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Cinema admissions in Britain boomed in 2001, rising by more than 9% on 2000 with 155.9 million tickets sold. This represents a 30 year high for the cinema industry and comes alongside box office revenues of £645 million, up 12.6% year on year, according to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). This growth is perhaps in… Continue reading Insight Analysis: British Cinema – Admissions Strong, Profits Weak

The Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has today published its new league table of UK creative agencies, that challenges the tradition of using billings with a compilation made according to actual income.The league table, which will be published on an annual basis, is based on figures derived from actual revenues, including media commissions and… Continue reading IPA Releases First Agency League Table Based On Income

In its April edition of the top 10 global ad markets, AdAge Global concludes that the order is likely to stay the same for 2002, with some shifts in market value. According to a report from FIPP, the US ad market is forecast to drop 1.6% to £133.6 billion in 2002, whilst Japan is expected… Continue reading UK Ad Market Value To Remain Flat In 2002, US To Show Slight Decline

The decision by America’s central bank to cut interest rates by half a point and the subsequent hints from the Bank of England that it would follow next month boosted shares in both the US and the UK. The majority of media shares felt the benefits.ITV companies Carlton and Granada were among the highest climbers.… Continue reading Sharewatch

Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest has reported strong growth, despite the challenges of a possible UK advertising slowdown and the impact of the foot and mouth epidemic.Parent company Gannett yesterday announced that advertising at Newsquest was benefiting from strong growth in classifieds. Recruitment has seen 25% growth and property classifieds reached double digit growth for the… Continue reading Newsquest Defies Difficult Environment To Produce Q1 Revenue Growth

Future Network’s Business 2.0 is close to being sold, according to a report in the New York Post yesterday. The internet business title is published in the US under licence from Future by Imagine Media and is currently a profitable business. The NYP reports that Time Inc has been confirmed as one of the suitors… Continue reading Business 2.0 Close To Sale, Says NYP

RSPCA shock tactics to rouse public support for a total ban on hunting with dogs were called into question when several complaints were received about a national newspaper advertising campaign. The ASA received complaints about the advert that showed a photograph of a dead fox with the headline “If you think this is wrong, write”.The… Continue reading ASA Rules On Anti-Foxhunting Ad Campaign

Regional newspaper publisher Newsquest has reported strong revenue growth, despite the challenges of a possible UK advertising slowdown and the impact of the foot and mouth epidemic. Parent company Gannett yesterday announced that advertising at Newsquest was benefiting from strong growth in classifieds. Recruitment has seen 25% growth and property classifieds reached double digit growth… Continue reading Newsquest Defies Difficult Environment To Produce Q1 Revenue Growth

Advertising markets in the UK have yet to show substantive signs of recovery and Q1 2002 has shown modest year on year falls in advertising across a number of media sectors. This is according to SMG, which operates businesses across the television, radio, press, outdoor and cinema media. Reporting its year-end financial results this morning… Continue reading Return To Traditional Media Buying Patterns Seen By SMG

IPC Connect is to pension off its 43-year-old title for older women, Womans Realm and replace it with a new model, Your Life. IPC is to merge the old title into its more successful sister publication Womans Weekly, with former editor Mary Frances heading up the new launch.ABC figures show that the older woman’s weekly… Continue reading IPC’s Woman’s Realm To Disappear In Favour Of Your Life