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Havas, the sixth-largest global advertising and communications group, has announced organic revenue growth of 4.4% for the first half of the year, with revenue of €729 million. The group also recorded organic growth of 5.4% in the second quarter, after a rise of 3.2% in the first quarter. Net new business for the first half… Continue reading First Half Revenue Increase For Havas

US consumer electronics marketers spent $1.9 billion online in 2006, or 13.7% of their ad budgets, according to new research from eMarketer. However, according to the Consumer Electronics Online: Converged or Confused? report, skepticism about ease of use, integration and hidden costs are keeping many would-be buyers on the sidelines. eMarketer says that the industry… Continue reading US Consumer Electronics Marketers Spent $1.9bn Online

A new report from eMarketer predicts that more than 50% of the US population – 155.2 million people – will watch video online next year. The Video Advertising Online: Spending and Audience report says that the high engagement factor of video, combined with the internet’s tracking and targeting capabilities, offers a valuable revenue stream for… Continue reading Over Half Of US Population Will Watch Online Video

The sci-fi series Heroes landed on terrestrial TV last night, with BBC Two showing the first two episodes back-to-back.The first episode, on at 9pm, picked up a peak audience of 4.1 million adults (a 20.9% audience share), whilst the second instalment, on at 9.40pm, managed to get a peak of 3.8 million adults (a 19%… Continue reading Good Start For BBC Two’s Heroes

Setanta is to launch a sports news channel on Virgin Media, replacing Sky Sports News which the cable operator lost when it became embroiled in a dispute with Sky over the carriage of its basic channels.Virgin Media lost the Sky channels in March (see Sky Anytime? Not For Virgin Media Cable Homes), with the dispute… Continue reading Setanta To Launch Sports News Channel

GCap Media’s total revenues for June were up 6% year on year, ahead of the company’s expectations, and were up 2% year on year for the three months to 30 June, according to its first Interim Management Statement.The company said it has seen an encouraging trend in radio advertising revenue since its preliminary statements in… Continue reading GCap Media Revenues ‘Ahead Of Expectations’

A new report from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals where Britons are spending the most time whilst surfing the web and using internet-related applications.According to the Nielsen//NetRatings study, the 30.6 million Britons active online in June 2007 spent a total of 31.8 billion minutes surfing the web and using internet-related applications – an average of 17 hours 21… Continue reading New Research Reveals What Britons Do Online

Tens of millions of British people are still unaware of when their region will turn off its analogue television signal and switchover to digital, according to a report.An estimated 33 million people in the UK, 73% of the adult population, are still in the dark on this matter, according to research conducted in May and… Continue reading More Than 70% Of UK Adults Still In The Dark Over Switchover

Reed Elsevier has released its first half 2007 financial results, reporting unchanged revenues at £2,235 million, up 1% to €3,308 million. Its online information and digital services now account for 45% of the group’s revenues, having recorded 12% growth. It also announced definitive sale agreements for entire Harcourt Education division for total proceeds of $4.95… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Reports Unchanged Revenues

BT has published its first quarter results, showing that its revenue was up 3% to £5 million. Revenue from the group’s traditional businesses was maintained year on year. Major corporate (UK and international) revenue showed growth of 5%. BT Global Services revenue grew by 5% to £2.2 million for the first quarter. New wave revenue… Continue reading BT Reports Revenue Increase