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The board of ITV met yesterday to run through a list of potential candidates to become its chief executive. According to a report in today’s Financial Times, the informal meeting ran through names believed to include Stephen Carter, head of Ofcom; Stewart Till, chief executive of United International Pictures; Michael Jackson, former head of Channel… Continue reading ITV Board Meets To Discuss Allen’s Successor

Viacom Outdoor recently revealed new research proving that the longer a person spends with an ad, the more likely they are to absorb its content. Steve Cox, strategic planning director at the company explains how the study set about proving its hypothesis…The past couple of years have seen “engagement” truly enter the communications planning lexicon,… Continue reading Total Recall

Publicis has reported third quarter revenue of $1.3 billion for the third quarter of 2006, of which $550 million was attributed to its businesses in North America. Organic growth was 2.6%, which is slower than in previous quarters. Maurice Levy, chairman of Publicis said that this was due to the cancellation of some campaigns over… Continue reading Slow Growth For Publicis In Q3

The biggest spenders on online content are 16-24 year olds, averaging £5.34 per month (£64 per year) according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings.According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the average Briton online spends £3 a month (£36 per year) no streaming/downloading audio and video content.Although the majority of this spend (57%) still goes on audio content, video content… Continue reading Teens Are Biggest Online Content Spenders

MediaTel Group, in association with Medionyx, will host its latest seminar on the ‘Future of Radio’, with top industry figures promising a lively and eventful session.With panellists including chief executive of GCap Media, Ralph Bernard, whose company’s Q3 results will have been released the previous day, the debate will undoubtedly be memorable, with valuable insight… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosts ‘Future Of Radio’ Seminar

BBC radio is being listened to via the internet more than ever before, with latest monthly figures from the Corporation showing that 12.5 million requests were logged in September.The Archers on BBC Radio 4 was the most popular on-demand programme on the BBC Radio Player, with 682,304 listens over the month, while Chris Moyles on… Continue reading BBC Radio Listening Via The Internet Reaches Record Levels

ITV is to launch a new research and development division, ITV Imagine, which will be central to generating new ideas for the broadcaster.Pele Cortizo-Burgess, the executive vice president and director of account planning at ad agency Foote, Cone & Belding in New York, will lead the team of around 14, which will be broken into… Continue reading ITV To Launch New Division To Bring In New Ideas

Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One gained more adult viewers on Saturday evening than The X Factor on ITV1, with 7.8 million on average compared to the singing contest’s six million.The X Factor took a 31% audience share in the timeslot, whilst the celebrity ballroom dancing competition took a 40% share. Come Dancing‘s results programme,… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing Gains More Adult Viewers Than X Factor

Chairman of Ofcom, Lord David Currie, has said that internet developed content may overtake broadcast TV and that on-demand content is the future for young people.Speaking at the Ofcom annual lecture in London, Lord Currie said that a new approach to regulation would be required in the future, which will be vital to the economic… Continue reading Internet Developed Content Could Overtake Broadcast TV

Sales of digital televisions, set-top boxes and recorders have overtaken sales of analogue equipment for the first time, according to market researcher GfK.In the three months to September, the company revealed that digital sales accounted for 51% of all television equipment sold. Information gathered from 20,000 stores showed year on year growth of flat screen… Continue reading Digital TV Sales Overtake Analogue For The First Time