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Not everyone attending the World Economic Forum in New York had as negative an outlook as WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell (see Sorrell Sees ‘No Blue Sky’). Although the general consensus of opinion seems to be that an upturn in the economy should be expected no sooner that Q3/Q4 2002, there are some who believe… Continue reading Whispers Of Recovery From WEF Meeting In NY

Census data released by the US Commerce Department, show that more than half of American households and more than half of all Americans are now connected to the internet. The figures were released as part of A Nation Online, a new study using Census data to track internet usage in the United States. As of… Continue reading Over Half US Population Is Now Online

Smartlogik and GWR were the best performer’s in yesterday’s media. The former saw shares jump 25% to close at 1źp, while the latter experienced a more modest increase with stock climbing 1.12% to finish at £2.26, up 2˝p on the day before.Chrysalis, which announced yesterday that advertising revenue at Chrysalis Radio fell by 11.8% from… Continue reading Sharewatch

The IPA has appointed its first finance director, Ian Finlayson. He succeeds treasurer Ted Goater, who left at the end of last year.Hamish Pringle, the IPA’s director-general, said: “We’re looking to Ian to modernise the IPA finance function and to help deliver even better value for money to the membership.”Finlayson will take on the financial… Continue reading IPA Looks To Modernise Finance Function

It would be easy for Radio to be the Cinderella of media. With no pictures, let alone moving ones and no interactivity (unless you count phone-ins), its simplicity and ability to form a backdrop could easily have seen it fade away as the multi-media world advances. Yet this ability could prove the very key to… Continue reading Feature: Radio And The Internet

The Guardian Media Group has applied for an analogue radio licence in the East Midlands on which it plans to launch an advertising-free commercial radio station targeting 45-64 year-olds.Smooth FM, as it will be called, will focus on music, news and information and will cater for a potential 1.6 million listeners in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby… Continue reading GMG Plans Advertising-Free Radio Station

NTL is launching a new cross-platform “Love Channel” as part of the relaunch of its ntlworld portal.The channel, which will be unveiled in time for Valentine’s Day, will run throughout February on NTL’s revamped portal site and digital TV network in a cross-network promotion of its cable services.The channel, which features interactive games and an… Continue reading NTL Launches Love Channel

Emap Performance is planning to launch a new glossy weekly teen magazine codenamed “Monkey”.The magazine will launch in the spring with a strong celebrity focus and will include gossip, news and pop reviews. Emap claims that Monkey will compliment its existing titles Smash Hits and Bliss, bringing a “new dimension” to the increasingly competitive teen… Continue reading Emap To Launch New Teen Weekly

NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2001NRS figures released for National newspapers for the period July-December 2001 showed that, year on year, the market as a whole saw an increase in readership of 0.6% to over 66 million. The largest movement in either direction, in a year on year analysis of the six month period,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2001

The ITC has condemned adverts that “encourage or condone harmful emulation” after more than 100 viewers complained that an advert showing a rabbit in a tumble-dryer could be copied by children.The ITC upheld complaints against the ad, which featured a cartoon rabbit emerging unharmed from a tumble-dryer, on the grounds that younger children were unlikely… Continue reading ITC Condemns Copy Cat Commercials