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The international specialist consumer magazine group, Future Network, has today revealed that revenue for the first five months of 2004 is up by 8%, fuelled by growth in Europe and the United States.The trading update, issued prior to the interim results due on 14 September 2004, shows that mainland Europe outperformed all other regions, growing… Continue reading UK Lags Behind Europe And US Growth For Future

Media and marketing research group, Aegis, today said that revenues for the first half of this year are expected to be comfortably ahead of last year in its three operating regions; Europe, US and Asia. The trading update, issued prior to the interim results due on 7 September 2004, said that during the past few… Continue reading Aegis Performing Ahead Of Last Year

MegaPoster has secured car manufacturer Mitsubishi to launch its new Colt model with a national giant banner campaign featuring two of the company’s prime sites in Birmingham and London.The two sites will spearhead a five-banner campaign that will run throughout July and August instead of the normal one month poster period. The creative will feature… Continue reading MegaPoster Drives Expansion With Mitsubishi Campaign

Independent News & Media saw impressive performance last week, rising by 7.03% analysis to close at 137p on Friday. The company recently announced that strong revenue growth has been enjoyed across all major markets for the first half of 2004.Executive chairman of INM, Sir Anthony O’Reilly, revealed that total revenues for the newspaper group are… Continue reading Sharewatch: INM Soars Following Strong First Half Growth

The Government is understood to be preparing a valuation of Channel 4 as the Treasury gives further consideration to a sell-off of the state-owned broadcaster, further fuelling rumours of a merger with Five.Government officials are understood to have consulted several city banks over the valuation process, giving a clear indication that privatisation for Channel 4… Continue reading Channel 4 Set For Valuation Ahead Of Possible Sell-Off

Aegis Group is in the process of creating a new international media network to integrate its £564 million a year digital and interactive advertising business under a single umbrella brand.The Isobar network will unify the 18 companies that Aegis has acquired during its push into the digital advertising market. It will operate in 19 countries… Continue reading Aegis Creates Global Network For Digital Marketing

Embattled cable provider Telewest is shaking-up its digital television packages as part of a move to temp Sky Digital customers away from the their current contracts ahead of a price rise by the satellite superpower.In addition to revamping its current crop of packages, Telewest will launch a marketing campaign specifically targeting Sky’s premium channel subscribers.… Continue reading Telewest Sets Sights On Sky Customers With New Packages

A peak of nearly 13 million football fans tuned into BBC One last night to watch Greece secure a historic 1-0 victory over Portugal in the culmination of this year’s Euro football tournament.Unofficial viewing figures from BARB show that BBC One achieved an average audience of 10.9 million and a 45.7% share during the 90-minute… Continue reading Almost 13 Million Tune In To BBC For Euro 2004 Final

Once again, WAP page impressions hit a record during the month, with 1.46 billion pages viewed in the UK during May 2004, according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA). This total shows an emerging trend from the GSM network, which includes operators such as O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, citing a 109.4% annual growth rate.… Continue reading WAP Pages Hit 1.46 Billion In May

Irish ITV station Ulster TV saw share prices suffer yesterday as Canadian media group CanWest completed a £60 million sale of shares in the broadcaster. The Canadian company is expected to use the cash to reduce bank debt, currently standing at a reported £1.2 billion.UTV closed at 394˝p yesterday, slipping by 6.29%, while parent company… Continue reading Sharewatch: Ulster TV Dips As CanWest Offloads Shares