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Revenues at debt-laden cable company, NTL, remained pretty flat in the second quarter of the year, dropping slightly by just 1.1% to £627 million, according to the company’s financial results released today. Earnings rose by 51.3% to £174 million over the period. These results are posted against a backdrop of debt and impending recapitalisation which… Continue reading NTL Revenues Fall Slightly As Recapitalisation Approaches

Advertising revenues at key US online content sites grew by 33.5% on average in the year to date, according to a poll of 14 of the Online Publishers Association‘s (OPA) member sites. Second quarter sales rose by an average of 34.2% year on year, painting a much rosier picture of the online industry than other… Continue reading OPA Survey Of Key Websites Disputes Ad Revenue Decline

Revenues at debt-laden cable company, NTL, remained pretty flat in the second quarter of the year, dropping slightly by just 1.1% to £627 million, according to the company’s financial results released today. Earnings rose by 51.3% to £174 million over the period.These results are posted against a backdrop of debt and impending recapitalisation which the… Continue reading Revenues Fall Slightly As Recapitalisation Approaches

VNU, the multinational publisher and information company has bucked the trend of disappointing media financial results and announced a robust growth in profits for the first half of 2002. Net income increased from â‚Ź75.5 million to â‚Ź93 million in the space of a year and VNU was able to reduce its debt from â‚Ź4.2 billion… Continue reading VNU Posts Strong First Half Results

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has amended its code of conduct to offer mobile phone users greater protection against unsolicited SMS adverts.The revised code, which is intended to be a benchmark for all companies using mobile as a marketing medium, now incorporates a list of mobile marketers’ responsibilities, opt-in and opt-out guidelines and consumer consent… Continue reading MMA Amends Code Of Conduct To Protect Against Spam

UK radio operator, Wireless Group, has halved its losses and is currently enjoying strong ad revenue growth, according to financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2002, released this morning. Pre-tax loss at the group halved, down from £17.5 million for H1 2001 to £8.9 million this time. The group also produced its… Continue reading World Cup Gives Wireless Group First Profit

Wireless Group chairman, Kelvin MacKenzie, has renewed his criticism of RAJAR’s diary system of audience measurement, this time over an “unexplained” decline in radio listening in London during the World Cup.MacKenzie claims that Wireless Group-owned talkSPORT suffered a 37.6% period on period drop in male London listeners during the second quarter of 2002, but says… Continue reading MacKenzie Renews Criticism Of RAJAR’s Diary System

Flytxt has launched an interactive marketing campaign in conjunction with independent film distributor, Metrodome Distribution, to promote a new action-comedy film “The Wash”.The campaign will feature interactive SMS messages competitions alongside posters and television commercials on MTV and E4. The promotion will focus on the films target audience, 15-25 year old urban-living music lovers. Those… Continue reading Flytxt Launches Targeted Film Promotion

Emap has come together with Southern Comfort in a £1m cross-media deal that will see the drinks brand sponsor FHM and FHM.com.The year-long deal, which was negotiated by MediaVest, begins in October’s issue of the magazine and features monthly advetorials in which an FHM journalist travels around the world experiencing various “Comfort Zones”.The initial press… Continue reading Emap Secures £1m Sponsorship Of FHM

Trinity Mirror has announced that a relaunched Sunday People will be unveiled this weekend, including a new separate sport supplement.The two million pound relaunch will include a five-week television advertising campaign focused around football fixtures and the new sports magazine. The title will be re-named The People, but will keep its trademark red masthead, unlike… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Relaunches Sunday People