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Sky has announced an 11% increase in group revenue for the six months to the end of September, to £1.19bn. The satellite broadcaster added that its adjusted operating profit of £150m reflects very strong Sky+ customer growth, of 323,000 to 2.7 million. Sky also reported operating profit of £143 million, including a full first quarter’s… Continue reading Sky Reports 11% Increase In Group Revenue

Business broadband value-added services (BVAS) are making an increasingly important contribution to overall broadband revenues, according to a new report from Point Topic. By the end of the year, value-added services were adding 42% to basic business broadband access revenues, up from 31% the previous year. Proportionately, therefore, business BVAS revenues make a larger contribution… Continue reading Broadband Value-Added Services Making Important Contribution To Revenues

A new forecast from Canalys predicts that worldwide IPTV subscriber levels will increase more than tenfold by the end of the decade, growing from fewer than 4 million in 2006 to almost 40 million in 2010. Europe, the Middle East and Asia accounted for two-thirds of global IPTV subscribers at the end of 2006, said… Continue reading Worldwide IPTV Subscriber Levels To Increase More Than Tenfold

Google has generated more advertising revenue than ITV1 between July and September this year, according to analysis by The Times newspaper.Looking at both companies results, Google generated £327 million in advertising in the quarter, compared with an estimated £317 million for all of ITV1 across the UK during the same three-month period.It is the first… Continue reading Google’s Ad Revenue Overtakes ITV1’s For The First Time

When you are introduced as “sexy and brilliant” you have a lot to live up to, but Nathalie Schwarz, Channel 4’s director of radio and chairman of the 4Digital Group, did a fine job of enthusing the audience at the RAB’s Radio 3.0 conference this morning, as she updated them on the offerings, implications and… Continue reading Schwarz Bangs The “Sexy Radio” Drum…To Good Effect

On his first day as chairman of GCap Media, Richard Eyre told a large audience at the RAB’s Radio 3.0 conference in London why he has come back into radio.Eyre did a fine job of treading lightly between this new role and his chairmanship of the IAB, as he emphasised the complimentary natures of radio… Continue reading Eyre Eases Back Into Radio

Virgin Media is to begin carrying advertising on its VoD service and EPG next year.According to reports in the trade press, chief executive of the company’s content division, Malcolm Wall, has said that testing is underway for pre-, mid- and post-roll ads to be placed in the content on the VoD service.Other advertising models are… Continue reading Virgin Media To Carry Advertising On VoD And EPG Services

Interpublic has announced that its third quarter 2007 revenue has reached $1.56bn, compared to $1.45 billion the same period a year ago, whilst its revenue for the first nine months of 2007 was $4.57 billion, compared to $4.31 billion in 2006. Organic revenue increased 5.7% compared to the third quarter of 2006, due to higher… Continue reading Interpublic Announces Q3 Results

The start of October saw ZenithOptimedia forecast that UK television adspend will see modest growth of 0.5% this year, moving towards 2% growth in 2008. It added that it expects UK Radio adspend to grow year on year by 1.7% in 2007, with Newspaper spending expected to fall by 1.8% in 2007, compared with a… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – October 2007

Last night’s National Television Awards drew almost 6.5 million adults on average to ITV1 between 8.30pm and 10.30pm, giving the station a viewing share of 30.7%.The glamorous event, which saw cheeky chappies Ant and Dec scoop several of the top prizes, was the most watched programme over the two hours, with Rogue Traders and The… Continue reading TV Awards Attract 6.5 Million To ITV1