Advertising expenditure is forecast to grow by 4.2% this year, after an expected 2.2% rise in 2003. Annual economic inflation, is predicted to close at 2.8% in 2003 – stronger than advertising. In 2004, economic growth is forecast to be just 2.5%, below advertising’s 4.2%, according to Initiative.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: UK Adspend To Grow by 4.2% This Year
The family of Lord Hartwell, who sold the Daily Telegraph to Lord Conrad Black, is believed to be putting the final touches to a £500 million bid for the title before next week’s first-offer deadline.Reports suggest that Nicholas Berry, the youngest son of Lord Hartwell, and his nephew, Caspar Gilroy, are preparing to mount a… Continue reading Former Owners Mount Bid To Win Back Telegraph
Hachette Filipacchi’s ELLEgirl goes on sale as a monthly title for the first time this week in an attempt to shake-up the increasingly competitive teenage magazine market.The decision to increase the magazine’s frequency from bi-monthly to monthly was taken last year as part of Hachette’s ongoing strategy to strengthen its teenage portfolio, which also includes… Continue reading ELLEgirl Goes On Sale As Teen Style Monthly
Global advertising expenditure growth will accelerate in 2004, as a new world order in advertising emerges, according to the latest Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media.The agency network forecasts that worldwide adspend will rise by 5.8% to reach $331.4 billion in 2004. This figure accounts for the combined markets of the 44 countries on… Continue reading Initiative Says Global Adspend To Rise 5.8% In 2004
Impact, the sales house for The Wireless Group, has announced a number of new promotions as it reported strong revenues for flagship station talkSPORT during the final quarter of 2003.Matthew Pennington has been promoted from account director to head of agency sales, talking charge of revenues across Impact’s portfolio of stations, including talkSPORT, the ILR… Continue reading Impact Announces Promotions As It Records Record Revenues
Paid-for search listings are the second most popular online advertising format, now accounting for 36% of the total internet ad market in the UK, according to new figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
TiVo, the personal video recorder company, is understood to be in talks about making a return to the UK market, which it withdrew from last year following disappointing sales.TiVo stopped producing its boxes in the UK last February after the expiry of a three year contract with its hardware partner, Thomson Multimedia. However, sources suggest… Continue reading TiVo Believed To Be In Talks To Return To UK Market
Personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer, TiVo, is understood to be considering a return to the UK market just a year after it withdrew following disappointing sales. TiVo stopped producing its boxes in the UK last February after the expiry of a three year contract with its hardware partner, Thomson Multimedia. However, sources suggest the company… Continue reading TiVo May Return To UK Market
BSkyB was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping by 1.86% after chief financial officer, Martin Stewart, announced his intention to quit the company just months after losing out to James Murdoch in the race for the chief executive’s position (see BSkyB Loses Stewart As Chief Finance Officer).Stewart was beaten to the helm of the… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Dips As Chief Financial Officer Departs
Radio revenues at GWR Group rose by 12% year on year during the three months to the end of December 2003, thanks to a strong performance from the Local Radio Group (LRG). LRG, which accounts for 70% of GWR’s revenues, posted a 13% jump, following the introduction of a new sales system. Local spend was… Continue reading GWR Group Sees 12% Revenue Rise In Q1
