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It’s back and apparently bigger and better than ever; ITV1’s X Factor certainly drew in the punters, with Saturday night’s opening episode drawing in an impressive 7.9 million adults, up from six million for the start of last year’s competition.The programme, which featured the usual mix of hopefuls and hopeless wannabes striving to become the… Continue reading X Factor Back With A Bang

The number of internet users now stands at nearly 30.2 million, according to figures released by BMRB for the second quarter of 2007.As internet usage broke the 30 million mark for the first time, growth of 9.2% could be observed over the same period last year.The total number of people going online is now over… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q2 2007: Internet Usage Breaks 30 Million Mark

Last week saw WPP report a 5.3% increase in like-for-like revenues for the six months to the end of June, boosted by acquisitions in China and India and faster growth in the US.The company posted a pre-tax profit of £338 million, a 6.9% rise on the same period last year. Its reported revenue rose 2%… Continue reading Media In The City: WPP Reports 5.3% Revenue Increase

The Office of Fair Trading has said it would agree to consider a review of the imposed Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) on ITV.According to reports, the broadcaster, which has challenged the restrictions following the Carlton/Granada merger, has finally persuaded the OFT to think about looking at the case.The OFT said it would make a decision… Continue reading OFT Agrees To Consider Review Of CRR

Richard Huntingford, ex-Chrysalis radio chief executive, has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Virgin Radio. Huntingford joined Chrysalis in 1987 and announced his departure in June following the group’s sale of its radio division. The SMG owned Virgin Radio also announced that Rosemary Thorne is joining as senior independent director, whilst David Palmer has already… Continue reading Richard Huntingford Named Virgin Radio Chairman

UK online retail reached an all-time high in July, exceeding £4 billion for the first time, according to retail body the IMRG. UK sales were up 80% year on year, to £4.2 billion, £1.86 billion higher than in July 2006. Electricals was the strongest growing sector, up by 102% year-on-year, with clothing, footwear and accessories… Continue reading UK Online Retail Reaches All-Time High

High profile ‘threequels’ have seen UK cinema admissions up almost 28.5% year on year in June to 11.2 million, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association.Films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Shrek the Third, Ocean’s Thirteen and Spider-Man 3 have spurred the upturn.The third instalment in the Pirates… Continue reading ‘Threequels’ Boost Cinema Admissions To 11.2 Million For June

Bebo.com became the most visited social networking site from within the UK in July, attracting 10.6 million unique visitors, an increase of 63% over the start of the year, according to the latest figures from comScore.It was closely followed by social networking behemoth MySpace.com, which enjoyed a 25% increase in traffic over the same time… Continue reading Bebo Becomes Most Visited Social Networking Site In July

WPP has reported a 5.3% increase in like-for-like revenues for the six months to the end of June, helped by acquisitions in China and India and faster growth in the US. WPP posted a pre-tax profit of £338 million, a 6.9% on the same period last year. Its reported revenue rose 2% to £2.9 billion.… Continue reading WPP Revenues Increase 5.3%

Spending on search engine marketing in the UK is forecast to grow 58% this year to £2.2 billion, with almost £2 billion of that coming from paid search, according to a new report from E-consultancy. The study says that although the growth rate has fallen from 65% in 2006, it looks as if the market… Continue reading UK Search Engine Marketing To Grow