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Today’s trading statement from global advertising and communications group, WPP, has indicated a slowing of organic growth from within the company, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The broker points to a fall from 6% revenue growth in the first quarter, to ‘almost 4%’ for the first five months of this year. This indicates a… Continue reading Underlying Growth Slows At WPP

In a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), The Wireless Group (TWG) has accused the BBC of abusing its position of dominance to drive commercial radio out of the sports market.TWG, owners of the commercial radio station talkSPORT claims that the BBC has been acquiring radio rights to sporting events at inflated prices… Continue reading Wireless Group Takes BBC Complaint To OFT

Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has unveiled electronic tearsheets for advertisers, providing an alternative to the costly and time consuming process of physically sending newspaper copies to advertisers to confirm that ads have run. Dow Jones has developed the system in partnership with Engage Inc, a marketing software and interactive media company.… Continue reading WSJ Pioneers Electronic Tearsheets

Emap’s Kiss 100 has become the latest radio station to use SMS advertising, encouraging over 40,000 listeners to take part in an interactive competition called ‘Hey Sexy’.The competition was developed by Angel marketing to help Kiss increase its reach of the 15-24 audience. Managing director of Angel, Trevor Rudder, said: “The competition was genuinely ground… Continue reading Kiss 100 Gets Sexy With SMS Text Campaign

Johnston Press Sees Positive Second HalfRegional newspaper publisher Johnston Press this morning said that trading for the first five months of the year has been better than expected, with like for like advertising revenues up 3% on the same period last year.In its pre-close period trading statement, Johnston said that despite the prevailing mood of… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Positive Second Half

Granada has warned of dire consequences for ITV and ONdigital if the changes to media ownership rules are delayed for at least another two years, as seems likely following the opening of Parliament last week (see Communications Bill On Hold This Year). In a leaked correspondence published in this weekend’s Sunday Times, Granada chairman Charles… Continue reading Granada Warns Of ITV Disaster

Newly appointed ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble (see Prebble Heads Up An Integrated ITV) has outlined the new management structure which is to oversee the integrated ITV businesses: ITV Channels, ITV Digital and ITV.com.With Rob Fyfe confirmed as managing director of ITV Digital and David Liddiment in place as director of programmes, a director of… Continue reading ITV Chief Unveils Management Structure

Chrysalis Radio is launching its first interactive text messaging campaign, called Galaxy 105 Text Maniacs Club, as part of a move to interact with listeners.Chrysalis Radio’s online sales director, Ian James, said: “We chose to use text messaging as it’s a medium which lends itself to communicating with our core listeners, 15-35 year olds. It… Continue reading Chrysalis Interacts With Text Maniacs

The UK is making “astonishing progress” towards the take up of digital television, according to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, despite the fact that fewer than one in three homes have digital TV. A digital television survey just published by the DCMS shows that 25% of households predict that they will switch to digital television by… Continue reading DCMS Predicts 55% Digital Penetration By 2006

United Business Media (UBM) has announced that profits in its US-based high tech magazines division, CMP, will fall below expectations. In a statement today ahead of pre-closed period meetings with analysts, the company said that the expected slowing of market decline during May had not occurred and that despite “robust actions” results for the division… Continue reading Profits Warning at United Business Media