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ITV have erected a giant full colour banner on the front of the Capital FM building in Leicester Square to coincide with the Gala premier of Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes tonight.The banner, measuring 22 metres by 15 metres, features the Monkey character from ITV Digital’s current Al and Monkey campaign, dressed in an… Continue reading Giant Monkey Spotted In Leicester Square
The latest Technographics Report by Forrester Research forecasts that the next five years will see the French online landscape change considerably as French consumers enjoy multichannel access. Currently Minitel users still outnumber all other forms of access. “Minitel has held sway in France for the last two decades – some 15 million French consumers (33%)… Continue reading French Online Landscape Will Diversify, Says Forrester
Advertising revenues for radio have ‘stabalised’ according the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) yet figures for June reveal a drop of 8% year on year. Combined local and national revenues for radio fell by 8%, local spend dropped by 4% while national declined 20% when compared with June 2000. In the year to date, local… Continue reading US Radio Ad Revenues Decline As Market ‘Softening’ Ends
By 2002, 68% of Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) application developers will be using Microsoft ‘middleware’ platform says Strategy Analytics. This represents a significant rise from the current share of 38% and suggests that Microsoft’s dominance of the software market may not be limited to PCs. The survey, which involved leading developers working on over 200… Continue reading Microsoft Will Play Key Role In iDTV Developing
After the latest RAJAR results confirmed the increasing popularity of commercial radio (see Newsline), four out of the five top media performers, week on week, were commercial radio stations. Chrysalis put in the best performance with shares climbing 5.03% to close at £2.09, up 10p on the week before.Carlton, which announced the closure of The… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cordiant Communications, owners of Bates Worldwide, today released interim results revealing pre-tax profits of £22.1m. Although this was an increase of 27%, growth for the period fell below analysts’ forecasts and press reports this morning predict global job losses within the group. In a statement in June, Cordiant announced that the global ad downturn would… Continue reading Cordiant Prepares To Cut More Jobs As Profits Fall Flat
The BBC is claiming victory in the battle of the soaps after Friday night’s episode of Eastenders attracted over a million more viewers than ITV’s Coronation Street.The fourth weekly offering of Eastenders, which aired for the first time at 8pm on Friday, attracted average 8.4 million viewers and 41% share, compared to an average 7.3… Continue reading Good Start For Friday EastEnders
Emap has appointed FHM editor-in-chief, Anthony Noguera, as editor-in-chief of men’s new projects at Emap Elan. Noguera is to step down as editor in chief of Emap’s flagship men’s title to oversee a major new launch into the men’s market. Carlton Communications commercial director, Tom Betts, has been poached by ITV partner Granada to strengthen… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Cordiant Communications, owners of Bates Worldwide, today released interim results revealing pre-tax profits of £22.1m. Although this was an increase of 27%, growth for the period fell below analysts’ forecasts and press reports this morning predict global job losses within the group.In a statement in June, Cordiant announced that the global ad downturn would impact… Continue reading Cordiant To Cut More Jobs