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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’

The Competition Commission has provisionally found that BSkyB’s acquisition by of a 17.9% share in ITV “restricts competition and therefore operates against the public interest”. The ruling could see Sky forced to sell its stake in the broadcaster at a substantial loss. Sky bought the stake for £940 million in November 2006. Peter Freeman, chairman… Continue reading Sky Could Be Forced To Sell ITV Stake

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

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

A new forecast from ZenithOptimedia predicts that the 2008 Olympic games will help lift television’s share of the global ad market to a record 38.2% in 2008. Online video and local search will drive 30% growth in internet ad expenditure this year, to nine times faster that the rest of the ad market. Between 2006… Continue reading Olympic Games To Lift TV’s Share Of Global Ad Market

BSkyB has announced details of its new service that it hopes Ofcom will approve, bringing together TV, broadband and telephony services for DTT viewers.‘Picnic’ is said to build on the success of its broadband offer to DTH satellite subscribers that is capable of reaching 70% of the UK through Sky’s unbundled telecoms network.Despite the announcement,… Continue reading Sky Announces Details Of Proposed New Service

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