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Publicis Groupe, the world’s fourth largest marketing services company, has given its clearest indication yet that it might follow in the footsteps of its rivals with the creation of a single media buying point outside of the US. The news comes as the French-owned holding group for ZenithOptimedia and Starcom MediaVest revealed plans to create… Continue reading Publicis Ponders Creation Of Single Buying Point

Commercial broadcaster, ITV, has today announced that pre-tax profits have jumped up 59% to £132 million in the first half of this year, driven by an improvement in advertising revenue which grew by 4% for the group. Although significant improvements were seen across the board for ITV, the biggest achievement comes from its news division… Continue reading Improved Advertising Revenue Drives ITV Profits Up 59%

As the advertising upturn continues, Scottish Media Group (SMG), has seen a turnaround in its fortunes as pre-tax profits grew by 20% to £5.5 million during the first half of this year. The Glasgow-based group’s television division recorded the strongest performance of all sectors, for the period from January to June, as operating profits grew… Continue reading TV Boosts Fortunes At SMG

French advertising group, Havas, has said its board of directors has given the green light to move forward with a bid to purchase US rivals, Grey Global Group. Havas’ bid, which will be joined by offers from UK advertising giants, WPP and private equity firm, Hellman & Friedman, will have to be submitted before today’s… Continue reading Havas Given Go-Ahead For Grey Global Bid

ITV suffered a minor dip in share price yesterday, losing 0.47% to close at 105p ahead of publication of the company’s first financial results since the merger of Carlton and Granada. The broadcaster has revealed impressive half year figures, notching up the largest revenue increase since the dotcom boom.The commercial television giant announced this morning… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Dips Ahead Of Impressive Results

The long-awaited advertising recovery may have brought a feeling of optimism to the industry but it has yet to result in a significant increase in UK new business, according to figures from the AAR’s NewBizMoves database.The latest official data reveals little notable improvement in the advertising sector with a total of 198 creative account reviews… Continue reading New Business Activity Remains Subdued In First Half

As the advertising upturn continues, Scottish Media Group (SMG), has seen a turnaround in its fortunes as pre-tax profits grew by 20% to £5.5 million during the first half of this year.The Glasgow-based group’s television division recorded the strongest performance of all sectors, for the period from January to June, as operating profits grew by… Continue reading Television Helps Boosts Fortunes At SMG

The BBC has confirmed that it is talking to some of the world’s biggest media companies, including Bertelsmann, Time Warner and Disney, about the future of its commercial operation, BBC Worldwide.A spokesman for the BBC said that discussions are underway with a number of companies interested in BBC Worldwide, which is currently the subject of… Continue reading Global Media Giants Line Up For BBC Worldwide

MSN and specialist digital marketing agency Zed have secured a deal with DreamWorks to promote its new movie The Terminal through a unique MSN Homepage take-over targeting over three million internet users.The deal is the first of its kind for MSN and will see a combination of image overlay advertising and streamed video carried on… Continue reading MSN To Transform Homepage With Terminal Promotion

Commercial broadcaster, ITV, has today announced that pre-tax profits have jumped up 59% to £132 million in the first half of this year, driven by an improvement in advertising revenue which grew by 4% for the group.Although significant improvements were seen across the board for ITV, the biggest achievement comes from its news division and… Continue reading Improved Advertising Revenue Drives ITV Profits Up 59%