At a time of uncertainty in the general retail sector, online shopping sales rose by almost a half in the US last year and internet buying is becoming an increasingly profitable activity, according to a new report from Shop.org and Forrester Research.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Cordiant Gets Breathing Space From CreditorsAfter the upheavals of recent… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Online Retail Revenues Near $100bn
Taylor Nelson Sofres was seen in focus yesterday, up 16.54%, after agreeing to buy the research division of crisis-hit advertising group Interpublic (see TNS Shares Jump On $425m NFO Worldgroup Acquisition). Numis Securities upgraded the group to buy from add, saying the acquisition would make it the third most powerful market research group in the… Continue reading Sharewatch: TNS Rises Following Acquisition
Leading London radio station Capital 95.8 FM saw advertising revenue fall by almost 15% year on year during the first quarter of 2003, according to figures compiled exclusively for NewsLine by Nielsen Media Research.The fall from £9.3 million to just below £8 million coincides with the 10.5% year on year drop in weekly reach seen… Continue reading London’s Leading Radio Station Sees Ad Revenue Decline
First quarter revenues at NASDAQ-listed UK cable operator, NTL, were more or less flat year on year, down from £556.1 million to £546.5 million.NTL’s business growth was essentially put on hold until January this year, when it emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure that alleviated its substantial debt. As a result of this process,… Continue reading NTL Returns To Growth After Chapter 11
Granada Enterprises has secured motorbike insurance specialist Bennetts as the sponsor of all bike-related programming on its men and motors channel.The six figure deal begins later this month and will run until the end of October, with additional Bennetts branding appearing on the men and motors website.Commenting on the sponsorship, Matthew Gledhill, director of Bennetts… Continue reading Bennetts To Sponsor Bike Strand On Men And Motors
Emap has announced plans to launch three new national digital radio stations on Freeview, in a move which underlines its commitment to the growth of the medium.The Hits, Q and Magic will launch on the digital terrestrial platform on 1 July and will join Emap radio stablemates, Kiss, Kerrang! and Smash Hits, which launched nationally… Continue reading Emap Rolls Out New Digital Radio Stations On Freeview
FHM has secured a wide-reaching advertising deal with Adidas, to promote the launch of its new ClimaCool 2 shoes across Europe.The deal, which is the first of its kind for the men’s lifestyle magazine, begins in June and includes FHM‘s UK, France, Germany and Netherlands editions.The campaign will showcase the benefits of the new ClimaCool… Continue reading FHM Secures Pan-European Marketing Deal With Adidas
Viacom Outdoor has secured the advertising contract for the launch of the new Mercedes-Benz CLK class and has beat-off 40 other contenders to win the Daimler/Chrysler Media Award.Viacom was awarded the contract after jointly winning the competition, which asked media owners to pitch creative ideas to support the marketing push for the new Mercedes, using… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Wins Pitch For Mercedes Business
Future Network has reported an satisfactory rise in revenues for the first quarter as it looks to build on the progress made in 2002.In a trading statment released to coincide with the group’s annual general meeting, Future said that gains had been made in each territory resulting in a 7% rise in overall revenue.The consumer… Continue reading Future Lifted By Bright Start To Year
Almost one hundred million homes, equivalent to 10% of global TV households, will have access to digital television by the end of this year, according to a new report from Informa Media. The information provider says that by the close of 2003, the number of DTV households will have effectively tripled in the space of… Continue reading Digital TV Approaches 100 Million Homes
