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Global online music sales will reach $3.9 billion in 2008, but the market potential is limited because of illegal file sharing, according to a new study from Informa Media Group. The report, Music On The Internet, claims that the share of music sales online will rise from 4.5% this year to 11.9% in 2008. Hard… Continue reading Unknown Downloaders Threaten Online Music Ambitions

ITV giants Carlton and Granada have rebuffed advances from two US media groups that have expressed an interest in buying a single ITV group. According to reports, Viacom and Saban Capital Group have both indicated that they might bid for ITV if Carlton and Granada’s planned £4 billion merger gets the go-ahead. Reports from last… Continue reading ITV Groups Reject US Takeover Approaches

The number of people conducting banking transactions over the internet has increased by almost 80% over the last two years, according to a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings. Analysis of the research firm’s Fall 2003 @Plan data shows that the number of US adults carrying out banking tasks online has grown from 13 million to 23… Continue reading Online Banking Paying Dividends, Says Report

Despite growing confidence in broadcasting circles, the weakness of the local advertising market is mitigating against accelerated growth in the sector as a whole, according to analysis from the US. Merrill Lynch concurs with other organisations which are eulogising national advertising in the second half of 2003 (see Nielsen Confirms Upturn In TV Adspend). In… Continue reading Sluggish Local Market Hits Broadcast Revenues

BBC music stations Radio 1 and Radio 2 were the big hits of the summer, according to the latest research from electronic measurement company, GfK.The latest set of results from the contentious National Broadcast Media Survey show that the two BBC stations attracted an extra 2.25 million listeners at the height of the summer season,… Continue reading GfK Claims BBC Music Stations Boosted By Heatwave

Capital Radio has revealed a series of changes designed to reposition its flagship 95.8 Capital FM station to its core youth audience.The initiative, headed by Capital FM’s new managing director, Keith Pringle, will see the London-based station reposition its evening line-up to target the lucrative 25 to 34 year-old audience.The station will launch a special… Continue reading 95.8 Capital FM Repositions For Youth Audience

Once again MediaTel Group are running a sports quiz to raise money for Whizz-Kidz. Last year’s quiz raised over £5,000 and this year we want to raise even more.You don’t need to be a sporting know-all to enter – as some of last year’s winners will testify! All you need to do is predict the… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz Returns

ITV giants Carlton and Granada have rebuffed advances from two US media groups that have expressed an interest in buying a single ITV group. According to reports, Viacom and Saban Capital Group have both indicated that they might bid for ITV if Carlton and Granada’s planned £4 billion merger gets the go-ahead.Reports from last weekend’s… Continue reading ITV Groups Reject US Takeover Approaches

Emap Advertising is attempting to inject more creativity into its sales offering with the launch of an new initiative called Emap Create.The division has been created in response to the increasing demand from agencies and clients for strategic solutions that go beyond conventional campaigns. It will bring together creative resources from across Emap’s entire range… Continue reading Emap Advertising To Boost Sales Creativity

Daily Mail & General Trust, publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, today said that its most advertising-reliant businesses have continued to experience difficult trading conditions over the last twelve months, most notably at the Associated Newspapers division.Associated has seen ongoing weakness in the national display advertising market, as well as in the London classified market.… Continue reading Daily Mail Sees Ongoing Weakness In National Advertising