The Daily Telegraph has secured a deal with Microsoft, which will see the paper promote the group’s new computer package over Christmas and the New Year.Three Microsoft-sponsored 16-page tabloid supplements will run in The Daily Telegraph on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas. The first will be an advertorial and the second two will… Continue reading Telegraph Launches Microsoft Promotion
Online banking is continuing to grow across Europe, with 18.6 million Europeans visiting a bank or building society website during October 2002, a rise of three million people in the last six months. This is according to the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings. The Nielsen report shows that Sweden is the largest market for online banking,… Continue reading Over 18m Europeans Bank Online, Sweden Leads The Way
BT has promised that steps will be taken to ensure that 90% of the UK population have access to broadband connections by the middle of 2005. At present, only 67% of UK citizens are able to receive broadband but BT sees the technology as crucial to its future and has pledged to improve the infrastructure… Continue reading UK Poised For High-Speed Take Off, Says BT Chief
US radio advertising jumped by 17% year on year in September 2002, the highest monthly radio growth rate since May 2000 when ad markets were peaking. The latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) show that national ad dollars soared by 26%, whilst local spend rose by 14%. September also closed Q3, in… Continue reading US Radio Figures Looking Stronger And Stronger, Up 17% In September
By the end of 2007, over 278 million Europeans will own feature-rich ‘smart’ phones, according to a report from Analysys. Non-voice services are already being touted as a potential saviour for the mobile industry (see European Mobile Industry Given Fresh Boost) and the new study, Strategies for Mobile Device Evolution: Meeting and Creating Market Demand,… Continue reading ‘Smart’ Phones To Shake Up Mobile Sector, Says Analysys
Following a severe earnings warning last month (see Interpublic Earnings Warning Shocks Markets), advertising network Interpublic Group yesterday unveiled Q3 results even poorer than had been expected. Earnings per share were just $0.02, down on October’s forecast of $0.08-$0.10 and way below the original, pre-warning Wall Street consensus of $0.28. Organic revenues declined by 5.8%,… Continue reading Interpublic Results Are Way Below Already-Reduced Figures
Aegis Group, the global media communications and market research company, announced today that it has acquired a 40% interest in the leading Chinese outdoor media contractor Asiaray, with an option to acquire a further 40% of the business by the end of 2005. Aegis is paying an initial £2.9 million for the stake, with further… Continue reading Aegis Builds Chinese Outdoor Presence
Lehman Brothers has upgraded its advertising, subscriber and earnings forecasts for BSkyB, following a strong set of first quarter results, released earlier this month (see BSkyB Back In The Black Following Strong Subscriber Growth). The broker has raised its advertising growth forecasts from 3% to 10% for the full year 2003, implying revenue of £276… Continue reading BSkyB Growth Forecasts Upgraded By Lehman Brothers
Losses at the UK’s largest commercial radio group, GWR, have risen to £12.1 million for the six months ended 30 September 2002, in what chairman Ralph Bernard describes as a period of ‘volatile and difficult trading conditions’. Total loss for the same period in 2001 was £1.9 million. Turnover at the group remained flat year… Continue reading GWR Losses Deepen To £12m As Tough Market Conditions Bite
Tony Blair has promised to invest more than a £1 billion of Government money in broadband technology in a bid to stimulate internet usage in the UK. Speaking at the E-Summit in London, the prime minister said that £6 billion would be spent on IT in the next three years partly to ensure that schools,… Continue reading Blair Reiterates Commitment To Broadband
