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America’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that 35.4 million Americans filed their federal income tax returns over the Internet in 2000 and figure is expected to rise to more than 40 million in 2001. Many software and financial services companies have developed free or low cost packages enabling people to file their tax returns… Continue reading Many Happ-E Returns For The IRS

The Advertising Association has released new forecasts for UK advertising growth during 2001. While TV, radio, outdoor and regional newspaper estimates have been downgraded, the market as a whole is forecast to grow by 3.9% due to healthy expectations for national newspapers and business magazines.   Previous  New    AA forecasts  AA forecasts  TV 2.7%… Continue reading AA Downgrades Forecasts But Predicts Healthy Outlook For Nationals

ITV advertising could be down as much as 20% in April, according to reports from media buyers, in contrast to analysts ABN AMRO’s forecast of a 10% fall. If the 20% prediction turns out to be true, it will reduce ABN’s full year growth rate prediction from -1.3% to -2.3% and, given that last year… Continue reading Further ITV Revenue Slump Expected In April

BSkyB is believed to be on the verge of announcing a deal which would see it take a minority stake in Radio First. This would be the first step in creating a national digital network based around Premiership football clubs and would see Radio First secure carriage for its planned network of football “fan radio… Continue reading Sky May Take Stake In Digital Football Radio Network

Guardian Newspapers Ltd (GNL) has announced the appointment of Simon Waldman, head of Guardian Unlimited, and Derek Gannon, head of IT, to the Guardian Newspapers Ltd (GNL) Board. Their titles change to director of digital publishing and IT director respectively and Waldman and Gannon will join the eleven strong GNL Executive Board with immediate effect.… Continue reading Appointments Brief

ITV advertising could be down as much as 20% in April, according to reports from media buyers, in contrast to analysts ABN AMRO’s forecast of a 10% fall. If the 20% prediction turns out to be true, it will reduce ABN’s full year growth rate prediction from -1.3% to -2.3% and, given that last year… Continue reading Further ITV Revenue Slump Expected In April

The Advertising Association has released new forecasts for UK advertising growth during 2001. While TV, radio, outdoor and regional newspaper estimates have been downgraded, the market as a whole is forecast to grow by 3.9% due to healthy expectations for national newspapers and business magazines.These downgrades reflect the situation in the US where the Dow… Continue reading AA Downgrades Ad Spend Forecasts But Predicts Healthy Growth For Nationals

NTL reported strong quarterly results yesterday (see NTL Looks To Reap Benefits Of Investment). The news boosted the share price of rival Telewest, whiched showed the highest percentage rise of the FTSE 100, climbing 9p to £1.46, an increase of 6.57%.Results were also released yesterday by Cordiant, which showed impressive increases in pre-tax profits and… Continue reading Sharewatch

The MRG held an evening meeting on Tuesday to introduce the changes which will occur when the new BARB contracts are introduced in January 2002. Introducing the speakers, Caroline McDevitt, BARB’s chief executive, promised that the organisation was “reviewing outmoded practice” and introducing change which was perhaps overdue.This will naturally create problems and concerns as… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: The New BARB Contracts

Fears of further fall-out in the dotcom sector re-emerged yesterday when Yahoo! issued its second profits warning in as many months. The internet company said it expects revenues for the first quarter of 2001 to be $170-180m compared to its previous target of $220-240m.The group blamed the revision to its forecasts on a “weakening economic… Continue reading Yahoo! Issues Further Profits Warning