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Global communications network, Aegis Group, has acquired the media buying assets of North American agency, Independent Media Services (IMS), for $7.4 million, the group announced this morning. IMS is a media buying agency which specialises in representing clients in the entertainment sector, specifically in motion pictures, television, cable television, newspapers and the arts. Aegis says… Continue reading Aegis Acquires IMS Media Buying Agency

WPP was seen in focus, up 3.99% on news that fast food chain Burger King has chosen the Young and Rubican unit as its lead ad agency.Elsewhere, the AIM listed magazine publisher, I Feel Good, surged 29.4% after announcing it had received a possible takeover approach. IFG owns Viz and the A5 men’s lifestyle magazine… Continue reading Sharewatch: WPP Rises On Burger King Deal

Gannett, the international media group has reported a small increase in earnings for the first quarter of 2003 but admitted that the war in Iraq had precipitated a slowdown in adspend. The company, which publishes 100 daily newspapers in the US, including USA Today, and owns Newsquest Media Sales in the UK, said yesterday that… Continue reading Gannett Revenues Rise But War Casts A Shadow

US radio advertising revenue rose by 7% year on year in February 2003, according to figures from the country’s Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Local spend led the way with an 8% rise, whilst national dollars increased by 5%. The RAB says that this is indicative of a relatively healthy radio environment in spite of the… Continue reading US Radio Revenues Rise 7% In February

UK marketing budgets were on average revised downwards in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest edition of the IPA’s Bellwether Report, released this morning.The survey of UK marketers found that 18.2% planned to increase their budgets, 61.3% expected to leave them the same and 20.4% are revising them downwards. This leaves… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Bellwether Sees Weakest Advertising Outlook Yet

Worldwide growth of digital set-top boxes for cable, DTH and DTT platforms will approach 30 million new units in 2005. This is according to a new report from the Multimedia Research Group (MRG). The study, entitled Home Gateway Report: Worldwide Multi-Carrier Digital Settop & Services Analysis & Forecast examines the impact of emerging technologies and… Continue reading Global Set-Top Box Sales To Top $7m In 2005

US radio advertising revenue rose by 7% year on year in February 2003, according to figures from the country’s Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Local spend led the way with an 8% rise, whilst national dollars increased by 5%Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Global Set-Top Box Sales To Top $7m In 2005Worldwide growth of digital set-top boxes… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Radio Revenues Rise 7% In February

Mobile internet services attracted an average of 17.25 million page impressions per day during February, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM operators.The MDA calculates that a total of 483 page impressions were made on WAP phones during February.The figure reflects steady growth from January, when… Continue reading UK WAP Usage Figures Show Steady Growth In February

The number of subscribers to cable modem broadband internet services is set to increase three-fold from 2002 to the end of 2007, according to a new forecast from IMS Research.IMS says that the majority of growth in terms of gross subscriber numbers will come from North America. However, Asia and Europe will also begin to… Continue reading Cable Broadband Set For Massive Growth

The UK inflation rate fell to 3.1% in March, down from 3.2% in February, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).However, the underlying rate, which excludes mortgage interest payments, remained unchanged at 3%, the highest level since May 1998. The continued upward pressure was attributed to the high costs of… Continue reading RPI Falls To 3.1% In March