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Online travel travel company, lastminute.com, today said that it is still on track to make its first profit by the end of this year, in what is a symbolic milestone for one of the pioneers of internet commerce. The group’s Q3 2003 financial results show profits before exceptional items and tax of £1.6 million, up… Continue reading Lastminute.com Moves Toward First Profits

Flextech television’s Soap Addicts show has secured a unique sponsorship agreement with Sky’s interactive betting channel, Fancy a Flutter.The deal, which runs for the whole of August, will include Fancy a Flutter branding at the beginning and end of the show, which airs on Challenge TV weekdays at 11.30am and 4pm, as well as during… Continue reading Flextech Secures Fancy a Flutter For Interactive Sponsorship

The creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have voted unanimously to accept a â‚Ź1.3 billion bid for the ProSieben broadcasting business from US media investor, Haim Saban (see Saban Back In For KirchMedia). The agreement comes just two months after another â‚Ź2.0 billion proposal collapsed (see Kirch TV Deal Hits The Rocks). Saban’s â‚Ź7.50… Continue reading KirchMedia Creditors Accept Saban’s €1.3bn ProSieben Offer

The tentative advertising recovery in the US is continuing, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. However, growth is not strong and universal; rather, there are fits and starts between the different media, with share of adspend being moved around between them.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US B2B Print Ad Revenues Dip 1.1% In MayUS business to… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Recovery Remains Tentative And Slow

The number of complaints relating to sexist advertising has soared over the last few years, according to the latest figures from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The research reveals that the number of people objecting to the gratuitous use of female stereotypes in ads such as Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium poster, which featured a naked Sophie… Continue reading Complaints Against Sexist Advertising Soar

The tentative advertising recovery in the US is continuing, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. However, growth is not strong and universal; rather, there are fits and starts between the different media, with share of adspend being moved around between them. The broker says that television and cable network advertising currently seems to be drawing… Continue reading US Ad Recovery Remains Tentative And Slow, Says Merrill Lynch

IPC’s flagship celebrity gossip title, Now, is boosting its next edition with a special Sex In The City fashion supplement to coincide with the launch of the new series on Channel 4.The 16-page colour supplement will be covermounted on the magazine and will show readers how they can achieve the latest looks from the popular… Continue reading Now Boosts August Edition With Sexy Supplement

US business to business (B2B) print advertising declined again during May this year, with revenues down by 1.1% and ad pages down by 5.9% year on year. The latest figures from American Business Media (ABM) also show that in the year to May spending was up slightly by 0.7%, whilst pages have declined by 4.4%.… Continue reading US B2B Print Ad Revenues Dip 1.1% In May

The number of complaints relating to unsolicited text messages has shot up eight fold in the past year, according to new figures from The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (Icstis).The industry regulator, which monitors premium rate calls and text messages, said that 90% of the 3,500 complaints it received… Continue reading Watchdog To Crack Down On Unsolicited Text Message Ads

Shipments of mobile handsets increased by almost a fifth in the second quarter of 2003, according to the latest figures from IDC. The firm’s Worldwide Handset QView shows that global shipments rose by 19.2% year on year to 118.3 million units. This represented an increase of 6.7% over the first quarter total (see Global Handset… Continue reading Growing Demand For Handsets In Second Quarter