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ITV1 saw massive audiences with its screening of the UEFA Champion’s League Final last night, drawing a peak of 14.6 million sports fans to the match, which saw Liverpool clinch a dramatic victory over Milan in a nail-biting penalty shoot out.The peak audience represented a 60% share for ITV, while the programme’s average audience hit… Continue reading ITV Sees Record Ratings For Champions League Win

ITV has revealed that viewing share for the ITV family of channels has continued to grow on all the main platforms over the last six months, with digital terrestrial television enjoying the greatest growth, rising by 1.9 share points and accounting for 27.8% of all viewing over that period.In the company’s annual general meeting, ITV… Continue reading Digital Channels Drive ITV Viewing Share

ITV has revealed that viewing share for the ITV family of channels has continued to grow on all the main platforms over the last six months, with digital terrestrial television enjoying the greatest growth, rising by 1.9 share points and accounting for 27.8% of all viewing over that period. In the company’s annual general meeting,… Continue reading Digital Channels Drive ITV Viewing Share

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced an increase of 7% in adjusted profit before tax, reaching £114.5 million, despite some of its businesses facing tough trading conditions. In the group’s interim results for the first half of the year ending 3rd April, advertising revenues for Associated Newspapers increased by 2.5%, with display advertising… Continue reading DMGT Announces 7% Rise In Profits

Media and communications group, Aegis, has revealed in its annual general meeting, that trading for the year to date is in line with expectations, with revenues for the first quarter up 12.5% year on year and organic revenue growth up 5.8% compared with 4.8% in 2004.Aegis Media has seen continued growth in client spending, with… Continue reading Aegis Trading In Line With Expectations

Media Group, Carat, recently appointed Dominic Williams to the newly-created position of press director, building on the agency boss’s eight-year career with the firm. He explains the significance of the new role, and his plan to put press at the top of the table in the coming months…Since being promoted to become Carat’s Head of… Continue reading Pressing Ahead With Print

Emap has revealed a 5% rise in pre-tax profit to £205 million, boosted by a strong performance in its consumer magazine division, with new magazine Grazia achieving its targets in terms of both sales and audience profile.Turnover for the group was up by 2% to £1,068 million, Emap reported, while total group operating profit enjoyed… Continue reading Emap Sees Strong Performance In Magazine Division

Outdoor advertising specialist, Maiden Group, has shown an overall increase of 4% in revenues in April and a 5% rise for the first four months compared to last year, despite challenging market conditions in the second quarter.A statement given by the group’s chairman, Martin Boase, at the annual general meeting, revealed uneven growth across Maiden’s… Continue reading Maiden Enjoys 4% Rise In Revenues During April

Ofcom has today published its new Broadcasting Code for television and radio, covering standards in programmes, sponsorship, fairness and privacy.The single, simplified, code will come into effect on 25 July, unifying the six codes which the regulator inherited from its six predecessors and is required of Ofcom by the 2003 Communications Act.Amongst the key points… Continue reading Ofcom Unveils New Broadcasting Code To Protect Minors

Starcom has beaten heavy competition to scoop the COI radio buying account from incumbent OMD, bringing an end to an intensive five-way tussle for the account, worth an annual £20 million.The win will dash the hopes of Carat, Mindshare and ZenithOptimedia, who also pitched for the business, following an unnerving delay by the COI in… Continue reading Starcom Scoops COI Radio Account As TV Boss Swaps Sides