Further evidence of a surge in internet advertising has been presented by the Online Publishers Association. The organisation claims that ad revenues among prominent online publishers rose by almost 50% in the third quarter of 2003.Also On MediaTelINSIGHT Today….Deal Reached On US Media RulesThe White House and the US congress have reached a compromise in… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Internet Adspend On The Up And Up
The regional newspaper industry is in a strong position to maintain and grow profitability over the longer term, according to a new report published by Mintel this week.The Regional Newspapers report claims that the industry is in great shape due to its local focus, which allows it to provide news and information that is not… Continue reading Research Claims Regional Press Is Set For Revenue Boost
The White House and the US congress have reached a compromise in their dispute over new media ownership laws after the row threatened to scupper a major spending bill. Both parties have agreed to a 39% cap on the proportion of the national television audience that a single network can reach. The Republican-led Federal Communications… Continue reading Deal Reached On US Media Rules
Former Starcom Motive vice chairman, David Connolly, has been named as the independent adjudicator responsible for overseeing airtime sales at ITV following the merger of Carlton and Granada. His appointment was made by Ofcom and the Independent Television Commission and is mandated by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry as a pre-condition of… Continue reading Connolly To Oversee ITV Airtime Sales
Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers and Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail & General Trust could be ruled out for the race to buy the Telegraph Group amid concerns they could face investigation by competition authorities. Both newspaper groups have shown an interest in the owner of the Telegraph titles, which is expected to be put… Continue reading Big Guns Could Be Ruled Out Of Race For Telegraph Titles
Revenues at the Wireless Group have risen by 24% during September, October and November, with the company’s flagship talkSPORT jumping by 28%, 42% and 38% respectively. In a trading statement released this morning, the company said that the local radio stations saw revenues up by 11% in September, 23% in October and 19% in November.… Continue reading Wireless Group Shares Rally On 24% Revenue Growth
UBC Media, the UK radio group, says that advertising revenues have shown a marked improvement in the last few months of its first half, but claims that trading conditions remain challenging despite a stronger performance since September. The group managed to reduce its pre-tax losses for the six months 30 September from £1.0 million last… Continue reading UBC Media Sees Ad Revenue Improvements As Losses Fall
Week on week analysis of the media sector brought good news to Scottish Radio Holdings, which rose 2.7% week on week following a strong set of financial results.The radio group announced that like for like broadcast revenues were up by 6% during the year to September, with national advertising up 9% and local up 3%… Continue reading Sharewatch: Scottish Radio Surges Following Results
BT has teamed with Philips to launch of a new broadband-enabled music service that will allow consumers to listen to downloaded music anywhere in their home.The special package combines the Philips Streamium MC-i250 stereo system with the BT Voyager 2000 wireless modem. It uses a broadband connection to stream MP3 files and online radio stations… Continue reading BT Extends Broadband Package With Philips Link-Up
UK web technology group, Mirago, has launched a new day-parting service to allow advertisers to choose what times their search listings are displayed.The new service will allow the company’s UK pay-per-click advertisers to select the time of day, week and month that their listings are displayed, allowing them to better target their campaigns and maximise… Continue reading Web Group Launches Day Parting Service
