The Telegraph Group has joined forces with leading broadsheet newspaper publishers across Europe to create a pan-European ad package for high level executive recruitment.The innovative arrangement, which is the first of its kind for the Telegraph, will see the paper team up with Le Figaro newspaper in France and Frakfurter Allegermaine in Germany to provide… Continue reading Telegraph Creates Cross-European Ad Package
The Radio Authority has urged the new super-regulator, Ofcom, to carry on its model of regulation when it assumes its full responsibilities at the end of the year.In its final Annual Report before being phased out by the new catch-all regulator, the current radio watchdog emphasised that its ability to oversee “fifty thousand programme hours”… Continue reading Radio Authority Calls For Ofcom To Carry On Legacy
Global mobile messaging revenues will double to almost $70 billion by 2007 as a result of further growth of SMS text messaging and uptake of new services. This is according to a study from media and technology consultancy Analysys.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Merrill Lynch Cuts ITV 2003 Airtime Revenue ForecastsAnalysts at Merrill Lynch have downgraded… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Mobile Messaging To Bring In The Lucre
The ASA has intervened in a dispute between Freeserve and NTL by upholding complaints against a series of ads, which misleadingly implied that NTL was the UK’s number one broadband internet provider.Freeserve objected to the national press and magazine ads for NTL’s 128 kbps internet service, claiming that the product was too slow for its… Continue reading ASA Sides With Freeserve In Broadband Dispute
Carlton Communications has this morning unveiled first half financial results that beat market expectations, pushing shares in the group up by 7.2% to 119p by 10:00am this morning. Earnings before interest and tax were up from £11.3 million in H1 2002 to £32.0 million this time. The group moved into a pre-tax profit of £37.0… Continue reading Carlton Results Push Shares Up As Profits Return
Granada was seen in focus yesterday, up 9.41%, after beating analysts’ expectations with a 35% rise in interim profits before tax (see Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down). However, analysts at Charles Stanley warned that the company’s figures show that the advertising recovery seen at the end of 2002 was petering out.Carlton was… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners In Focus On Mixed Results
The Radio Authority has urged the new super-regulator, Ofcom, to carry on its model of regulation when it assumes its full responsibilities at the end of the year. In its final Annual Report before being phased out by the new catch-all regulator, the current radio watchdog emphasised that its ability to oversee “fifty thousand programme… Continue reading Radio Authority Calls For Ofcom To Carry On Legacy
The Observer has teamed up with Oddbins to launch an exclusive deal to advertise its Food Monthly magazine on wine wraps in off-licences across the country.The ground breaking deal, will make the Observer the first brand to appear on wine wraps in Oddbins, although it is understood that other advertisers are considering using the medium.According… Continue reading Food Monthly Hits The Bottle In Oddbins Stores
Hollinger chairman Lord Black faces a frosty reception from shareholders tomorrow as concerns mount over falling ad revenues and huge debts at the international media group. Operating revenues at the Telegraph Group, Hollinger’s UK newspaper division, totalled £84 million in the first quarter of 2003, down from £86.6 million in the same period last year.… Continue reading Telegraph Group Sees No Upturn In 2003
Recent figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Price Waterhouse Coopers show that online adspend for 2002 reached £197 million, which equates to a 1.4% share of the total UK advertising market.The data suggests that the online industry is well on track to reach its target of almost doubling its adspend to reach 2%… Continue reading Feature: Internet Advertising Flexes Its Muscles
