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The UK’s Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is now predicting that online’s share of total advertising will reach 4% by autumn 2007. This revised target comes after the original 2% goal set for autumn 2004 was surpassed twelve months early. The UK’s online advertising market is already twice the size of cinema and half the size… Continue reading Online Revenues To Surpass Radio By 2007, Says IAB

BSkyB’s run of strong growth in both subscribers and financials continued today, as the group restored its dividend for the first time in over five years.Posting a first half rise in revenues of 17% to £1.8 billion, the satellite broadcaster said that shareholders would receive 2.75p per share. This comes after a long period during… Continue reading BSkyB’s Good Run Continues With First Half Results

The UK’s Internet Advertising Bureau is now predicting that online’s share of total advertising will reach 4% by autumn 2007. This revised target comes after the original 2% goal set for autumn 2004 was surpassed twelve months early.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Online Revenues To Surpass Radio By 2007

IPC Media has announced that Evelyn Webster is to move from her current role as managing director of country and leisure media to head up the high-profile women’s weeklies division.Webster will take up the position next month and will assume responsibility for a range of titles including Chat, Now and Women’s Own. She replaces Caroline… Continue reading IPC Appoints Webster As New Head Of Women’s Weeklies

Profit takers left their mark on the media sector yesterday as they moved in on a key stocks. WPP, the global advertising and marketing network, was amongst the worst hit with shares dipping 2.56% to close at 590p. The newly merged ITV was seen down by 2.16% to finish at 136p.Traders also moved on Reuters,… Continue reading Sharewatch: Profit Takers Swoop On Key Media Stocks

Richard Desmond’s Express Newspaper Group has submitted a substantial £500 million cash bid for the Telegraph titles as the battle for control of the Hollinger-owned assets intensifies.The newspaper baron’s privately owned Northern & Shell company has also moved to take full control of the joint venture printing plant it controls with Lord Conrad Black’s Telegraph… Continue reading Desmond Mounts Two Pronged Attack On Telegraph Titles

BSkyB’s run of strong growth in both subscribers and financials continued today, as the group restored its dividend for the first time in over five years. Posting a first half rise in revenues of 17% to £1.8 billion, the satellite broadcaster said that shareholders would receive 2.75p per share. This comes after a long period… Continue reading BSkyB’s Good Run Continues With H1 Results

The UK Association Of Online Publishers has rejected as ‘unsatisfactory’ a move by the Audit Bureau of Circulations to include figures for e-publications on its upcoming print certificate.The industry body has written to ABC chief executive, Chris Boyd, to express its dissatisfaction at the decision to publish data for digital editions alongside circulations for print… Continue reading Association Of Online Publishers Attacks ABC Digital Decision

Online product research by consumers is a key factor in their offline purchasing decisions, according to a report from Forrester Research.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.

IPC Media’s TV Times magazine has come together with Time Warner’s Turner Classic Movies to promote the cable and satellite channel’s forthcoming 29 Days Of Oscars season of films.February will see actor, director and regular Bafta host, Stephen Fry, present a season of Oscar-winning and nominated films on Turner Classic Movies, which will be sponsored… Continue reading TV Times Links With Turner Movies To Promote Oscars