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The news and information company, Gannett has announced that overall revenue slipped from $1.63 billion in the second quarter of 2001 to $1.62 billion at the same period this year. Gannett, which owns USA Today as well as regional newspapers in the US and UK, also revealed a 5% year-on-year increase in net profits from… Continue reading Gannett Reveals Q2 Advertising Revenues

The confidence of marketers may be gradually returning in the UK, with more marketing budgets being revised upwards during Q2 than in any quarter since Q1 2000. This is one of the findings of the latest edition of the Bellwether Report published by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). However, the survey also finds… Continue reading Feature: Bellwether May Show Slowly Returning Confidence

Capital Radio has appointed former BBC Radio Two marketer, Kelsey Offord, as head of strategic radio for Capital FM Network.Offord, who took up the position earlier this month, will report to Capital FM’s managing director Andrea Vidler and will be responsible for all above-the-line activity for Capital stations.According to RAJAR data for the three months… Continue reading Capital Appoints New Head Of Strategic Radio

The BBC is to step up pressure on its commercial rivals by increasing its programming budget by £180m over the next year, the corporation’s annual report has revealed.The report, published today, shows that the BBC spent an extra £270m on programming during 2001, with BBC1 overtaking ITV in the annual ratings (see BBC Claims Ratings… Continue reading BBC To Increase Programming Investment

Attic Futura has poached Sue Asbury from Natmags, where she was PR manager for the Young Women’s group, replacing Lorraine Pearson, who left earlier this year, as PR manager for the Attic Futura portfolio.Attic Futura managing director Vivien Cotterill, to whom Asbury will report, said: “The youth magazine market is currently more competitive than ever… Continue reading Attic Futura Poaches Natmags PR

Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has defended the Government’s decision to allow non-European companies to invest in the UK media sector, announcing that “Britain is open for businesses.”Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum earlier today, Jowell said that the proposal to abolish the rules preventing the non-European ownership of some British broadcasting assets (see She said… Continue reading Jowell Declares Britain Is Open For Business

The Lord Chancellor has given his backing to a Newspaper Society initiative to promote openness from public authorities ahead of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which comes into force over the next two and a half years.Regional newspaper editors are writing to public authorities across the country to encourage them to work together. Public… Continue reading Local Press To Encourage Public “Right To Know”

Recent research may suggest that official sponsors won out over “ambush” marketers in terms of public association during the World Cup (see Ambush Marketers Did Not Steal World Cup), but in terms of newspaper coverage it was an “unofficial” ad campaign for Nike that won after all.Propeller Communications’ Ads That Make News Survey for the… Continue reading Nike Comes Out On Top Among Ads That Make News

Advertising revenues at the New York Times Company (NYTC) newspapers fell by 0.9% in June and by 2.1% for the whole of the second quarter, the company announced yesterday. Whilst the slump continues at the US newspaper group, the rate of decline is now falling. NYTC’s Q2 figures are much better than Dow Jones’ –… Continue reading Ad Decline Thrashes NYT Co Profits

UK advertising will grow by 2.3% in the second quarter of this year, dropping to 2.1% in Q3 and rising to 4.6% in Q4, according to the latest, revised forecasts from the Advertising Association. The new forecasts are more positive than the previous set, published in March, which had predicted a 0.5% increase in Q2,… Continue reading AA Revises Forecasts Up In Light Of Improving Climate