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Market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has today announced that pre-tax profits for the first half of 2004 has grown by a staggering 53% to £31.8 million, putting it well on track to meet this year’s targets. From January to June 2004, revenue growth improved by 5% as a result of encouraging improvements in… Continue reading TNS Well On Track To Meet This Year’s Targets

Advertising giant, WPP and two private equity firms, are each reported to be considering a £600 million bid for American advertising group, Grey Global. According to The Guardian, WPP chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, is expected to disregard shareholders concerns when he makes a bid for the last independent advertising network, with an offer just… Continue reading WPP Considering A £600m Bid For Grey Global

The Broadcasters Audience Research Board has announced a new tier to its data, with the creation of a new Lifestyle Insights survey to provide more information about viewers to advertisers and broadcasters. The new survey will add hundreds of additional characteristics about the behaviour, spending and lifestyle of its viewing panel to BARB’s existing data,… Continue reading BARB Launches Lifestyle Survey To Enrich Ratings Data

Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail and General Trust has announced the purchase of classified advertising specialist Bargain Pages Media for a total of £8.5 million. The move will see the Birmingham based operation form part of DMGT’s regional newspaper division, Northcliffe Newspapers Group. The company currently publishes the Bargain Pages newspaper in three editions to most… Continue reading Daily Mail Snaps Up Midlands Bargain Papers

Hollinger International has announced that an internal investigation has found former executives, including ex-chief executive, Lord Black, guilty of taking $400 million of the group’s money. According to BBC News online, the investigation papers said that the sum, which accounted for 95.2% of its adjusted net income between 1997 to 2003, was used to ‘line… Continue reading Hollinger Investigations Show Executives Took $400 Million

CNBC Europe, the financial and business television news channel, is set to launch a live video streaming service which will allow mobile phone users to watch programmes on their handsets. According to CNBC, the rollout, which covers 17 European countries, is the first to allow a whole channel to be streamed 24/7 to a mobile… Continue reading CNBC Launches Video Streaming To Mobile Phones

RTL, the owner of television broadcaster Five, yesterday tried to avoid adding further fuel to the rumours surrounding a merger with Channel 4, by saying it had to decide how to develop its multi-channel strategy first before any discussions take place. At a presentation to unveil the group’s interim results, chief executive, Gerhard Zeiler, refused… Continue reading RTL Boss Deflects Talks Of Five/Channel 4 Merger

Channel 4 has confirmed that it is looking to forge closer links with the BBC in an attempt to strengthen its position in the face of rapidly increasing competition from the growing number of digital channels entering the market. The broadcaster’s recently appointed chief executive, Andy Duncan, told delegates at the Edinburgh International Television Festival… Continue reading MGETIF 2004: Channel 4 Confirms Intention To Link With BBC

Commercial broadcaster, ITV, has said that its advertising revenue for the first half of this year is up 5%, as its top ten categories all experienced growth during this period. Despite tough advertising conditions caused by advertisers negotiating more competitive deals due to a fall in audience share, ITV said that it also expects September’s… Continue reading Growth Across Top 10 Ad Categories Pushes ITV Revenues Up 5%

Five’s director of programmes Dan Chambers has poured cold water on the prospect of the broadcaster launching a digital channel in the near future, claiming it would be “phenomenally” expensive to get off the ground. The UK’s smallest commercial channel is currently looking at ways to strengthen its position in the burgeoning digital market and… Continue reading Digital Offerings Too Expensive For Five