Daily Mail and General Trust group was seen in the spotlight, up 3.38% as cyclical stocks benefited from the FTSE’s surge.Independent News & Media was also in focus after announcing a €53.5 million worldwide restructuring plan intended to reduce debts over the next twelve months (see Independent News & Media Cuts Jobs To Save On… Continue reading Sharewatch: Daily Mail Rises On Cyclical Surge
The UK’s Association Of Online Publishers (AOP) has agreed to work with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) to accelerate the growth of the online advertising market, which is expected to top £300 million for the first time this year (see Research Shows Online Advertising Boom In 2003). The partnership will see the two organisations work… Continue reading AOP/IAB Partnership To Grow UK Online Advertising
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has been granted permission to take over US satellite broadcaster DirecTV, in an approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the end of last week. The approval of the acquisition of DirecTV by News Corp from Hughes Electronics had been widely expected (see Murdoch Awaits Go Ahead On DirecTV Deal).… Continue reading Murdoch Gets Go-Ahead On US Satellite TV Ambitions
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has been granted permission to take over US satellite broadcaster DirecTV, in an approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the end of last week.The approval of the acquisition of DirecTV by News Corp from Hughes Electronics had been widely expected. The decision clears the way for Murdoch’s plans to… Continue reading Murdoch Gets Go-Ahead On US Satellite TV Ambitions
Interest in interactive television (iTV) formats from programmers, advertisers and viewers, is growing quietly but steadily, according to a new study of the US market from BrightLine Partners. The report says that this trend continued throughout 2003 and iTV now finds itself firmly in the TV advertising equation for advertisers and programmers. A rise in… Continue reading US Sees Growing Adoption Of Interactive TV Advertising
The UK Association Of Online Publishers has agreed to work with the Interactive Advertising Bureau to accelerate the growth of the online advertising market, which is expected to top £300 million for the first time this year.The partnership will see the two organisations work on a number of initiatives to boost the interactive commercial market… Continue reading AOP To Work With IAB To Grow Online Advertising
Emap Performance is expanding its Kerrang! brand into the West Midlands with the launch of a new digital radio station early next year.The Kerrang! DAB service will act as an appetiser to rock music fans in advance of the launch of the first Kerrang! FM radio station, which goes on air in the West Midlands… Continue reading Kerrang! Launches Digital Station In West Midlands
Channel 4 has secured the Travel Inn to sponsor its latest reality-TV show, Shattered, which will challenge twelve participants to stay awake for an entire week.The sponsorship deal begins with the live hour long launch show on 4 January and sees Travel Inn branding appear on the nightly 10pm elimination shows, the nightly 11pm shows… Continue reading Channel 4 Secures Travel Inn For Shattered Sponsorship
US advertising spend rose by 7.0% during the first three quarters of the year, to reach $89.6 billion, according to the latest figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…World DSL Lines Exceed 55m In Third QuarterThe number of DSL lines worldwide topped 55 million in the third quarter of this year, an 80%… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: US Adspend Rises 7% In First Three Quarters
IPC’s SouthBank’s monthly interiors magazine Livingetc has joined forces with fashion title InStyle to launch a special Celebrity Homes supplement.The 36-page stand alone supplement, InStyle Celebrity Homes with Livingetc, will feature five glamorous celebrity homes and will be covermounted with February’s edition of Livingetc.The supplement has been designed to bridge the narrow divide between the… Continue reading Livingetc And In Style Join For Celeb Interiors Special
