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Whilst overall television viewing levels continue to show a decline, digital television coverage is growing, according to the IPA’s latest Trends In Television report covering Q2 2006. The report suggests that the major channels continue to suffer from the growth of the non-terrestrial channels, which have significantly extended their patronage over the past year and… Continue reading IPA Report Shows Continual Decline In TV Viewing

Commercial radio revenues for Q2 2006 have risen year on year by 3.5% to £148.2 million, according to figures released by Ofcom and the RadioCentre. Despite a troubled 12 months, the industry has seen a record investment in branded content such as sponsorships and promotions, which has grown more than 16% to more than £26… Continue reading Commercial Radio Revenues Up For Q2 2006

SMG, owner of cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean and Virgin Radio, has released a statement confirming that it has received a merger bid from UTV. The statement follows a report in the Times which said that UTV had made an approach. In the statement, the SMG board said that if the merger were to… Continue reading UTV Merger Bid For SMG

WPP has reported operating profits of £361 million, up from £299.6 million last year, on revenue of £2.86 billion. Profit before tax was up almost 30% to £287.1 million from £221.5 million and up almost 25% in constant currencies. WPP said that on a constant currency basis, the group grew at almost 13% and all… Continue reading WPP Operating Profits Reach £361 Million

SMG, owner of cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean and Virgin Radio, has released a statement confirming that it has received a merger bid from UTV.The statement follows a report in the Times which said that UTV had made an approach. In the statement, the SMG board said that if the merger were to take… Continue reading UTV Merger Bid For SMG

The latest ABC results for the six months to June 2006 show that Take A Break, Closer and Heat are the top three highest selling women’s weekly titles, proving that women retain an appetite for real life stories, lifestyle and celeb-focused gossip.Despite losing nearly 10% of sales year on year, Take A Break sits comfortably… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Celeb Titles Prosper As Teen And Men’s Markets Struggle

ITV is attempting to give online advertising for the broadcaster’s entire portfolio of programmes the same status with its traditional agency partners by overhauling its digital arrangements.According to reports in the trade press, AAR is conducting the review for the broadcaster. ITV has used a number of agencies to promote individual programmes on an ad… Continue reading ITV To Push For Equal Status For Online Advertising

Consumer magazine ABC figures will be available from 12 noon in the Press Database section of MediaTel.co.uk for subscribers, and will be shortly followed by in-depth focus and coverage throughout the afternoon.The NewsLine team will be providing expert analysis of all the top stories to emerge from the newly released figures, and will be tackling… Continue reading Magazine ABCs Released Today

The outdoor advertising sector has recorded growth of just 0.6% year on year in Q2 2006, its worst showing since 2002, according to new figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association (ODA).This is a decline from the 3.6% year on year growth outdoor experienced in Q1.However, of the top ten outdoor advertising categories in Q1,… Continue reading Outdoor Revenue Growth Slows

Sky has announced that the latest addition to its Sky Mobile TV service is the Extreme Sports Channel, with the channel joining the existing mobile TV package with immediate effect.The Extreme Sports mobile TV service will offer made-for-mobile content including a series covering the best and worst ‘slams’ and profiles on the ultimate extreme sports… Continue reading Sky Adds Extreme Sports To Mobile Channel Line Up