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Gannett Co, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, has reported a 12% drop in earnings in the third quarter of 2006, compared to the same period a year ago. Total earnings for Q3 2006 were $261.4 million, versus $297 million in 2005, while earnings per share fell from $1.2 to $1.1, although the earlier… Continue reading Gannett Releases Q3 Results

Five has launched its video-on-demand (VOD) service, Five Download, offering new episodes of the current series of CSI:Miami, a full week before transmission.The VOD service also offers exclusive online access to the most recent series of CSI:Crime Scene Investigation; CSI:NY and CSI:Miami, with eventually the entire CSI back catalogue becoming available.Five has partnered with BT… Continue reading Five Launches VOD Service

Ladette To Lady on ITV1 managed to snare more viewers than Ricky Gervais’ new series of Extras on BBC Two last night.The programme, which follows a group of uncouth young women as they endeavour to complete finishing school, lured 4.4 million adult viewers on average, taking a 22% audience share in the 9pm timeslot.Extras, which… Continue reading Ladette To Lady Gives ITV1 A Boost

Daily Newspaper MarketDaily newspapers in Britain continued to drop in circulation last month, with an overall dip of 2.4% year on year for September, with declines for almost all titles across the sectors.Titles in the Popular sector suffered the largest actual fall in circulation, with the Daily Mirror shedding more than 100,000 copies and the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2006

Maxim publisher Dennis Publishing is launching another lads’ mag. However, the latest addition to the genre will not be available in print, but rather will be an online offering.Monkey, which will be published each Wednesday on the net, will launch on 1 November via email. The format will incorporate written, video and audio content embedded… Continue reading Dennis Launches New Online Lads Mag

Viacom Outdoor will change its name to CBS Outdoor in the New Year, in a move to make the brand consistent across the globe.Advertising panels across Europe and China will begin replacing the Viacom Outdoor name with CBS Outdoor on 1 January 2007.“We do business with advertising clients and media groups that conduct business around… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year

Merrill Lynch is expecting 1.3% ad growth in the UK this year, a slowdown from last year’s 2.5% growth. Meanwhile, a recent forecast from ZenithOptimedia downgraded expectations for 2006 UK advertising growth by 2.0% points, and also downgraded its expectation for 2007 by 1.1% points (see ZenithOptimedia Downgrades UK Ad Growth Forecast). In the US,… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Lowers Global Ad Forecast

BT Vision, the communications giant’s IPTV service, will come on to the market next month without a major marketing push, with the company waiting until next spring to fully promote the technology.The launch allows BT to stick to the autumn timetable it previously set, with some saying the subdued arrival of the product is to… Continue reading BT Vision Launches Without Major Marketing Campaign

Global sales of mobile phone handsets to top 1.2 billion by 2011, although 2006 will be the last year of massive overall worldwide growth, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Starting from 2007, the rate of overall global handset growth is predicted to slow dramatically, with saturation in developed markets beginning… Continue reading Mobile Phone Handset Sales To Top 1.2 Billion

Chairman of Johnston Press, Roger Parry, has said he will not make an offer for ITV, though he remains in the race to be the broadcaster’s new chief executive.A statement released by Johnston Press today said: “Further to recent press statements, Roger Parry announces that he has no intention to make an offer for ITV.”However,… Continue reading Parry Won’t Make An Offer For ITV