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Omnicom Group has reported an 8% rise in profits for the second quarter of 2006 on the back of new business wins. The worlds 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… Continue reading Omnicom Group Reports Q2 Profits Up 8%

JCDecaux has reported a 13.4% year-on-year revenue increase to €945.8 million (£646.2 million) for the first half of 2006, with organic revenue growth, excluding acquisitions and the impact of exchange rates, was 7.6%. The growth follows solid performances in the outdoor specialist’s transport and street furniture sectors across Europe, except in the UK (the company’s… Continue reading Strong First-Half Revenue Growth For JCDecaux

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

Scotland’s Daily Record could be set to launch an evening edition aimed at commuters, according to reports in the trade press.It has been reported that the new 5pm evening edition will focus on sport stories, tasters of the major news stories to come the next day and extra information on stories covered in the morning… Continue reading Daily Record Could Launch Evening Freesheet

BSkyB will launch a number of genre-specific websites later in the year in a bid to extend its new media presence, following the announcement it has taken total control of online publisher, mykindaplace.The broadcaster previously owned just under half of the company. However, the mykindaplace management team will remain in place to maintain the growth… Continue reading BSkyB To Bolster New Media Presence

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 across the… Continue reading Record Text Message Figures For June

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 just… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Bucks General Market Trend

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

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