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BT will launch a film download-to-own service next week, offering films to watch and own, which will be viewable via a computer, a portable device such as an MP3 player, and a DVD that will be mailed out.The telecommunications giant has secured the rights to offer the films at the same time as they appear… Continue reading BT To Launch Film Download Service

Omnicom Group has reported an 8% rise in profits for the second quarter of 2006 on the back of new business wins.The world’s largest advertising agency owner saw worldwide revenue increase 8% to $2,823.4 million from $2,615.8 million in the second quarter of 2005, while domestic revenue for the second quarter of 2006 increased 8%… Continue reading Omnicom Group Reports Profits Up

BBC One’s new drama, Sorted, which follows the highs and lows of a group of postie pals, continued to do well in its second week, gaining an average of 3.9 million adult viewers for the station (a 20.9% audience share), beating Channel 4’s Big Brother.BB managed to lure an average of 3.6 million viewers in… Continue reading New BBC One Drama Continues To Triumph

Housing and planning minister, Yvette Cooper, has urged councils to crack down on illegal roadside ads, following a seven-week consultation on outdoor advertising, according to reports in the trade press.The government has asked councils to work closely with the Highways Agency to reduce the number of ads placed by motorway services, out-of-town retail parks, farmers… Continue reading Government To Crack Down On Illegal Roadside Ads

Cinema advertising has bucked the general ad market trend, rising 9.3% year on year for the six months from January to June this year, at a time when many other sectors have seen decline, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research figures. Outdoor, radio and TV have all seen revenue decline year on year, with… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Bucks General Market Trend

England’s World Cup adventure encouraged fans to notch up record text messaging figures last month, according to new data released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The MDA figures show that 112 messages were sent on average per day throughout June in the UK, with the total monthly figure topping 3.37 billion. Person-to-person texts sent… Continue reading Record Text Message Figures For June

About 9 million US web users (6% of US adults) have downloaded a podcast in the past 30 days, according to the new research, The Economics of Podcasting, a report released today by Nielsen Analytics, part of VNU’s Media Measurement & Information Group. The survey, carried out at Nielsen Entertainment Television testing facilities in Las… Continue reading US Podcast Downloading Continues To Grow

United Business Media has seen revenue grow by 25.1% to £394.3m in the first half of 2006, reveals the company’s interim results for the six months ending June 30. Group operating profit also grew, by 25.1% to £82.3m, while its earnings per share, driven by strong trading performance and enhanced by share buybacks, grew 24.1%… Continue reading Strong Revenue Growth For United Business Media

US Online advertising will grow to represent 9% of overall advertising spend by 2011, according to the latest study from JupiterResearch, US Online Advertising Forecast, 2006 to 2011. The study shows that online advertising in the US will reach $25.9 billion in revenues by 2011, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11%… Continue reading US Online Advertising To Reach 9% Of Ad Spend In 2011

NTL:Telewest has announced details of its new quadruple-play offer which will include free TV to any new fixed line phone customer.NTL says that its TV offering is “superior to Freeview” and will allow subscribers access to advanced next generation services, including video-on-demand.The quadruple-play package is the first and only offer of its kind in the… Continue reading NTL Announces Details Of Quadruple-Play Package