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Media and advertising organisations entered the New Year in a positive frame of mind following a number of encouraging pronouncements from doyens of the industry. Global adspend is predicted to grow by around 5% in 2004 with the US leading the way and Europe again showing signs of competitivemess. Definitive figures for last year will… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – December 2003

The US broadband audience grew by 27% between May and November 2003 as high-speed internet access became a desirable resource in American homes. Nielsen//NetRatings reports that 49.5 million, or 38% of all home internet users now access the web using broadband. The number is up from 39 million in May. Narrowband connections remained flat at… Continue reading US Broadband Population Approaches 50 Million

Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom). The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2 (see INSIGHTanalysis:… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: More Than Half Of UK Receives Multichannel TV

Emap was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping 0.46% following the surprise the announcement that chief executive of its radio and digital television department, Richard Schoonmaker, is stepping down (see Schoonmaker Steps Down As Emap Performance Boss).Reuters, the global information provider, was also seen in focus with shares increasing by 4.35% ahead of its… Continue reading Sharewatch: Emap Dips As Broadcasting Chief Departs

Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom).The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2. The penetration of… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003

Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator.The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2.The penetration of digital television… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003

ISBA is calling on press advertisers to demand ‘verification of appearance’ following estimates that more than £550 million worth of newspaper and magazine ads do not appear as booked.The industry body’s Press Action Group has issued a special guidance note arguing that proof of appearance is a basic requirement that should be available on demand… Continue reading ISBA Urges Advertisers To Demand Proof Of Appearance

News International’s decision to follow in The Independent‘s footsteps with the launch of a tabloid edition of The Times appears to be proving successful. The latest ABC circulation figures for December show that the move helped boost circulation at the paper by 2.3% month on month to 636,331.The compact version of The Times hit the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2003

Hachette Filipacchi has poached IPC’s Rita Lewis to become publishing director of its flagship women’s titles, Red and B.Lewis, who takes up the positive with immediate effect, will assume responsibility for driving forward the Red brand as it attempta to increase its circulation and looks to expoit opertunites in foreign markets.She will also work with… Continue reading Hachette Poaches IPC’s Lewis For Key Publishing Role

Encouraging sales of magazines should enable Future Network, the international publisher, to post an increase in revenues for 2003, the company said today.Future stated that trading patterns had remained positive in the final months of the year and annual turnover is expected to exceed that for 2002 by 11%.In a statement today, the group said:… Continue reading Future Network Stays On Track With Trading Update