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The next generation of video games consoles will sell 47 million units between their expected launch in late 2005 and the end of 2010, according to a new executive briefing from Informa Media. The European Games Consoles To 2010 report predicts that Sony’s PlayStation brand will again be the winner, with the PS3 expected to… Continue reading Online Gaming Will Be Key In Next Generation Consoles

Aegis Group, the global media network which owns the Carat agency, today posted a 12.7% rise in underlying pre-tax profits for 2003, with media turnover rising by 15.0% £6.9 billion. Aegis chief executive Doug Flynn says that the results have been achieved despite challenging market conditions thanks to action taken by the company over the… Continue reading Aegis Profits Jump 12.7% As Ad Recovery Builds

Aegis Group, the global media network which owns the Carat agency, today posted a 12.7% rise in underlying pre-tax profits for 2003, with media turnover rising by 15.0% £6.9 billion.Aegis chief executive Doug Flynn says that the results have been achieved despite challenging market conditions thanks to action taken by the company over the last… Continue reading Aegis Profits Jump 12.7% As Ad Recovery Builds

Lord Conrad Black was dealt a further blow yesterday when he was forced to step down as chairman of the Telegraph Group, after almost twenty years at the newspaper company’s helm. It emerged last night that Black, who took control of the Daily Telegraph in 1985, had been removed as both chairman and director of… Continue reading Crisis Deepens As Black Ousted From Telegraph Group

Lord Conrad Black was dealt a further blow yesterday when he was forced to step down as chairman of the Telegraph Group after almost twenty years at the newspaper company’s helm.It emerged last night that Black, who took control of the Daily Telegraph in 1985, had been removed as both chairman and director of the… Continue reading Crisis Deepens As Black Ousted From Telegraph Group

Recent figures released by the Branded Content Marketing Association show the number of branded television programmes in the UK is set to double this year as advertisers search for more cost effective ways to promote their products. Simon Wells, commercial director of enteraction tv, explains what all the fuss is about…When the marketing chief of… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Thinking Beyond The 30-Second Spot

The prospect of an increase in the cost of airtime advertising following the recent ITV merger may give a boost to outdoor revenue, according to research commissioned by Outdoor Connection.The survey of 150 senior agency and client personnel asked for opinions on the strengths of outdoor advertising, the likelihood of the medium expanding its market… Continue reading Research Shows ITV Merger May Fuel Outdoor Profits

Sky News has secured the multimillion contract to become Channel Five’s exclusive news provider until the end of the decade.The wide-ranging deal begins next year and signals the end of Five’s contract with current content provider, ITN, which has supplied the broadcaster’s news content since its launch as Channel 5 in March 1997.The new agreement… Continue reading Sky Scoops Five News Contract From ITN

Media planning and buying agency PHD is restructuring its senior management system in an attempt to bring its specialist agencies closer to the main company.The restructure will see PHD, which is the UK’s ninth biggest individual buying agency, merge its main and group boards as part of a wide-ranging move towards a more integrated approach to… Continue reading PHD Restructures For More Integrated Approach To Clients

Aegis Group, the global media and advertising network, this morning said that advertising is now back into the cycle of positive growth and expects an extra boost in 2004 thanks to the ‘quadrennial effect’ of the US election, the Olympics and the European soccer championships. The group says that the advertising recession, which ended in… Continue reading Aegis Forecasts Global Ad Growth Of 5.3% In 2004