aired each night on More4 from September 30 until the channel’s birthday weekend on November 2.Classic episodes of shows such as Brookside, Comic Strip, Queer As… Continue reading Channel 4 To Air Classic Shows For 25th Birthday

New research published today by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV penetration of Western European households will break the 50% mark by the end of this year. The 11th edition of Informa’s Western European TV report forecasts that digital homes in the region will total 135 million by 2012, equivalent to an 86%… Continue reading European Digital TV Penetration To Break 50% Mark