Advertising revenues at Future Network’s portfolio of magazines were up by 9% for the first ten months of the year, the company said this morning. Circulation revenues, which account for 68% of group revenue, rose by 14%.Future says that the first four months of the second half continue the trends outlined in the company’s first… Continue reading Future Network Sees Ad Revenues Up 9%
Digital marketing company, ValueClick, has poached DoubleClick’s director of account management, Vanessa Kent, to take up the role of corporate development director.The newly created position will see Kent work to develop a new account management process for ValueClick’s technology and media divisions. She will also oversee client relationships and will be responsible for presenting products… Continue reading ValueClick Appoints New Corporate Development Head
Advertising revenues at Future Network’s portfolio of magazines were up by 9% for the first ten months of the year, the company said this morning. Circulation revenues, which account for 68% of group revenue, rose by 14%. Future says that the first four months of the second half continue the trends outlined in the company’s… Continue reading Future Network Sees Ad Revenues Up 9%
A feature of the agency landscape over the coming few years will be a return to slow, more stable revenue growth, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. In an advertising and marketing services reports, the broker says that agencies will turn to slower, but more stable organic growth to build their revenues. Agency holding companies… Continue reading Agencies To Return To Slower Stable Growth, Says Broker
Thousands of radio listeners were deprived of BBC services this morning after a power cut caused a thirteen minute black out at Radio 4 and Radio Five Live.The power failure interrupted a Today programme interview with Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, who had to be moved to another studio as transmission was temporarily lost between 7.53am… Continue reading BBC Blackout Deprives Thousands Of Radio Listeners
US newspaper advertising expenditure rose by 1.5% to $10.9 billion during the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). National advertising led the way with an 8.2% rise to $1.9 billion, boosted by gains in telecommunications and computer equipment. Retail advertising spending edged up 0.8% to… Continue reading US Newspaper Advertising Rises 1.5% In Q3
A feature of the agency landscape over the coming few years will be a return to slow, more stable revenue growth, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Looking ahead, agencies are expected to concentrate more on organic growth and less on acquisitions, not least because there is little room left for continued consolidation via major… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Agencies To Return To Slower Stable Growth
Carlton and Granada were seen under pressure yesterday after Deutsche Bank downgraded their stocks to hold, citing the revised £100 million savings target which it considered to be priced in. The stocks fell 1.27% and 2.17% respectively on heavy trading after reaching year highs on Wednesday.Shareholders in Conrad Black’s Hollinger International are reportedly “next to… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada Rise On Positive Noise
Yell is launching its first ever television advertising campaign to support the launch of its directory enquiry service, 118 247.The campaign, created by Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO, will form part of a £2 million integrated marketing initiative, which also includes a range of regional radio and newspaper activity featuring James Nesbitt of ITV’s popular drama… Continue reading Yell Launches First Ever TV Advertising Campaign
ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, were seen in the spotlight again yesterday with shares surging by 6.31% and 7.17% respectively after both announced rising profits and the hope to realise cost savings of £100 million from their imminent merger (see Granada And Carlton Reveal New Savings Target).The savings are double original estimates by the ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada Rise On Positive Noise
