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Independent News & Media is investigating ways in which it can satisfy the competition authorities should the company be successful in acquiring the Irish titles of Trinity Mirror. According to The Guardian, executives at INM are talking to a number of leading business figures in Northern Ireland about making a joint bid for the newspapers,… Continue reading O’Reilly To Compromise In Bid For Trinity Titles

Advertising revenues at Independent News & Media (INM), the group which owns the Independent newspaper, rose by 6.8% during the first half of the year, buoyed by a strong performance in its southern hemisphere operations. INM has businesses in five primary markets – Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK. Turnover across these… Continue reading INM Boosted By Strong Southern Hemisphere Figures

Global advertising network Publicis Groupe has posted an 18% rise in first half net profits, as revenues were pushed up by 59% following the acquisition of Bcom3 Group in September last year (see Publicis Confirms BCom3 Merger Details). Publicis describes the first half figures as ‘excellent’ and is looking to build on this performance in… Continue reading Publicis Bullish As Profits Jump 18% In First Half

The internet actually impacts more spending offline than online, according to a survey from The Dieringer Research Group. The American Interactive Consumer Survey found that in the previous twelve months, consumers spent a total of $93.1 billion on direct online purchases. However, spending on goods and services purchased offline on the basis of online research… Continue reading Internet-Influenced Offline Spending 50% Higher Than Online Spending

Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of SMG, said that he remains cautious about advertising conditions moving into the second half of the year, despite there being some signs of gradual improvement beginning in the autumn. Announcing SMG’s first half financial results today, Flanagan said that the early part of the summer months remained weak in advertising… Continue reading SMG Remains Cautious On Advertising Upturn

Doug Flynn, chief executive of media buying group, Aegis, claims the outcome of the investigation into the proposed £4 billion merger of Carlton and Granada is irrelevant because the creation of a single ITV is a near certainty. According to reports in today’s press, Flynn expects Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, to approve the… Continue reading Aegis Chief Claims ITV Merger Remedies Are Irrelevant

Announcing its first half financial results today (see Aegis Posts Improving Revenues In ‘Patchy’ Conditions), the global media network Aegis Group also gave an update on the state of the advertising and media markets across the world. The overriding picture is of a mixed performance between regions, with some growth emerging in the US, stronger… Continue reading US And Asia-Pacific Media Markets Outperform Europe, Says Aegis

Aegis Group, the global media and advertising network, has reported revenues up by 7.8% in the first half of 2003, in what the group describes as ‘patchy’ market conditions. Pre-tax profits remained more or less flat at £30.9 million, up from £30.0 million in H1 2002. Aegis Media – which includes Carat, Vizeum, Posterscope and… Continue reading Aegis Posts Improving Revenues In ‘Patchy’ Conditions

Following an investigation of the bidding process, the European Commission is expected to register its disapproval at the way BSkyB was able to secure all four rights packages in the recent auction of live Premiership football matches. According to a report in The Observer, the commission will renew its ‘statement of objections’ if it finds… Continue reading EC Stance Threatens BSkyB Football Deal

BSkyB is believed to be planning a restructure of its pricing scheme in an attempt to increase the number of people buying its Sky Plus personal video recorder (PVR) service and to boost the company’s average revenue per user (APRU) figures. Reports suggest that sales of Sky Plus have so far been disappointing, with just… Continue reading BSkyB Looks To Boost Sky Plus PVR Sales