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Major media advertising pacings in the US are looking fairly weak for the fourth quarter, although the outlook for 2004 is still positive, according to Merrill Lynch. The broker says that radio and television are both weak in Q4 and the Q1 2004 scatter market pricing is roughly flat compared to upfront prices. Newspaper revenues… Continue reading US Q4 Advertising Weak, But Broker Positive On 2004

The internet is rapidly gaining ground on more traditional media with European consumers now spending more time online than reading magazines, according to new research commissioned by the European Interactive Advertising Association. The study, carried out by Millward Brown, shows that the internet now accounts for an average 10% of media consumption in Europe, placing… Continue reading People Spend More Time Online Than Reading Magazines

Price, rather than speed, is becoming the primary factor for consumers signing up to broadband internet services, according to a new US report from Forrester Research. Early adopters of broadband services tended to focus on the technological specifications of the platform – things such as upload and download speeds. However, as broadband moves further into… Continue reading Price Takes Over From Speed In Battle For Broadband Customers

Europe will have more wi-fi hotspots than the US by 2007, according to a report on Netimperative. The site quotes research by US-based Radicati Group as predicting that Europe will take 38% of the world’s 447,000 hotspots by 2007, whilst the US houses 34%. Wi-fi (or WLAN) hotspots are areas where users can connect wirelessly… Continue reading Europe To Lead In Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2007

Commercial radio saw adspend increase by a solid 6.3% year on year to just below £150 million during the second quarter of 2003, suggesting the industry is leading the way out of the advertising downturn. According to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau, this seventh consecutive quarter of growth highlights commercial radio’s recovery… Continue reading Radio Leads The Way Out Of Advertising Downturn

Next year will be a year of action in the world of mobile video content, as the platform becomes the fourth screen after television, cinema and the PC. This is according to Dario Betti, a wireless multimedia senior analyst at Ovum. Betti says that video will be a priority for mobile operators in 2004, although… Continue reading Mobile Video Will Become ‘Fourth Screen’, Says Ovum

ITV’s advertising revenues will fall by 2.5% in the final quarter of the year, giving a full year decline of 4.1%, according to forecasts from Merrill Lynch analysts. This is a slightly poorer performance than the 1.0% Q4 decline recently predicted by Lehman Brothers (see ITV Revenue Forecasts From Lehman Brothers). Carlton and Granada’s financial… Continue reading ITV Advertising To Drop By 4% In 2003, Says Broker

Week on week analysis of the media sector brought good news to the Wireless Group, which rose 14.01%. The stock was boosted by positive results as the group revealed a 24% rise in revenues during September, October and November, with the company’s flagship talkSPORT jumping by 28%, 42% and 38% respectively (see Positive Outlook From… Continue reading Sharewatch: Wireless Group Rises On Positive Results

BT has enlisted the help of an army of children as young as five to front a new campaign to help expand internet usage across the country.The ‘Internet Rangers’ campaign will see the launch of a special child friendly website, www.internet rangers.co.uk, providing tools and advice to help youngsters get their families online.The initiative follows… Continue reading BT Recruits Kids To Help Bridge Digital Divide

Emap Advertising, Citroen and OMD have announced an exclusive cross-media advertising partnership to promote Citroen’s new urban sports car, the C2.The six-figure deal is the car manufacturer’s first cross-media promotion with Emap and includes a range of brands such as Kiss 100, Max Power and FHM to raise awareness of the C2 as a sophisticated… Continue reading Emap And Citroen Gear Up For Cross Media Promotion