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A new study from the US claims TV viewers using PVRs do not display any significant difference in ad recall or ad recognition when compared with viewers not using the technology. The research, conducted by Millward Brown, represents good news for the advertising and marketing industries, with Michelle de Montigny, senior vice president at the… Continue reading Ad Recognition Not Affected By PVRs

Andrew Brown, director general of the Advertising Association (AA) has announced his intention to stand down from the position at the end of the year.Making the announcement at a meeting of the AA’s Council this afternoon, Brown said: “I have had a thoroughly enjoyable thirteen years, but now feel for personal and professional reasons that… Continue reading AA Seeks New DG As Brown Steps Down

Multimedia enabled mobile phones look set to double over the next two years, despite an apparent lack of consumer interest. Despite the ability to play digital music on handsets shown to be one of the more popluar multimedia applications cited by US respondents a recent report by In-Stat claimed the feature was not deamed that… Continue reading Multimedia Phones Set To Rise Despite Lack Of Consumer Interest

Emap is to push its consumer-facing digital businesses with the relaunch of Emap Performance, bringing together the company’s broadband, mobile, interactive TV and radio distribution strategies.Led by Dharmash Mistry, the new Emap Performance will work alongside the company’s existing businesses in magazine, radio and TV, with a focus on new digital initiatives. Additional talent will… Continue reading Emap Performance Relaunches For Focus On Digital Platforms

TV marketing body Thinkbox has appointed research specialists Actual Consumer Behaviour (ACB) and Holden Pearmain to develop its first research study into the depth of brand engagement via television.The study aims to provide the TV market with a deeper understanding of relationships between the viewer and TV output, investigating the medium across a variety of… Continue reading Thinkbox Preps First Research Into Engagement

Sports radio station talkSPORT is to launch branded digital radio sets through high street retailer Currys, in an effort to boost its profile and drive audience figures.The station will now provide 20,000 of the branded PURE DAB digital radios, which feature new ‘Intellitext’ technology allowing listeners to access news headlines, sports scores and traffic information… Continue reading TalkSPORT Launches Branded Radios To Drive Listenership

Advertising is currently growing faster than gross domestic product (GDP), with global adspend set to increase to 6% in 2006, up from 4.9% in 2005. The latest forecasts, from ZenithOptimedia, attribute the strong growth to the World Cup held this summer, with the event producing lots of promotional opportunities. ZenithOptimedia projects that worldwide adspend will… Continue reading Global Adspend Forecast To See 6% Growth In 2006

Voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) looks set to revolutionise the telcoms industry, with new research from Continental Research forecasting strong growth for the medium. According to the study, 1.8 million internet users have used VoIP in the past 12 months, with a further 1.9 million saying they are likely to try the technology within the next 12… Continue reading VoIP Forecast To Shake-Up Telecoms Industry

Five has appointed Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest as its new creative agency ahead of a rebranding exercise first mooted at the beginning of the year.The win sees the creative agency succeed incumbent TBWA/London, which decided not to re-pitch for the business.“We began the pitch process in January this year after assessing our creative needs for… Continue reading Five Signs Creative Agency Ahead Of Rebrand

The BBC’s Strictly Dance Fever continued to perform well for the Corporation on Saturday night, flooring competition from ITV’s Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes with an average adult audience of 4.3 million.The dancing showdown saw off ITV’s star singers, which drew 4.1 million on average for the commercial giant.Elsewhere, BBC One’s long running medical drama… Continue reading BBC Wins As Viewers Glaze Over Stars In Their Eyes