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A recovery in outdoor advertising levels which began in the second half of last year has continued in 2004, according to UK outdoor contractor Maiden Group. The company says that the year has started strongly, with record sales in the first quarter. Visibility is also improving, indicating good trading for the middle two quarters of… Continue reading Maiden Sees Improving Outdoor Ad Market

Outdoor advertising group Maiden remained unchanged yesterday, despite strong full year results for 2003 published this morning showing an increased group turnover of £88.1 million. The group recently lost a spate of railway advertising contracts to rival Viacom Outdoor (see Viacom Outdoor Snatches Third Rail Contract From Maiden).ITV saw its share price climb by 3.42%… Continue reading Sharewatch: Maiden Steady Ahead Of Positive Results

Guardian Media Group has become the largest single shareholder in the consumer magazine company Seven Publishing, acquiring a 27% stake. The acquisition comes as Seven plans to launch a new title and inject £4 million to expand existing title Delicious, which was launched three months ago. Delicious was launched in the UK after becoming leader… Continue reading GMG Takes 27% Slice Of The Delicious Pie

A coalition of influential internet service providers has warned that the continued growth of Britain’s broadband networks is being stifled by BT’s continuing monopoly over key technologies.The Broadband Industry Group, which boasts members such as Cable & Wireless, Energis and Tiscali, wrote an open letter to the Financial Times at the end of last week… Continue reading Broadband Britain Being Stifled By BT Monopoly

The worldwide total of broadband lines grew to 100.8 million last year according to a report by Point Topic. The report, titled World Broadband Statistics, showed that in the second half of last year 21 million broadband lines were added, with Asia Pacific contributing to almost half of this to maintain its overall 44% share.Top… Continue reading Broadband Lines Reach 100 Million Worldwide In 2003

Outdoor advertising contractor Admedia has announced the appointment of Chris Marston as its new head of agency and client sales with responsibility for all generating revenue for the group.Admedia currently operates 20,000 washroom posters in shopping centres, service stations, bars and pubs nationwide, claiming to deliver over 150 million impacts every month. The company also… Continue reading Admedia Appoints Marston As New Agency Sales Head

Guardian Media Group has acquired a 27% stake in the consumer magazine company, Seven, in a move that makes its the largest single shareholder.The acquisition comes as Seven plans to launch a new title and inject £4 million to expand existing title Delicious, which was launched three months ago.Delicious was launched in the UK after… Continue reading 27% Slice Of The Delicious Pie For GMG

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race bowed out to a massive audience of nearly nine million viewers yesterday afternoon as the BBC aired its last ever broadcast of the prestigious annual event.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB show that a peak of 8.9 million viewers tuned in to see Cambridge secure a controversial win over Oxford… Continue reading BBC Sinks Competition With Boat Race Coverage

The Telegraph has announced its latest drive to boost sales in the form of a widespread taxi and outdoor advertising campaign.The newspaper, which has been hard hit by tabloid launches from the Times and the Independent, will be hoping to increase circulation with its latest initiative, building on the brand’s now familiar Read a best-seller… Continue reading Telegraph Hails Start Of Taxi Advertising Campaign

A controversial anti-smoking campaign run by the British Heart Foundation has struck a chord with the nation’s smokers by achieving 94% penetration.The campaign, featuring images of clogged arteries and fat dripping from cigarettes, caused outrage among some, but was cleared of being distasteful by Ofcom last month, despite complaints from more than sixty viewers (see… Continue reading Anti-Smoking Campaign Sparks Huge Response