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Scottish Radio Holdings group revenues are expected to grow by 10% according to its half-year trading update. A rise of 12% in radio revenues and 8% in press revenues is also expected.Trading for the first six months, ending on 31 March 2004, shows that radio and press revenues are estimated to be 14% ahead of… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees Encouraging Growth In First Half

US hi-tech publishing advertising page volumes fell by 9.2% year on year during February, according to the latest market figures from United Business Media (UBM). Within this, UBM’s CMP Media division saw volumes decline by 7.8%. In the twelve months to February, page volumes in the total market were off by 12.4%, whilst CMP’s fell… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Ad Pages Fall 9.2% In February 2004

Internet giant Yahoo! has today announced the acquisition of price comparison site Kelkoo in a deal worth £318 million.The purchase will enable Yahoo! to extend its online presence to include Kelkoo’s comparison shopping service and referral system, bolstering the company’s already successful Yahoo! Shopping” directory of online stores.Commenting on the deal, Terry Semel, chairman and… Continue reading Yahoo! Acquires Shopping Site Kelkoo For £318 million

Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express, made a shock decision today to withdraw his bid to buy the Telegraph Group, owner of the Daily Telegraph. It is believed that current owners, Hollinger International, told Desmond that he would have to raise his current bid of around £550 million by a further £50 million to… Continue reading Desmond Withdraws From Telegraph Race

Global sales of integrated digital video recorders (DVRs) reached 2.7 million units last year and the market is expected to be worth $5.6 billion by 2008, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The report predicts that global annual sales of integrated DVRs will reach 27.6 million units by 2008, at an average annual… Continue reading Global Integrated DVR Sales To Hit 28m By 2008

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) group revenues are expected to grow by 10% according to its half-year trading update. A rise of 12% in radio revenues and 8% in press revenues is also expected. Trading for the first six months, ending on 31 March 2004, shows that radio and press revenues are estimated to be 14%… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees Encouraging Growth In First Half

Advertising expenditure is expected to rise by 3.2% this year according to figures published today by the Advertising Association (AA) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC). This comes as good news following nearly three consecutive years of decline in the advertising market. All media are expected to grow, but the highest annual percentage change… Continue reading UK Advertising Expected To Grow by 3.2% in 2004

Internet giant Yahoo! has today announced the acquisition of price comparison site Kelkoo in a deal worth £318 million. The purchase will enable Yahoo! to extend its online presence to include Kelkoo’s comparison shopping service and referral system, bolstering the company’s already successful Yahoo! Shopping directory of online stores. Commenting on the deal, Terry Semel,… Continue reading Yahoo! Acquires Shopping Site Kelkoo For £318m

GWR Group, owner of Classic FM, saw shares rise by 2.23% rise yesterday to close at 275p. The increase follows the announcement that revenues for the group’s financial Q4 will be up by 7%, with national spend jumping by 13% year on year (see GWR Sees Radio Revenues Up By 8% In 2003).Healthy trading in… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Rises Following Optimistic Results

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has announced the appointment of Jo Rigby, head of research at OMD UK, as chairwoman of its newly renamed Media Research Advisory Group.The group, previously known as the Press Research Advisory Group, made the name change to demonstrate more clearly their full remit, which encompasses all non-television media including… Continue reading Rigby To Head IPA’s Media Research Advisory Group