Regional newspaper publisher, Northcliffe Newspapers, is sizing up a bid for 27 newspapers in the Greater London area and has applied for consent from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).The titles are owned by Independent News & Media (INM), publisher of the Independent national newspaper. INM has already agreed to sell the titles to… Continue reading Northcliffe Looks At Independent London Papers Bid
US online advertising revenues continued to show a return to growth during the second quarter of the year, with expenditure up by 14% year on year, according to the latest report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Online spend reached $1.7 billion in Q2 and $3.3 billion across the whole of… Continue reading US Online Advertising Revival Continues In Q2
Media Audits Group is continuing its aggressive expansion with the promotion of Nick Sparey to the role of managing director of global consulting.The group, which has been providing advertisers with global media consultancy for over 10 years, has enjoyed significant growth recently. In the last few months it has launched services to clients in Poland,… Continue reading Sparey To Lead Global Consulting At Media Audits Group
The majority of 18 to 34 year olds value free time above commercial commodities such as cars and jewellery, according to new research from British Telecom.The study, commissioned by BT’s 118 500 directory enquiry service, claims that a new social grouping, labelled the ‘now’ generation has less than an hour of free time each day.… Continue reading Research Identifies New Generation Of Consumers
Viacom Brand Solutions is launching a campaign on behalf of the Electoral Commission to promote political awareness across its flagship MTV channel.The national campaign will launch on 15 November with the stapline ‘Turn opinion into action’. It will feature a number of creative executions specially designed by the Viacom Brand Solutions team.The initiative includes a… Continue reading VBS Launches Youth Awareness Drive To Boost Voting
Capital Radio has confirmed that Emma Forbes is to quit its flagship London station just weeks after the launch of her new breakfast show.Forbes, who joined Capital 95.8 FM just seven months ago from rival London station Heart 106.2, has asked to be released from her contract after reportedly being told she was not guaranteed… Continue reading Capital Confirms Forbes To Quit Flagship London Station
Vehicle advertising specialist, Hub Ads, is expanding its operations with the launch of a new office in Brighton.The group, which promotes a range of products including non-rotating hubcaps, is opening the new office in response to a growth in demand for its range of products. It will be headed up by Andrew Morris and will… Continue reading HubAds Expands Operations With New Brighton Office
The latest NRS figures for national newspaper readership revealed continued weakness at prestige pink paper the Financial Times. In spite of its recent £2 million ad campaign, the paper experienced a massive 33% year on year decline in readership to 391,000.In fact September’s NRS figures brought bad news for almost all titles, with both broadsheets… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – September 2003
US radio advertising revenue rose by 4% year on year during September, boosted by a strong national expenditure, according to the latest figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). National spend jumped by 13% during the month, whilst local was up by just 2%. Across the whole of the third quarter, total revenues were up… Continue reading US Radio Revenues Rise 4% During September
Cross-media group Emap this morning released a confident set of first half financial results, reporting pre-tax profits up by 9% to £94 million on turnover up by 7% to £509 million.Chief executive Tom Moloney is confident that the company will meet its full-year targets and says that new product developments and recent acquisitions are well… Continue reading Emap Profits Jump 9%, Aided By Strong Consumer Mags
