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The total value of the customer publishing industry is estimated to reach £1 billion by 2011, according to new research carried out by Mintel. The research, commissioned by the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA), also forecasts that by 2011 turnover will exceed £541 million, an increase of 54%. The industry is currently worth £680 million,… Continue reading Customer Publishing To Become Billion Pound Industry By 2011

JCDecaux has announced record results for the first six months of 2006, which it says reflect a strong operating performance. Consolidated revenues of €945.8 million increased by 13.4% in the first half of the year, with organic revenues, excluding acquisitions and the impact of foreign exchange, increasing by 7.6%. The outdoor specialist’s operating margins increased… Continue reading JCDecaux Announces Record Results For First Half 2006

UTV, the multi media group which broadcasts radio and television and provides internet and telephony services, has announced that its operating profit rose by 30% in the first six months to June 30. UTV’s turnover was up 60% from £35.6 million in 2005 to £57.1 million in H1 2006. Advertising revenues from radio were up… Continue reading UTV Group Operating Profit Up 30%

Local online advertising in the US is predicted to grow by 31.6% over 2006, reaching $7.7 billion in 2007, according to new research from Borrell Associates. US Local paid search, which Borrell says is already approaching $1 billion this year, is forecast to grow by 86% in 2007, to $1.8 billion. In addition, local e-mail… Continue reading US Local Online Advertising To Grow 31% Over 2006

TV adspend is continuing to grow in the Americas, although not as quickly as in the 1990s, according to a new report from ZenithOptimedia. ZenithOptimedia says that television advertising is now growing at 5% a year in the region, compared to 6.3% a year in the 1990s, with competition from cable and satellite companies keeping… Continue reading TV Adspend In Americas Growing At 5% A Year

Total US advertising expenditures in the first six months of 2006 increased 4.1% to $73 billion year on year, according to new data released by TNS Media Intelligence. Spanish language media benefited from a boost in the form of this summer’s World Cup, rising 20.5% to $2.4 billion, whilst internet display advertising, rose 18.95 to… Continue reading Total US Advertising Expenditures Increased 4.1% In H1

Advertising spend on mobile phones is expected to increase massively over the next five years, creating a global market worth more than $11.3 billion annually, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms and Media. Informa forecasts that the mobile advertising market will be worth $871 million this year, a figure it expects to reach… Continue reading Mobile Ad Market To Reach $11 Billion By 2011

WPP has announced a strategic partnership with Big Idea Group (BIG) to help clients find, develop and monetise open source innovations through BIG’s networks of independent innovators worldwide. BIG is one of the world’s largest inventor networks, with more than 10,000 members. BIG’s clients operate principally in consumer packaged goods, food and beverages, personal media… Continue reading WPP Announces BIG Strategic Partnership

Vicaom chief executive Tom Freston has resigned from the company after falling out with the company’s chairman, Sumner Redstone over the battle to keep the company at the head of the digital revolution. Redstone was apparently unhappy that Viacom had missed several opportunities to become major players in the online market, missing out on buying… Continue reading Viacom CEO Tom Freston Resigns

TNS, the world’s largest provider of custom research and analysis, has recorded revenue growth of 4.5% year on year for the six months to June 30. The cmopany made an operating profit of £37.6 million, down from £41.4 million for the same period last year, whilst its profit before tax was £30 million, down from… Continue reading TNS Records 4.5% Revenue Growth In H1