Emap is on track to meet end of year targets, with healthy revenues flowing into the company, according to chairman Adam Broadbent.The cross-media corporation held its AGM yesterday and there was general satisfaction at performance in the year to date.Broadbent said that Emap had been “performing reasonably well” given the state of the media markets.… Continue reading Emap In Line To Meet Full-Year Expectations
Developments in the European digital TV market are sparking demand for receivers and a new report from Datamonitor claims that shipments of adaptors are set to increase eightfold over the next four years. According to the study, Beyond the STB: new device and service opportunities, the device market is set to explode as new products… Continue reading 100 Million DTV Devices In Europe By 2007, Says Report
Emap has secured Britvic’s Red Devil energy drink for a six-figure advertising campaign across its fortnightly young women’s magazine, More.The deal marks the brand’s first foray into magazine advertising and is part of the “Beware his influence” promotion, which is designed to associate Red Devil with mischievousness and fun.The campaign, which includes sponsorship of More’s… Continue reading More Secures Devilish New Britvic Ad Campaign
Results from the Expenditure and Food Survey issued this week show that there were 11.7 million online homes by the end of March 2003. This represents an increase of 1.2 million year on year and means that 47% of UK households now have access to the web.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US Consumers Still Cold On… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: UK Internet Penetration Approaches 50%
Emap is on track to meet end of year targets, with healthy revenues flowing into the company, according to chairman Adam Broadbent. The cross-media corporation held its AGM today and there was general satisfaction at performance in the year to date. Broadbent said that Emap had been “performing reasonably well” given the state of the… Continue reading Emap In Line To Meet Full-Year Expectations
WPP was seen in focus yesterday, down 0.78%, on reports that the takeover panel, City Regulator, is to investigate the share dealings of Nahed Ojjeh, the Syrian chess promoter who has bought over a tenth of Cordiant Communications, potentially scuppernong WPP’s takeover bid for the group (see Mystery As Chess Queen Raises Cordiant Stake).Elsewhere, Reuters… Continue reading Sharewatch: WPP Falters On Cordiant Investigation
Future Network, the specialist consumer magazine publisher, has reported a 7% increase in turnover for the first five months of 2003 with growth occurring in both circulation and advertising. Since May’s AGM (see Future Lifted By Bright Start To Year), steady progress has been maintained with revenues from circulation up by 8% while advertising revenue… Continue reading Gaming Points Way Ahead For Future Network
JCDecaux has secured an exclusive agreement with transport advertising group, AdBus, to sell 6-sheet advertising panels across Nottingham’s new tram network.The deal begins in November and includes a range of 6-sheet panels at tram stations across Nottingham, which JCDecaux claims is the UK’s seventh most profitable shopping destination with 612,000 inhabitants.The new agreement is part… Continue reading JCDecaux Secures New Tram Network Contract
Almost 12 million households in Britain now have access to the internet, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. Results from the Expenditure and Food Survey issued this week show that there were 11.7 million online homes by the end of March 2003. This represents an increase of 1.2 million year… Continue reading UK Internet Penetration Approaches 50%
The advertising downturn has caused a major shift in the way media agencies are paid, according to the latest research from the Incorporated Society Of British Advertisers.The third phase of the Paying For Advertising study, released this week, shows that almost half of all agencies now incorporate some form of payment by results (PBR) system.A… Continue reading ISBA Study Reveals Shift Towards Payment By Results
