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Indebted advertising network, Interpublic Group (IPG), has remained in the red during the second quarter of the year, reporting losses of $13.5 million on revenues up by less than 1%. In the first quarter of the year, IPG reported a loss of $8.6 million (see Interpublic Not Out Of The Woods After Q1 Loss). Advertising… Continue reading Interpublic Losses Continue In Second Quarter

BSkyB was seen under pressure yesterday, down 2.07%, despite beating market forecasts with in its final quarter customer growth, adding 133,000 new subscribers and taking its customer base to 6.8 million (see BSkyB Results Beat Market Expectations As Subs Hit 6.8m).Some analysts attributed the drop to reports suggesting the European Commission will investigate BSkyB‘s recent… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Falls Despite Strong Results

Virgin Radio has secured Sony as the exclusive sponsor of its coverage of the forthcoming V2003 festival.The deal will see Sony promote its MD Net Walkman through a combination of on air promotions and on-line activity. The electronics brand will also be the exclusive on-air partner during Virgin Radio’s live 48 hour broadcast of the… Continue reading Virgin Secures Sony For V2003 Festival Sponsorship

Aegis Media has secured a deal with Taylor Nelson Sofres to use its InfoSysTV planning and analysis tool to gain a greater insight into television audience data.The agreement, which runs until December 2006, will allow Aegis to carry out day-part, programme and spot analysis of television audience data within one integrated system, in move designed… Continue reading Aegis Moves To Enhance Planning And Buying Operations

Hi-Tech Solutions, the bar media specialist, has been selected as the sole provider of bar and washroom poster advertising for the Outdoor Advertising Association’s current promotional campaign.The Proving Outdoor Works campaign, which launched earlier this week to demonstrate the power and effectiveness of outdoor advertising (see New Campaign Uses Pop Art To Promote Outdoor), will… Continue reading Hi-Tech Cleans Up With OAA Bar And Washroom Account

BBC Magazines is planning to launch a new title into the teenage magazine market in an attempt to revive the fortunes of the increasingly crowded sector.The title, codenamed Project April, is due to launch in the autumn and looks likely to be aimed at 12-14 year-olds. Details of the launch are being closely guarded, but… Continue reading BBC To Shake-Up Teen Magazine Sector With New Launch

The Daily Mirror has unveiled a new Saturday listings magazine, called We Love Telly!, to replace the two Saturday supplements that were axed last month (see Trinity Mirror Closes Saturday Magazines To Cut Costs).The launch is the latest of a series of changes to be implemented following Sly Bailey’s strategic review of Trinity Mirror, which… Continue reading Daily Mirror Unveils New Saturday Supplement

The National Magazine Company is planning to take on rival Condé Nast’s Glamour with the launch of a special travel-sized version of its flagship women’s monthly, Cosmopolitan.The special A5 version of the magazine, which goes on sale on 18 September, will appear at a controlled number of retail outlets, including W.H Smith Travel stores and… Continue reading Cosmo Moves On Glamour With New Travel-Sized Format

Digital television is set to reach half of all homes in the US by 2005, up from 40.6% this year, according to new forecasts from eMarketer. The group predicts that there will be 56.5 million DTV households in two years time, of which 13.3 million (23.5%) will take video on-demand (VOD) services.Also On MediaTel Insight… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Digital TV To Reach 50% Of US Homes By 2005

Barclay Knapp is stepping down as chief executive of NTL, just months after the UK cable group emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process (see NTL Emerges From Bankruptcy). Knapp, who joined NTL ten years ago, will step down from his current role at the close of business on Friday, but will stay at the… Continue reading Knapp Departs NTL As Q2 Results Show Some Growth