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The European Commission has begun legal proceedings against the UK over the behavioural advertising company Phorm.In a statement, the Commission said that the “proceeding addresses several problems with the UK’s implementation of EU ePrivacy and personal data protection rules, under which EU countries must ensure… the confidentiality of communications by prohibiting interception and surveillance without… Continue reading European Commission begins legal action on Phorm

UK ad spending will fall 8.7% this year, with global spend predicted to shrink by 6.9%, according to a new forecast from ZenithOptimedia.Zenith is currently forecasting 1.5% growth in global adspend in 2010, followed by 4.5% growth in 2011, although these forecasts will be revised when new information arises, it said.Adspend is forecast to fall… Continue reading UK adspend forecast to fall 8.7% in 2009

The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has rejected a takeover bid from rival radio group UKRD. Last week, Hallwood Financial made an offer of £1.8 million for TLRC, following which TLRC independent non-executive director John Perriss strongly recommended the company’s shareholders reject the £1.25 million offer from UKRD. Hallwood Financial already owns 28% of TLRC and… Continue reading Local Radio Company turns down UKRD takeover offer

Magna Global has released a new US forecast predicting that DVR subscriber households will hit 51.1 million (43% of US TV households) by the end of 2014, up from 29.8 million (27% of TV households) at the end of 2008. Over the 10 years between 2004 and 2014, Magna estimates that DVRs will contribute to… Continue reading US DVR subscriber households to hit 51.1m by end of 2014

A new report from media analyst Screen Digest predicts that online advertising will fall 5% in 2009. Screen Digest’s 2009 report, based on the US IAB’s recently released full year report for 2008, said that while internet advertising grew 10% in 2008, the fourth quarter was almost flat at +2.6%, a significant change from the… Continue reading US online advertising forecast to fall 5% in 2009

Britain’s Got Talent stormed back onto the nation’s screens on Saturday night, with a strongman who pulled a car with his ear helping the show to pick up a peak audience of 11.4 million viewers for ITV1.On for an hour and a half from 7.30pm, the show had a peak share of 49.2% of the… Continue reading Strong return for Britain’s Got Talent

Universal Music Group (UMG) is working with Google’s YouTube to launch a new music and video entertainment service featuring UMG’s premium video content.Called Vevo, the ad-supported service will launch later this year, with the technology infrastructure provided by YouTube.On YouTube, this content will be exclusively available through VEVO.com and a new VEVO channel through a… Continue reading Universal Music and YouTube to launch music video service Vevo

Nick Mawditt, global director of insight and marketing at Kinetic, reviews the recent OAA Conference and asks: Where next for Out of Home media in the current climate?The Outdoor Advertising Association’s recent conference – the 3rd Space – took an honest perspective on the state of the medium and how it has fully embraced technology… Continue reading Newsline Feature: Where next for OOH?

A portion of the BBC’s licence fee should go to the corporation’s rivals to allow them to create more public service content, such as current affairs and regional news programming, according to a parliamentary report.The House of Lords Communication Committee said that an element of “contestable funding” should be created for broadcasters and programme makers… Continue reading Parliamentary report calls on BBC licence fee split

Egmont Magazines has launched a new monthly magazine, Playhouse Disney, aimed at 2 to 4 year-olds.Launching this week with a cover price of £2.25, the magazine will have an initial print-run of 100,000 copies.Each issue of the magazine will have branded covermounts; the launch issue will include a giant My Friends Tigger and Pooh ‘Pop… Continue reading Egmont Magazines launches new Playhouse Disney title