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Universal McCann’s latest global ad forecast predicts worldwide advertising to reach $653.9 billion in 2008, a year on year rise of 4.6%, with the UK forecast to grow 3.5% year on year in 2008 following a rise of 3.8% this year. It expects advertising in the US to grow much slower than the rest of… Continue reading Worldwide Advertising To Reach $653.9bn In 2008

Daily Newspaper MarketIn the six months to September, the daily newspaper market showed an overall fall in readership of 0.7% year on year, although some titles did manage to post healthy rises in their reader numbers.For the Quality dailies, only one title managed to record year on year growth.In the Mid-Market, although both the Daily… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2007

The recent unveiling of Kangaroo – the joint on-demand video service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 – has stirred the ever-changing IPTV and VoD market.With such a wealth of content available to the three broadcast behemoths, Kangaroo is likely to be highly successful, with many suggesting it will push the likes of Joost… Continue reading Feature: Content-Rich Kangaroo Looks To Dominate VoD Market

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a guide to the Audiovisual Media Services (AMS) directive, which updates and replaces the existing EU framework for the television and broadcast industry.Taking over from the Television without Frontiers (TWF) directive, the AMS directive will see existing rules for traditional TV enforced for mobile multimedia services, including mobile… Continue reading Mobile Industry Gets Guide To New EU Directive

The aftermath of the jungle antics of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! lured 4.7 million adults on average to ITV1 between 9pm and 10.30pm last night, giving the channel a 21.3% viewing share.The programme, which tracked what the ‘celebrities’ got up to after their exit from the Aussie jungle, was the highest… Continue reading I’m A Celeb Special Lures 4.7 Million

A new drama based on the best-selling novel by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and a drama retelling the last week in the life of Jesus Christ headline the winter 2008 season on BBC One.Roly Keating, acting controller of BBC One,said: “The winter schedule on BBC One reflects a confident and… Continue reading BBC One Unveils Winter Schedule

Clear Channel Outdoor has entered into partnership with MT2 to sell advertising on the new Land Securities’ owned LED screen – Piccadilly Lite – situated in the Piccadilly Lights complex in the heart of London’s West End.This is the first time in almost a century that such a flexible advertising opportunity has been offered at… Continue reading Clear Channel Lights Up Piccadilly

Ruth Brownlee has been appointed director of the UK Association of Online Publishers (AOP).Brownlee has over 10 years’ experience in digital media, having been an instrumental figure in the growth of Handbag.com, Yahoo!, and a key figure in developing online partnerships at Channel 4.She has most recently been working as a digital strategy advisor to… Continue reading Ruth Brownlee Appointed New Director Of AOP

ITV has acquired independent producer 12 Yard for an initial cash consideration of £26 million. A further payment of up to £9 million may be made in 2011, part of which is contingent on profit performance over a three-year period. 12 Yard, a joint venture between Hat-Trick Productions Limited and the management team of David… Continue reading ITV Acquires Production Company 12 Yard

Bertelsmann, owner of book publisher Random House, has approached its subsidiary RTL about buying the remaining 10% of shares it does not own. Bertelsmann has been gradually increasing its stake in RTL, owner of Five and one of the largest producers of TV outside of the US through its subsidiary Fremantle Media. In a statement,… Continue reading Bertelsmann Makes Approach For Remaining RTL Shares