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The latest figures from ABC show the Financial Times increased its circulation by 2.8% last month, giving further credence on the paper’s optimistic forecasts of a return to profit this year.The title now commands sales of 445,986, and joins the Guardian as the only two quality titles to experience circulation growth during March.The popular sector… Continue reading Tabloids Look Depressed As FT Boosts Sales

Supermarket heavyweight Sainsbury’s has begun shielding shoppers form the front covers of men’s magazines sold in its stores, employing “modesty covers” usually reserved for adult titles to preserve customers’ sensitivities.The cover-up is effective in all of the retailer’s 760 stores nation-wide, affecting several publisher’s flagship titles, including FHM, Maxim, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo.The supermarket’s shelves… Continue reading Lads Mags Face Cover Up By Supermarket Giant

Search engine giant, Google, has changed its name in China hoping to increase its presence in the country’s rapidly growing economy. Google will now be known as Gu Ge, which means “harvesting song”, with the internet body saying the name conveyed “the sense of a fruitful and productive search experience in a Chinese way.” Commenting… Continue reading Google Changes Name To Fit In Chinese Market

ITV’s double bill of drama saw off competition from BBC One’s Match Of The Day last night, with the FA Cup quarter final replay between Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic drawing just under 4.3 million.Meanwhile, ITV’s The Bill and Murder City attracted average adult audiences of 5.8 million and 4.7 million respectively.BBC Two’s The Apprentice performed… Continue reading ITV Drama Sees Off Football Competition

FHM has pulled the plug on its bi-annual fashion title, FHM Collections, ending the title’s ten year tenure on the newsstand just over six months after an editorial revamp.Announcing the decision, Rimi Atwal, business director for FHM UK, said: “The last issue will be the current issue on sale, Spring/Summer 2006.“Despite the superb leadership of… Continue reading FHM Collections Hangs Up Its Hat

Hispanic internet users in the US look set to increase to nearly 21 million by 2010, up from just 15.7 million in 2005, according to new research from eMarketer. By the end of 2006, eMarketer projects the number to be up by 25% on 2005’s figure, reaching 16.7 million. In addition, the Hispanic population is… Continue reading US Hispanic Online Users To Reach 21 Million By 2010

Television delivered via mobile phones will take a further two years to develop into a heavyweight consumer product claims the head of mobile manufacturer Sony Ericsson.Speaking to the Reuters news agency, Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint said that uncertainty over technological standards could hold back development of the service, stating: “I don’t think that it… Continue reading Mobile TV To Be Big In Next Two Years

Cash point advertising is to give the Government an innovative vehicle for their anti-crime campaign later this month, with the Home Office unveiling a two week run of ads delivered via the technology across London.Run by specialist ad contractor ATM:ad, the campaign is intended to prevent ‘acquisitive’ theft crimes. The campaign, which was planned and… Continue reading Government Uses ATMs To Push Anti Theft Campaign

Online adspend looks set to overtake expenditure on outdoor advertising next year, according to the latest global forecasts from ZenithOptimedia, which claims the sector will also close the gap on radio in 2008.According to the company’s latest report, the internet will account for 6.5% of all advertising spend by 2008, up by 0.5% points on… Continue reading ZenithOptimedia Sees Online Ads Overtake Outdoor Next Year

French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore, has bought a further 1.26 million shares in UK media company Aegis, taking Groupe Bollore’s total interest to 26.03%.The move continues to fuel industry speculation that Bollore is planning a take-over bid of Aegis, with the Havas chief executive, recently saying that “all options are open.”Bollore has steadily increased his stake… Continue reading Bollore Increases Presence In Aegis