ITV is due to report its interim results this week, and the industry will be hanging on its view of the TV market for the second six months of the year and beyond.The first six has seen ITV hit hard, with revenues down by 14% in the second quarter year on year, while share of… Continue reading ITV Expected to Announce Profits Rising as Audience Dips
City AM, the new the daily free newspaper for the city has launched today – it had been thought the launch would be mid-month – with a 24-page issue and an initial print run of 60,000 copies.The paper is being distributed by hand in the City of London and Canary Wharf from 6am.The aim is… Continue reading City AM Launches Ahead of Plan
The UK cinema industry enjoyed a total of 16 million admissions in July, making it the strongest month so far this year, despite a slight year on year loss due to two of the most popular films of 2004, Shrek 2 and Spiderman 2 both released in July 2004.According to figures released by the Cinema… Continue reading Cinema Admissions In July Strongest In 2005
IPC ignite! managing director has announced that Kevin Heery, head of ignite! online and Andrew Sumner, publisher of Uncut magazine will be joining the IPC ignite! board, with Heery assuming the role of director of digital development and Sumner to publishing director.Heery joined ignite! in April 2001 as technical and production manager on the award-winning… Continue reading Heery Any Sumner Join IPC ignite! Board
Media communications and market research group, Aegis, has announced the acquisition of Australian company, Market Equity, adding the business to its international market research arm, Synovate. The £11.7 million deal will see Synovate quickly integrating Market Equity into its global network, giving existing clients in Australia immediate access to all Synovate research solutions and to… Continue reading Aegis Strengthens International Hold
UK market research firm, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) has reported an increase in pre-tax profit for the six months to June 30, rising to £35.9 million from £32.4 million compared to the same time last year. Revenues for the group enjoyed a year on year increase of 3.1% reaching £460 million, up from £446 million,… Continue reading TNS Reports Profit Of £35.9 Million For First Half Of 2005
The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has launched a blueprint for consumer-centric holistic measurement, resulting from an extensive collaboration over a number of years between the world’s largest advertisers. According to the WFA, consumers have changed significantly in the last fifty years ago, with mass marketing becoming increasingly ineffective in light of media fragmentation and… Continue reading WFA Launches Blueprint For Consumer Measurement
Keyboard player of world famous rock group “Yes”, Rick Wakeman is joining Planet Rock, presenting a live show exclusively on the national DAB digital radio.The three hour show, starting this month, will feature tales of Wakeman’s exploits on the road and in the studio, with listeners able to question him on anything they like. A… Continue reading Wakeman To Join Planet Rock
The European communications industry is rebounding, with the internet and a changing mobile environment creating new challenges for service providers and advertisers. According to the new Communications report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the growing popularity of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is threatening the fixed line revenues of traditional carriers,… Continue reading VoIP Threatening Traditional Fixed Line Revenues
News International has poached Mike Anderson from the Evening Standard to head up the Sun and News of the World, taking over from Camilla Rhodes.The move sees Rhodes leave her role as managing director of News Group International to lead a venture into magazine publishing by News International.Anderson was managing director at the Evening Standard… Continue reading Anderson Leaves Evening Standard For Sun
