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Total magazine advertising revenue for the month of March closed at $1.4 billion, a 1.7% decrease on last year, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages for March were 19,350 – down 10.0% from last year. Year-to-date (January-March) advertising revenue decreased 6.3%, closing at $3.3 billion and ad pages… Continue reading US Magazines Revenue Decline Slows In March

Total US advertising expenditure for all media dropped by 9.8% in 2001, according to the latest figures from CMR. CMR estimates that total ad spending for 2001 came in at $94.3 billion, compared to $104.5 billion for the same period in 2000. Hit by a faltering economy in the US, ad spending significantly dropped in… Continue reading US Ad Revenue Falls 9.8% In 2001, Although Comparables Are Harsh, Says CMR

Business to business (B2B) e-commerce revenues worldwide will reach $2,367 billion by 2004, according to forecasts from eMarketer. The online research company has aggregated a number of forecasts for worldwide B2B revenues, which are shown here. Averaged, the industry is forecast to be valued at $3,608 billion by 2004 and $5,866 billion by 2005. B2B… Continue reading Worldwide B2B E-Commerce Revenue Forecasts Comparisons

Total US magazine advertising revenue for the month of February came in at $1.1 billion, an 8.2% decrease from year on year, according to Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages by volume for February were 15,326, down 16.3% from last year. Year-to-date, advertising revenue decreased 9.7%, at $1.9 billion, and ad pages were 27,233, down… Continue reading US Magazines Revenues Dip 8.2% In February

US interactive television (iTV) revenues will nearly double annually for the next several years, as broadband deployments accelerate and as consumers embrace video-on-demand and simultaneous computer/television usage. These are the views of Jack Myers Report, which has today published its latest iTV revenues forecasts for the US. The projections show that total iTV will grow… Continue reading US Interactive TV Revenues Will Double Annually, Show Myers Forecasts

One of the yesterday’s strongest media performances came from Maiden, which announced on Wednesday that it is relaunching its 96-sheet billboards in London (see Maiden Relaunches London 96-Sheet Billboards). The outdoor company saw shares rise 9.82% yesterday to close at £3.07˝p, an increase of 27˝p on the day before.BSkyB lifted 14p yesterday to finish at… Continue reading Sharewatch

IPC Ignite is relaunching its club culture magazine Muzik in an attempt to attract a more serious dance music following.The title, which saw circulation fall 7.3% year on year to 40,550, will relaunch on 13 March with a new logo, new typography and clearer signposting of sections. The magazine will increase in length and will… Continue reading IPC Ignite Plays A New Tune With Muzik

Channel 4 has unveiled its spring and summer 2002 programming schedule heralding the return of Big Brother and the launch of a documentary about the gay sex lives of animals.Announcing the launch, Channel 4’s director of programmes, Tim Gardam, said: “Proliferation of channels has reduced diversity in television and created a fear of taking risks.… Continue reading Channel 4 Unveils Summer Schedule

Andrew Horton has been appointed as IPC’s new content and licensing director. He moves from his current position as commercial director of IPCtx, although he retains his seat on the IPCtx board and will continue to be responsible for digital development at the group.Horton replaces Carole Lovesey who has been working with IPCtx managing director… Continue reading IPC Moves Horton To Content & Licensing Role

The BBC has launched another bid to find and develop new talent for its TV and radio stations. The third annual BBC Talent campaign will include a Big Brother-style competition to find new children’s TV presenters.Alan Yentob describes the scheme, which will also look for radio and interactive presenters, film makers, sports, science and wildlife… Continue reading BBC Launches Talent Search