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The downturn in the financial advertising market may have continued to effect revenues at the Financial Times and could in turn impact parent company Pearson’s results, due out on Monday, according to ABN Amro. The broker notes that the FT is heavily reliant on advertising and that the experiences of the Wall Street Journal recently… Continue reading Falling Ad Revenues At FT Could Feature In Pearson Results

Carlton and Granada have reached an agreement with SMG that will allow the transmission and promotion of ITV Digital and ITV Sport in Scotland. According to press reports, the two ITV giants will pay SMG an undisclosed sum to gain access to its broadcasting multiplex and for the rights to use its ‘share’ of the… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Reach ITV Digital Agreement With SMG

IPC Media has been bought by AOL Time Warner for £1.15 billion, the company confirmed late yesterday, ending weeks of speculation about the takeover (see AOL Time Warner Thought To Be Close To IPC Deal). The consumer magazine publisher, which produces more than 100 titles including Loaded and Woman’s Own, is currently owned by venture… Continue reading AOL Takes IPC Media For £1.15bn

The European Commission (EC) is to take the French Government to court over the advertising restrictions it places on the re-transmission of sporting events held in other countries. A French penal law called the ‘Loi Evin’ prevents alcoholic beverages being advertised on French TV and is causing legal problems for advertisers and sports events organisers… Continue reading EC Takes French Government To Court Over Ad Ban

BSkyB has this morning turned in a very strong set of year-end financial results, beating market expectations by some margin. The satellite broadcaster said that its operating profit has increased by 88% to £160 million and that it is adding record numbers of subscribers and increasing the average revenue per user (ARPU). The number of… Continue reading Strong Results From BSkyB As Revenues Grow

At the presentation of BSkyB’s year-end financial results this morning (see Strong Results From BSkyB As Revenues Grow), the company confirmed that it has no intention of selling the new ITV Sport Channel as part of its pay-TV packages (see Granada And Carlton Bring ONdigital Under ITV Brand). This is not surprising given that ITV… Continue reading Sky Will Not Sell ITV Sport Channel To Subscribers

New research from Datamonitor adds further discussion to the argument over whether or not internet and mobile phone advertising is effective. Insight Analysis shows that advertisers may be losing interest in the internet right at the point at which users are really starting to embrace it (see Forecasts). This is backed up by research from… Continue reading Net And Mobile Ads Are Viewed Positively, Says Datamonitor

User traffic to online music sharing site Napster has declined by 36% over the last two months, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings. At the same time, usage of other, less well known file sharing sites, such as KaZaA, BearShare, Audiogalaxy and iMesh, has risen. Nevertheless Napster retains its top spot amongst the all the file-swapping… Continue reading File-Sharing Sites Benefit From Decline In Napster Use

There appears to be two opposing trends developing in the online world at present – the advertiser’s view of the web and the user’s. Whilst the former deteriorates, the latter grows more positive. In some ways the internet has suffered from the kind of over-hype that is often bestowed on the latest rock ‘n’ roll… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Does The Obsession With Click Rates Blind The Ad Industry To The Benefits Of The Internet?

Singapore’s ASP (application server provider) market is estimated this year to reach a value of U.S. $143 million, roughly twice its predicted size for 2000, says Strategic Intelligence. ASP services provide users and businesses with access via the internet to applications that would otherwise have to be located on the user’s site. Strategic Intelligence says… Continue reading Singapore’s ASP Market To Pick Up Exponentially, Says Strategic Intelligence