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New research has shown that advertisers are failing to connect with youth markets online, underestimating the effort needed to keep them “hooked” and failing to identify the requirements of adverts targeting different demographics.The research, conducted by Panlogic, identified several key findings. The study claims that many advertisers are too “conservative” in hooking young people and… Continue reading Research Shows Online Advertisers Out Of Touch With Youth

The BBC has announced a radical overhaul of its online branding which will see the familiar BBCi brand disappear from its website leaving it the sole brand for the Corporation’s interactive television services.From 6 May all of the BBC’s websites will come under the new bbc.co.uk brand, while its range of red button services will… Continue reading BBC Eyes Radical Rebranding Of Internet Operations

Emap Communications today announced the acquisition of ABI Building Data (ABI) from ICW Publications for £14 million. ABI, who was part of the Springer Science and Business Media group, generated £5 million revenue and £1 million profit in 2003 and is a leading provider of construction sales and marketing information services in the UK. This… Continue reading Emap Builds Business With New Acquisition

Times Newspapers have revealed that losses are expected to reach in excess of £28.6 million this year, up from £16.3 million last year. The group, which publishes The Times and The Sunday Times, revealed the loss when the newspapers’ operating division filed accounts that show, despite a small rise in turnover to £378 million from… Continue reading Tabloid Pushes Times Losses To £28m

Global advisor, Merrill Lynch, predicts that US advertising spending will increase by 6% in 2004 and admits the market “finally has growth to be proud of”. The Monthly Advertising Trends report says that US advertising spend is “rebounding nicely”, along with what seems to be a stronger than expected economy in the US. According to… Continue reading US Ad Spending Finally Has Growth To Be Proud Of Says Merrill Lynch

Digital TV (DTV) reached in excess of 100 million homes (12%) worldwide in February 2004, according to a new report from Informa Media Group. The TV International Sourcebook 2004 says that by the of this year, DTV homes will be in excess of 118.4 million, up by 22.2 million on the same period last year.… Continue reading Digital TV Reaches Over 100m Homes

Magazines are well placed to benefit from economic growth, according to Mark Cattle, director of The Royal Bank of Scotland.According to the Periodical Publishers Association, Cattle said at the PPA’s 2004 magazine conference: “Magazines are well placed to benefit from the economic upturn due to the unique relationship they have with their readers, which they… Continue reading Magazines Set To Benefit From Economic Growth

The majority of Europeans think that there are ‘too many and too boring’ advertisements surrounding them everyday, says a new report from GFK Marktforschung. A survey on people’s attitudes and preferences regarding advertising shows that all European respondents, regardless of country, agree that they are exposed to far too much advertising and most of it… Continue reading Europeans Want More Entertaining Adverts

Voice-over-internet telephony (VoIP) is expected to reach over 13 million US broadband households and small businesses by 2008, says a new report from IT consultants Analysys. By the end of this year, only 1 million US homes and 100,000 small businesses are forecast to be using VoIP but this will grow by 17% and 23%… Continue reading VoIP To Reach Over 13 Million US Broadband Subscribers

Time Warner Cable, the second largest multiple systems operator in the US, can expect revenues in 2004 to grow by 12% to $8.6 billion says a new report from Merrill Lynch. The growth in the near term is expected to continue to be driven by further penetration of digital and high-speed data services, digital video… Continue reading Time Warner Cable Revenues To Grow 12%