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Future Publishing has appointed ABC to carry out circulation audits for all of its 50 magazine titles, spanning the technology, games and entertainment sectors.ABC claims the move, which comes at a time when there has been an increase in the amount of auditing work being carried out, recognises that circulation auditing is an area of… Continue reading Future Publishing Hands Auditing Business To ABC

ITV is currently searching for a sponsor for its season of drama premiers after HSBC decided not to renew its long-running association with the network following a change of strategy.HSBC became the first brand to sponsor classic dramas on ITV back in 1996 and has repeatedly renewed its partnership with the channel. It is thought… Continue reading ITV Searches For New Drama Premier Sponsor

The text messaging craze showed no signs of slowing in September with a total of 2.13 billion person to person texts being sent during the month, according to the latest research from the Mobile Data Association.The figures reveal an impressive 23% year on year increase in the number of text messages sent across the UK’s… Continue reading Text Messaging Goes From Strength To Strength

Advertising group, Omnicom, beat Wall Street expectations, as third quarter worldwide revenue climbed by 14% a year ago to $2,319 million. Revenue in the US alone reached $1,261.3 million, climbing 14% year-on-year, while international revenue increased 15% to $1,057.7 million. Net income from July to September grew by 17% to $145.3 million from $124.6 million… Continue reading Omnicom Q3 Profits Up 14%

Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux, has added to the record-breaking results it achieved in the first half of this year, as third-quarter revenues topped expectations, climbing by 7.9% to €375.3 million.Over the nine month period from January to September, revenues climbed by 5.6% to €1,167.6 million, spurred by a strong performance across all of the group’s… Continue reading Another Record Quarter For JCDecaux As Revenues Climb

Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux, has added to the record-breaking results it achieved in the first half of this year, as third-quarter revenues topped expectations, climbing by 7.9% to â‚Ź375.3 million. Over the nine month period from January to September, revenues climbed by 5.6% to â‚Ź1,167.6 million, spurred by a strong performance across all of the… Continue reading Another Record Quarter For JCDecaux As Revenues Climb By 8%

The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV, saw a strong performance yesterday, bouncing back from a slump last week to add 3.21% to its share price, closing at 104˝p, as its recently launched autumn schedule began to bear fruit.The latest agency estimates from MediaTel Group have revealed a year on year rise in revenues of 9.2%… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Bounces Back As Profits Rise

The European Union has unveiled plans of its new â‚Ź7.5 million project that will allow TV-buffs to manipulate films to make a more personalised version. The New Media For A New Millennium (NM2) project, aims to allow viewers to participate in story lines that they create, as well as being able to have an input… Continue reading Personalised TV Backed By EU Project

ITV recovered lost ground during September, increasing its average weekly share of viewing in all homes by 3.1% points to rise back above the 20% mark amid criticism over a reliance on poor quality programmes.The broadcaster’s increased total marks a healthy return following a dip in viewing during August. The increased viewing share will be… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 2004

Emap has moved to strengthen its radio business with the appointment of Shaun Gregory as managing director of national brands and Travis Baxter as head of the Big City network.The shake-up will see Gregory (pictured), previously Emap Performance’s director of development, assume responsibility for the growth of the company’s portfolio of national radio networks including… Continue reading Emap Strengthens Radio Business With New Appointments