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Difficult market conditions for European outdoor advertising were revealed in JCDecaux’s financials this morning, as full-year revenues dipped by 2.2%. The Paris-based global outdoor contractor said that street furniture revenues were down 0.4%, whilst revenue from billboard and transport advertising fell by 3.4% and 5.3% respectively. However, the overall 2.2% fall was better than the… Continue reading JCDecaux Revenues Dip In 2003, But Beat Expectations

The Barclay brothers’ bid for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph could be further jeopardised by a rival offer from city brokerage Collins Stewart, which values the titles at around £400 million. It is understood that the firm has assembled a consortium to bid for the assets of Hollinger International, the newspaper empire formerly headed by… Continue reading Brokerage To Challenge Barclay Brothers For Telegraph

Advertising agency account business remained strong during January, with activity up 7% year on year, according to the latest New Business Scorecard from Lehman Brothers. This strength continues from December, when the number of account moves rose by 40% year on year (see Publicis Tops 2003 New Business League). Omnicom and Publicis had a good… Continue reading Agency Account Activity Remains Strong In January

Online product research by consumers is a key factor in their offline purchasing decisions, according to a report from Forrester Research. The majority (86%) of Europe’s online population uses the internet to research products prior to purchase, but less than half of them (42%) stay online to make a transaction. Forrester concludes that the influence… Continue reading Online Research Drives Offline Sales, Find Forrester

BSkyB was seen in focus yesterday with shares rising by 0.98% despite reports the satellite broadcaster is preparing itself for further upset after the departure of its chief finance officer, Martin Stewart.It is understood that the National Association of Pension Funds, which controls a quarter of the stock market, has written to the company asking… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Seen In Focus Over Executive Pay

The Barclay brothers’ bid for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph could be further jeopardised by a rival offer from Collins Stewart, which values the titles at around £400 million.It is understood that the city brokerage firm has assembled a consortium to bid for the assets of Hollinger International, the newspaper empire formerly headed by troubled… Continue reading Brokerage To Challenge Barclay Brothers For Telegraph

Following the recent high-profile launch of IPC’s Nuts and Emap’s Zoo Weekly, Nik Vyas, associate director at ZenithOptimedia, examines what the future holds for the fledgling men’s weekly magazine market…It’s a well known fact that you can’t be a lad if you’re bashful or understated. You have to be brash, bold and have size 12… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Going Nuts For Men’s Weeklies?

A peak of almost 16 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to see former Atomic Kitten star, Kerry McFadden, become queen of the jungle in the finalďż˝ of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.The climax of the antipodean reality-TV show, which saw the 23 year-old singer become the first woman to… Continue reading Almost 16 Million Viewers Watch I’m A Celebrity Final

Advertising agency account business remained strong during January, with activity up 7% year on year, according to the latest New Business Scorecard from Lehman Brothers. This strength continues from December, when the number of account moves rose by 40% year on year.Omnicom and Publicis had a good month for new business, whilst Havas was down… Continue reading Agency Account Activity Remains Strong In January

The UK Association Of Online Publishers has rejected as ‘unsatisfactory’ a move by the Audit Bureau of Circulations to include figures for e-publications on its upcoming print certificate.The industry body has written to ABC chief executive, Chris Boyd, to express its dissatisfaction at the decision to publish data for digital editions alongside circulations for print… Continue reading Association Of Online Publishers Attacks ABC Digital Decision