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Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade is expected to be confirmed as the BBC’s new chairman by Downing Street later today following an exhaustive selection process lasting nearly three months.Grade will step into the shoes of Gavyn Davies, the former chairman who departed following criticism contained in the Hutton Report published in January.The appointment… Continue reading Government To Name Grade As BBC Chairman

Advertising market trends in the US are looking up and should continue to be positive for 2004, but market analysts at Merrill Lynch cannot see anything to get excited about. Now that the Iraq war is over, analysts are finally able to look at the latest patterns and trends. In 2003, internet revenues increased by… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Is Underwhelmed With US Ad Recovery

Internet search specialist Overture has announced a deal with two of the UK’s largest mobile networks to provide web-style advertiser-sponsored search links to mobile phones across the country.The deal, struck between Overture and mobile operators Orange and Vodafone, represents a leap in mobile advertising which is expected to fuel a rapid increase in penetration for… Continue reading Overture To Bring Web Advertising To Mobiles

Most Americans aged 65 and over do not use the internet and have no interest in learning about it, according to a report issued by The Pew Internet & American Life Project. The study shows that seniors know very few people who use websites or send emails and they cannot imagine why they would spend… Continue reading Senior Americans Not Interested In The Internet

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In March the UK advertising expenditure results were released. These beat all expectations and encouraged global advertisers to revisit 2004 forecasts. Advertising Association and World Advertising Research Centre Results UK advertising expenditure for 2003 exceeded expectations and rose by 2.5% to £17.2 billion. The results outperformed average market predictions. A consensus of recent forecasts compiled… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – March 2004

Shareholders in advertising giant WPP have forced the company to make an abrupt U-turn on a proposed bonus scheme for executives worth up to £112m over five years.The scheme would have netted chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell around £44 million, although shareholders have become increasingly vocal in their opposition to the plans, forcing the company… Continue reading WPP Shareholders Block Executive Bonus Scheme

New research from Nielsen NetRatings indicates that internet giant Yahoo! will gain almost five million extra visitors per month with the acquisition of price comparison site Kelkoo.The deal to purchase Kelkoo was announced by Yahoo! last month and will cost the internet giant £318 million (see Yahoo! Acquires Shopping Site Kelkoo For £318 million).The impact… Continue reading Yahoo Set For Massive Boost With Kelkoo Deal

The MediaTel Group Sports Quiz is over half way through and the current leader has a opened up a 12 point gap at the top of the leader board – www.MediaTelGroup.co.uk/sportsquizWith 14 questions completed in this years’ Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz, Tim Sandars of IPC Media is leading with 87 points. The latest… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz Update

The Commercial Radio Companies Association has become the latest organisation to call for independent regulation of the BBC under the review of its charter, due to take place in 2006.The organisation claim that regulation would create a “more equitable regulatory balance between the publicly funded broadcaster and commercial broadcasters” and would create useful distance between… Continue reading CRCA Joins Calls For Independent BBC Regulation