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Global advertising network, Omnicom, today posted a second quarter increase in worldwide revenues of 12.2%, with the strongest growth coming from outside the US. The group said that US revenues rose by 6% to $1.2 billion, whilst international growth was 21% to $967.2 million. This presents a slightly different picture to most recent commentary, which… Continue reading Omnicom Sees Strong International Revenues In H1

Profits at United Business Media (UBM) made a surprise jump of 12% in the first half of the year as a result of a stabilisation in revenue trends and improvements in some markets in the US. The group said that revenues in the US have been broadly stable in the last four quarters and this… Continue reading UBM Profits Rise 12% In H1, Ahead Of Expectations

First half revenues fell by 3% at Pearson, partly as a result of continuing weak advertising conditions at its Financial Times newspaper, the group said today. Reporting a decline in pre-tax profits from £26 million in H1 2002 to a loss of £1 million this time, Pearson said that there were ongoing tough trading conditions… Continue reading Pearson Revenues Drop As Ad Bite Continues At FT

Telewest shareholders can expect to receive only 1.5% of the firm’s equity once restructuring is completed, the cable company said today. Following in-depth negotiations, it has been agreed that bondholders will get 98.5% of Telewest shares. A deal by which they would have received 97% of the equity was previously rejected as insufficient (see Bondholders… Continue reading Telewest To Reduce Shareholder Stake

Pearson was seen in the spotlight after Morgan Stanley predicted a weak set of results for the group. Shares fell 3.8% week on week after the broker forecast that advertising revenues at the Financial Times are not expected to show any recovery until 2005 (see Weak Advertising Expected At FT In Pearson Results).ITV partners, Carlton… Continue reading Sharewatch: Pearson Falls On Weak Guidance

Hachette Filipacchi’s young women’s title B is to feature a special edition of OK magazine in a unique promotion designed to raise the profile of both titles.The September edition of B magazine will include an 84-page edition of Northern and Shell’s veteran celebrity title OK, in an attempt to cash in on the current obsession… Continue reading Hachette Teams With OK Magazine For Special Promotion

ITV partners Carlton and Granada are considering plans to create a division to combine their regional, national and international news operations as part of their proposed £2.6 billion merger.The news operation would sit alongside separate departments for production and broadcasting due to be outlined later this year in an official merger document on the structure… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Plan To Integrate News Operations

First half revenues fell by 3% at Pearson, partly as a result of continuing weak advertising conditions at its Financial Times newspaper, the group said today.Reporting a decline in pre-tax profits from £26 million in H1 2002 to a loss of £1 million this time, Pearson said that there were ongoing tough trading conditions in… Continue reading Pearson Revenues Drop As Ad Bite Continues At FT

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Institute of Practitioners In Advertising (IPA) have joined forces to tackle the problems of online audience measurement.The initiative, described by the IAB as a “long-term mission” aims to create a new, reliable and universal system of online audience measurement. The plan comes in response to advertisers’ concerns over… Continue reading IAB And IPA To Tackle Online Measurement Issues

The Wireless Group is launching a new weekly football magazine to tie in with its talkSPORT radio station.SoccerBet will launch in mid August to coincide with the start of the new football season and will be devoted to football betting. The 68-page colour title will have an initial print run of 70,000 copies and will… Continue reading Wireless Group Launches New Sports Title