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International magazine publisher, Future Network, is to issue its first dividend to shareholders after reporting a strong set of financial results for the full year 2003.The group said that turnover was up by 11% to £182.7 million, whilst operating profit rose by 24% to £22.5 million. Earnings per share rose from 4.4p in 2002 to… Continue reading Future Sets Maiden Dividend As Revenue Rises 11%

The RAB is expected to demand a reduction in the ‘wealth warnings’ given at the end of financial services advertisements as part of its response to the Department of Trade and Industry’s review of the consumer credit act.The wealth warnings are currently required by law and are viewed by many as awkward additions, which are… Continue reading RAB To Lobby Government Over Wealth Warnings

The newly merged ITV Sales operation has announced the appointment of Peter Birch and Colin Ramsay to the respective roles of head of interactive sales and head of online sales with immediate effect.The appointments come as ITV Sales launches a major charm offensive to improve its relationship with advertisers, in the form of an interactive… Continue reading ITV Announces New-Media Sales Appointments

International magazine publisher, Future Network, is to issue its first dividend to shareholders after reporting a strong set of financial results for the full year 2003. The group said that turnover was up by 11% to £182.7 million, whilst operating profit rose by 24% to £22.5 million. Earnings per share rose from 4.4p in 2002… Continue reading Future Sets Maiden Dividend As Revenue Rises 11%

Profits at global advertising network, Publicis Groupe, rose by 21.8% to €263 million in 2003. This follows the integration of Bcom3 (see Publicis Confirms BCom3 Merger Details) and a return to sustainable organic growth, the company said this morning. Organic growth at the network was 2.0%, within which there was a 3.7% rise during the… Continue reading Publicis Looks Strong, Whilst Interpublic Slumps

The advertising recovery is gaining momentum according to SMG, but this could not prevent the Glasgow-based media group from posting poorer than expected profits for the full year 2003. The group this morning reported pre-tax profits down by 27.7% from £24.2 million in 2002 to £17.5 million last year. Analysts had expected profits to be… Continue reading SMG’s Profits Tumble 28% As Advertising Decline Bites

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

US outdoor advertising revenues rose by 5.2% for the whole of 2003, after Q4 came in at a growth of 5.7%, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). The Association forecasts that outdoor will rise by 2% more than GDP over the coming year and early indications from OAAA member companies are that… Continue reading US Outdoor Advertising Grows 5% In 2003

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

Consumer confidence, a robust economy and improving corporate performance have all helped the US advertising industry to post a 6.1% rise in expenditure during 2003, according to new figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. Total adspend closed the year at $128.3 billion, with every category bar spot television showing gains in expenditure year on year. Almost… Continue reading US Adspend Shows 6.1% Jump In 2003