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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Annual Report for 2006 has revealed that 2,421 ads were changed or withdrawn as a result of ASA action during the year.Although the total number of complaints lodged with the ASA fell by 14.5% (to 22,429) on the previous year, a record number of ads – 12,842 – were complained… Continue reading Online Ad Complaints To ASA Rise 33% Year On Year

Daily Newspaper MarketThe national daily newspaper market in the UK saw around a 4% overall downturn in circulation year on year for April, according to the latest figures from the ABC.It was a dismal picture across the board, with circulations shrinking in all sectors. The only title not to record a loss was the Daily… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2007

In April, thelondonpaper was again ahead of the London Lite, although it recorded a period on period decline of more than 10,700.The London Lite saw a small increase in circulation, of around 400 copies period on period, although its total circulation figure of just over 400,600 was around 90,000 copies less than thelondonpaper‘s circulation.Paid for… Continue reading thelondonpaper Still On Top In The Capital

Capital 95.8 was resurgent in London’s battle for the commercial breakfast number one spot, beating both Heart 106.2 FM and Magic 105.4 FM to the top of the table.The Q1 2007 RAJAR figures show that Capital 95.8 enjoyed a 5% period on period increase in weekly reach, giving it a total of almost 855,000. Capital… Continue reading Johnny Vaughan Grabs London Breakfast Crown

The RAJAR figures for the first quarter of 2007 show that digital radio continues to perform strongly, with a healthy increase in the number of DAB homes in the UK.The Q1 figures show that 20% of the UK population now live in DAB homes, up from 16% in the fourth quarter of 2006, with increases… Continue reading Digital Radio Continues To Perform Well

News Corporation has announced that its revenues for the quarter ending March 31 increased 21% to $7.5 billion, with its net income increasing 6% to $871 million. Filmed entertainment delivered record operating income contribution of $410 million, up 82%, whilst cable network programming operating income was up 34%, with News Corp saying that increased affiliate… Continue reading News Corp Revenues Grow 21%

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, says that the advertising model for traditional media will continue to deteriorate over the coming few years. Speaking at Microsoft’s Strategic Account Summit, Gates said: “We’re saying newspapers will go online, and there will be massive innovation that comes out of that. We’re saying that TV, the biggest ad market… Continue reading More Media To Move Online, Says Gates

Internet television service Joost has announced that five selected parties have collectively invested approximately $45 million in the company. The news comes just a week after the company, set up by the founders of Skype, was launched. Index Ventures, a European capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has invested in Yahoo! and YouTube have taken small… Continue reading $45 Million Investment In Joost

BBC radio stations once again performed well for the most part, with BBC Radio 2 boasting a weekly reach of more than 13.2 million, up 2.4% year on year, according to the latest Q1 2007 RAJAR results.Radio 1’s reach was up by a significant 8.4% compared to Q1 2006, to leave it with more than… Continue reading Radio 2 Boosts Weekly Reach To Over 13 Million

VoIP is forecast to top 25 million US households by 2012, driven by greater broadband subscriptions and expansion by cable operators into new markets, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The report, titled US Broadband Telephony Forecast, 2007 to 2012: Cable MSOs assert their dominance in the VoIP market, says that the ability to… Continue reading VoIP To Top 25 Million US Households