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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

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

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

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

The administrator handling ITV Digital has this morning announced that no new offer has been made to the Football League in lieu of the £89.25 million owed by ITV Digital to the League in August (see Football League Battle With ITV Digital Continues). In a statement, the administrator said “The shareholders are re-evaluating the business… Continue reading No New Offer From ITV Digital For League To Consider

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

SMS text messages currently account for 12% of European mobile operators’ revenues and this revenue will peak next year, according to a new report from Forrester Research. “Mobile operators are right to exploit SMS’ full potential now,” said Forrester analyst Michelle de Lussanet. “Forrester’s five-year forecast for mobile messaging shows that SMS revenue will peak… Continue reading SMS Revenues And Volumes Will Peak In 2003 And Stagnate In 2004, Says Forrester

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

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

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