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Outdoor advertising group, Maiden, has issued an update on the six months ended 30 June 2005, revealing trading conditions over the summer to be showing signs of improvement over last year, with Group billings marginally up in the first six months.The expected continued challenging conditions in the advertising market is shown to have adversely affected… Continue reading Maiden Reveals Improved Summer Trading

Britain’s men’s magazines continued to see a fierce battle for supremacy in the six months to June, with the latest ABC figures providing year on year analysis of the market’s newest entrants, weekly titles Nuts and Zoo.The new statistics show IPC’s Nuts retaining its lead over Emap’s Zoo, with a total circulation of 304,751. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Mens Weeklies See Strong Increases

European regulations surrounding the unbundling of local looped telephone networks is hampering the development of next-generation broadband networks, according to the Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) Council of Europe.The FTTH claims that recent uncertainty over Euro-regulations has discouraged investment in high-speed networks, although representatives from telecoms regulatory bodies in the EC, UK, France and the Netherlands claimed last… Continue reading Euro Regulations Stifle Broadband Growth

The women’s weekly market saw several downturns year on year during the six months to June, with only a handful of titles fending off negative percentage growth.Worst hit was Lady magazine, shedding 10.5% of its circulation year on year to total 34,582. However, several high profile titles were also impacted by the downturn, as IPC’s… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:New Launches Boost Women’s Weeklies

The notoriously fickle teenage market saw a large number of titles suffering negative circulation growth in the six months to June, with only Emap’s Bliss managing to buck the trend for decline.The title added a respectable 7.4% to its circulation year on year, which now totals 276,253. The title, which underwent a revamp in the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Bliss Looks Hopeful In Struggling Teen Sector

Publishing group, United Business Media (UBM), has bought three online and events companies for $56.5 million, adding on to its existing industry businesses. The company has acquired online publishing, live events and research/analysis group, Light Reading Inc for $24 million, US chemicals events business Informex for $24 million and online electronics business media platform TechOnLine… Continue reading UBM Buys Extends Online And Events Reach

The latest set of ABC figures reveals mixed results for the nation’s women’s monthlies, with Hachette’s B enjoying the strongest rise, increasing its circulation by 30.6% year on year to 167,371.Haymarket’s offering in the sector, Eve continued on from its good performance in the last round of ABC’s, gaining 8% year on year, with its… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Women’s Monthlies Report Mixed Results

Outdoor advertising group, Maiden, has issued an update on the six months ended 30 June 2005, revealing trading conditions over the summer to be showing signs of improvement over last year, with Group billings marginally up in the first six months. The expected continued challenging conditions in the advertising market is shown to have adversely… Continue reading Maiden Reveals Improved Summer Trading

The latest round of ABC data shows Britain’s men’s magazines in good health by and large, with the market increasing circulations by over 2.5% year on year overall, and several titles increasing sales into double-figure percentage growth.Emap’s weekly title, Zoo, saw the largest rise in sales, with a 30% increase pushing the title closer to… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Zoo Increases But Nuts Remains Ahead

Grey Worldwide has announced the appointment of former Euro RSCG Worldwide chairman and chief executive officer, Jim Heekin, to chairman of the WPP owned media network. Heekin will take up his new role from September 6, after months of rumours involving discussions with talks intensifying following his resignation from Havas owned, Euro RSCG Worldwide, at… Continue reading Grey Appoints Heekin As Chairman