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US online sales of non-travel-related products will reach $13.8 billion in value, according a new forecast from comScore. This would represent a growth of 27% over Q4 2001, according to the company’s historical data. The group predicts that the holiday season’s spending will begin in earnest in the US on Monday 2 December, when consumers… Continue reading US Q4 Online Sales To Grow By 27%, Says comScore

ISBA has renewed calls for the Government to amend the draft Communications Bill to allow the self-regulation of broadcast advertising.The body that speaks on behalf of British advertisers is lobbying Government decision makers to convince them that advertisers, agencies and broadcasters are committed to developing a workable system of self-regulation for broadcast media.According to ISBA,… Continue reading ISBA Renews Calls For Self-Regulation Of Broadcast Media

Billetts, the advertising and marketing consultancy, has compiled an overview of the UK television industry’s first half of the year, including speculation on how the remainder of 2002 may pan out. Here are some of the key assessments of the year so far, broken down by broadcasting group. ITV1 Despite a boost in advertising surrounding… Continue reading Billetts’ Outlook For The UK Television Sector

IPC Media has announced details of its first major content deal with its online stablemate AOL UK.The deal will see the company’s TV listings arm, IPC tx, provide content and design for AOL’s relaunched TV guide. The guide will provide extensive digital and analogue listings and will allow AOL’s members to customise their TV listings… Continue reading IPC Announces First Major Content Deal With AOL UK

BBC Worldwide’s Eve magazine will relaunch next week in an attempt to strengthen its position in the women’s lifestyle market.The monthly magazine, which saw a 9.3% year on year decline in circulation in the latest set of ABC results (see ABC Jan-Jun 2002 – Women’s Monthly Titles), has conducted extensive research into its target audience… Continue reading BBC Wordwide’s Eve Relaunches With Updated Look

Future Publishing and 15 other games magazine publishers have come together to form the Future Games consortium to offer advertisers one-stop marketing solutions.The international consortium consists of a network of publishers, which produce over 60 games magazines in 14 countries in Europe and the United States. It has been formed to allow gamers publishers and… Continue reading Future Consortium To Offer One-Stop Ad Solutions

David Liddiment has admitted that he may have alienated viewers by taking “too many risks” during his five years as ITV’s director of channels.Speaking at this year’s Guardian Edinburgh International Festival, Liddiment, who is responsible for ITV’s costly gamble with The Premiership (see Liddiment, who announced his departure from ITV last month, renewed his criticism… Continue reading GEITF 2002: Liddiment Admits To Taking Too Many Risks

It was a lacklustre day for media stock yesterday with the majority seeing shares fall. Granada fell 7˝p to close at 83žp as investors reacted to news that the departure of chief executive, Steve Morrison, could come as early as this week (see Morrison Could Leave Granada Within A Matter Of Weeks).Tuesday’s announcement that RTL… Continue reading Sharewatch

Conditions in the UK advertising market continue to be difficult, according to a first half financial results statement from publishing group Highbury House Communications. The group says that compared with the current trading conditions, those of H1 2001 were reasonably favourable, with the major downturn not occuring until the second half of last year.Business publishing… Continue reading Highbury Sees No Improvement In Difficult Ad Conditions

Pre-tax losses at magazine publisher I Feel Good (IFG) dropped from £1.1 million in the first half of 2001 to £285,000 this time, the group announced this morning. Operating loss fell from £1.2 million to £169,000 during the period. IFG publishes men’s magazine Jack, along with Viz, Bizarre, Fortean Times and Leeds, Leeds Leeds, all… Continue reading I Feel Good Figures Look More Pleasing In First Half