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Thinkbox has today announced that total commercial TV impacts for Q1 2008 have grown 7% on the same quarter last year, according to the latest figures from BARB.This follows a pattern of growth that has seen total Q1 impacts grow by 13% over the past five years, with impacts for 16-34s growing by 18% during… Continue reading 40 Ads Per Person Watched Every Day in The UK

Channel 4’s core channel made an operating loss last year for the first time since 1992, with Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson warning that the broadcaster has reached a “tipping point” in its funding shortfall.The core channel recorded an operating loss of £7.8 million, with the group’s pre-tax profit falling from £21.3 million to £1.6… Continue reading Channel 4 Suffers First Operating Loss Since 1992

Yahoo! has announced first quarter profits of $542 million (£272 million), up from $142 million in the previous year. This rise was due mainly to gains in its investment in the parent company of Chinese online company AliBaba.com. Revenues increased by 9% year on year to $1.82 billion, which was better than had been predicted… Continue reading Yahoo! Profits Increase

Channel 4’s core channel made an operating loss last year for the first time since 1992. The core channel recorded an operating loss of £7.8 million, with the group’s pre-tax profit falling from £21.3 million to £1.6 million. The digital channels E4, More4 and Film4 all saw their audiences increase, although rating for the core… Continue reading Channel 4 Suffers First Operating Loss Since 1992

The Aegis board has written to shareholders calling on them to oppose Havas chairman Vincent Bollore’s fifth attempt to get two places on the company’s board. The Aegis board wrote that they unanimously recommend shareholders vote against Group Bollore’s request to appoint Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel as directors of Aegis at the annual general… Continue reading Aegis Urges Shareholders To Vote Against Bollore Again

Heavy bandwidth constraints could result in just 7% penetration of high definition digital terrestrial television (HD-DTT) in the UK by 2012, with a similar scenario playing out across Europe, according to a new broadcast tracking and analysis service from Understanding & Solutions. Although bandwidth will be freed up in many countries after analogue switch off,… Continue reading Bandwidth Constraints Could Affect Terrestrial HDTV In UK

Havas has reported revenues of €345 million (£277 million) for the first quarter, a rise of 2.5%. Asia Pacific was the fastest growing region, with a 22.8% increase, while Latin America had the slowest growth, with an increase of 4.5%. Europe reported growth of 7.9% for the first quarter, while North America saw 6% growth.… Continue reading Havas Revenues Reach €345m

Despite a weakening economy, growth in online advertising spending in the UK is still strong and is expected to grow, according to new figures from eMarketer. UK advertising spending is resilient chiefly because of the overall strength of the digital sector in recent years, said eMarketer. Karin von Abrams, senior analyst and author of the… Continue reading UK Digital Sector Expected To Grow

ITV1 saw the return of Taggart last night, although it was beaten in the 9pm ratings battle by Waking The Dead.The Scottish cop drama had a peak of 4.8 million adult viewers, a 21% share of the audience, while Waking The Dead picked up a peak of 6.2 million.Taggart, which celebrates is 25th anniversary this… Continue reading Taggart No Match For Waking The Dead

Antony Miller, head of media development at Royal Mail, explains why brands should not be dazzled by digital to the detriment of traditional media channels.It’s safe to say that the internet and other digital channels like email and SMS have been instrumental in driving the communications revolution we’re currently experiencing. For marketers, these new channels… Continue reading Dazzled By Digital