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RAJAR has lashed out at claims made by Wireless Group chairman, Kelvin MacKenzie, that its electronic measurement tests were “fatally flawed” and has dismissed the accusations as “ludicrous”.RAJAR was responding to legal action from the talkSPORT boss demanding £66 million in damages for advertising revenue he claims has been lost as a result of the… Continue reading RAJAR Dismisses Wireless Group Claims As Ludicrous

GWR Group has increased its stake in Digital Radio Group (DRG), the third London digital multiplex, from 23.6% to 30.2%, it announced this morning. It has increased its holding through the £3.3 million acquisition of shares from Clubmend, Asian Sound and Matsushita Electric Europe.GWR provides a range of digital services on DRG through its NOWdigital… Continue reading GWR Raises Stake In London Digital Multiplex

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, stood up at 12:22pm to reveal his tax and spending plans for the next year. Key points of the 2004 Budget are as follows…Mr Brown said since 1997 Britain has sustained growth through two economic cycles without suffering the “all British disease of stop go”.Britain has enjoyed the longest… Continue reading Budget 2004 Coverage – The Chancellor’s Speech Live

Internet giant MSN has today announced an innovative deal with Columbia TriStar which will see users of its popular Hotmail service receive movie trailers streamed direct to their inbox.The new campaign, to promote Columbia Tristar’s Gothika, will run through March and into early April. The deal follows a similar venture last November, when trailers for… Continue reading MSN Opens Inbox To Direct Video Advertising

ITV and ZenithOptimedia UK have developed a new airtime sales initiative designed to encourage viewers to pay more attention during key commercial breaks on ITV1.The initiative will be used to promote the launch of a new banking retail system to safeguard against credit-card fraud. The chip and PIN system will encourage consumers to key in… Continue reading ITV Sales And Zenith Launch New Airtime Initiative

Channel 4 looks set to hit the advertising jackpot later this week with the culmination of one of its most popular and highest rating programmes, Sex and the City, which comes to an end on Friday.The hour-long spectacle is expected to attract over 3 million viewers in its 10:30pm slot and looks set to generate… Continue reading Channel 4 To Profit From Sex And The City Climax

Regional newspaper group, Johnston Press, has posted a 38% rise in 2003 profits to £128.0 million. These include the first full-year contribution from Regional Independent Media (RIM), which Johnston acquired in 2002.The group says that like-for-like advertising revenues grew by 3.8%, with a rise of 3.0% in H1 followed by 4.6% growth in H2. This… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Superb Year In 2003

The Independent will ditch it’s broadsheet edition entirely tomorrow to make way for a compact Budget special, in a move that has prompted further rumours that a switch to tabloid-only publication is imminent.The one-off special edition will feature a 32-page section on the Chancellor, Gordon Brown’s, fiscal policy, making the overall size of the paper… Continue reading Independent Ditches Broadsheet For Budget Special

Ulster TV was one of the few stocks to rise in yesterday’s media market, climbing 2.98% following its financial results. Revenues were up by 2.1% on last year and the group expects television advertising revenues to rise by a further 10% in the first quarter of 2004 (see Ulster TV Sees Airtime Revenues Up 10%… Continue reading Sharewatch: Ulster Boosted By Strong Financial Results

Advertising account activity increased again in February, with further reviews in the pipeline, according to the latest edition of Lehman Brothers’ New Business Scorecard.The broker says that WPP came top of the pile, whilst Omnicom and Publicis were ‘solid’ and Interpublic showed further deterioration in the form a number of major account reviews. Overall, new… Continue reading Lehman Says Advertising Account Activity Is On The Up