The Advertising Association has expressed its support for the conclusions of a summit of the European Union held in Barcelona, which could bring the goal of an internal market for services in Europe closer to completion.At the summit last weekend, leaders of the Member States iterated the importance of following up the communication of the… Continue reading AA Backs EU Internal Market Conclusions
The advertising downturn has taken its toll on the UK’s main media sectors, with figures from the Advertising Association showing that total UK ad expenditure fell 3.2% to £13.8bn during 2001. The outdoor industry is no exception, but with revenue declining less than other media, Matthew Carrington, chairman of the Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA) argues… Continue reading Feature: Outdoor Industry Remains Bullish
Headhunters are thought to have begun the search for a replacement for Sir Christopher Hogg as chairman of Reuters. Hogg is expected to stand down this summer Carter Tanner, sales director for US Sales Network Hiwire has been appointed by Clear Channel Radio Sales as sales director for Jazz FM. IPC Southbank has appointed Isobel… Continue reading Appointments Brief
ITV Revenues Down 12% In H1, Visibility Still LimitedITV advertising revenues at Granada fell by 12% during the six months to March 2002, with March forecast to be down by 6% and April by 13%, according the company’s AGM statement released this morning.A return to growth, of 9%, is predicted for May, but Granada warns… Continue reading ITV Revenues Down 12% In H1, Visibility Still Limited
UK Online Advertising Grows 28% In 2001Despite falling from the ‘heady days’ of triple-digit growth, internet advertising still outpaced the rest of the UK media industry last year, rising 28% year on year, according to Forrester Research.The latest statistics from Evaliant’s AdWatch ad tracking service show that the overall UK online advertising market reached £122… Continue reading UK Online Advertising Grows 28% In 2001
The continuing success of Oscar-nominated Lord of the Rings and the opening of the heavily plugged animation Monsters Inc brought UK cinema admissions in February to their highest level since 1969. The eventual total was 19 million, up 38% year on year.Monsters Inc took £6.49m on its opening weekend, excluding previews, making it the fifth… Continue reading Biggest Cinema Admission Total Since 1969
The ABC has removed several thousand copies from the average net circulation figures for the Guardian and Observer newspapers, after a routine inspection revealed problems with copies claimed under “multiple copy sales”.The figure for August 2001 to January 2002, which was previously reported as 416,066, a 4.65% year on year increase, has been revised to… Continue reading ABC Downsizes Guardian Circulation Figure
The Italian advertising market declined by 7.6% during January, with all media showing negative trends, according to ACNielsen data analysed by ABN Amro. The Italian market was one of the last European advertising markets to succumb to the weakening ad environment in 2001 (see Once Strong Italian Ad Market Now Shows Downward Trend). The January… Continue reading Italian Ad Market Declines 7.6% In January
ITV advertising revenues at Granada fell by 12% during the six months to March 2002, with March forecast to be down by 6% and April by 13%, according the company’s AGM statement released this morning. A return to growth, of 9%, is predicted for May, but Granada warns that whilst this is positive, it may… Continue reading ITV Revenues Down 12% In H1, Visibility Still Limited
New research suggests that traditional classified advertising is losing out to online recruitment sites with a huge number of people looking to the internet to find employment. According to eMarketer, a recent survey which polled more than 36,000 residents of the European Union, Iceland and Norway, including both internet users and non-users, found that 30.2%… Continue reading Online Jobs Boom Signals Gloom For Classifieds
