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Advertising page volumes in the business information technology market fell by 16.8% year on year during February, according to CMP Media, the technology publishing subsidiary of United Business Media. In difficult economic conditions, CMP is performing credibly and its continuing technology publications recorded a 14.8% decrease against February 2002. In the first two months of… Continue reading CMP Outperforms Hi-Tech Publishing Market In February

The growing popularity of non-voice services, such as SMS and mobile entertainment, helped to drive a mini-recovery in European mobile revenues during 2002, according to a new study from technology researcher Analysys. The report, Western European Mobile Forecasts and Analysis 2003-2008 focuses on mobile usage in a number of key markets. After a difficult 2001… Continue reading Mobile Data Services Help Stem Operator Losses

Large, traditional advertisers are embracing the internet for their campaigns in a trend that could provide a significant boost for the online advertising sector. According to a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings, the top 100 US traditional advertisers accounted for over 30% of online ads by the end of 2002, as measured by ad impressions. This… Continue reading Traditional Advertisers Turn To The Web

Although limited in size, the mobile corporate enterprise market is set to be a major source of revenue for the US telecoms industry in years to come. So says a new report from the mobile marketing and intelligence provider Telephia. Corporate enterprise users are defined as subscribers who use mobile services at least 50% of… Continue reading Mobile Operators Put Faith In Corporate Enterprise Users

The number of digital television households worldwide is set to rise by almost 20% this year, according to the TV International Sourcebook 2003 from Informa Media Group. The research claims that there will be 96.7 million DTV homes by the end of 2003, an increase of 15.5 million year on year. Just over half of… Continue reading Digital TV Now Welcome In More Homes

The ASA has refused to censure a poster for Bacardi-Martini despite complaints that it linked alcohol with aggression and violence.The poster, designed by McCann Erickson, featured ex-footballer turned actor, Vinnie Jones, holding two bottles by the neck (see picture). Complainants believed that the Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star looked as though he was… Continue reading Bacardi Cleared Of Linking Vinnie Jones With Violence

Carlton was seen in focus after the group’s chairman, Michael Green, said that the advertising market had shown signs of improvement in the first quarter of 2003 (see Carlton Sees Challenging H1 For ITV Ad Revenues). However, Green also warned that it was too early to gauge UK advertisers’ response to the war in Iraq.… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Rises After Chairman’s Statement

Trinity Mirror has appointed Mark Thomas, deputy editor of the Sunday Mirror, as editor of The People with immediate effect.His appointment follows the decision of former editor, Neil Wallis, to defect to News International to become deputy editor of the News Of The World (see Neil Wallis To Be Deputy Editor Of News Of The… Continue reading Thomas Appointed Editor Of The People

Influential Labour peer, Lord Puttnam, is believed to have warned the Government that he intends to lead a rebellion of peers opposed to the liberalisation of the cross-media ownership regulations.It is understood that in a speech during the second reading of the Communications Bill in the House of Lords, Puttnam said the Bill contained “fatal… Continue reading Puttnam To Lead Media Ownership Rebellion

Capital Radio has said that it expects its radio revenues to decline by 3% in the three months to March 2003, following a 6% drop in the final quarter of last year.The group said in a trading statement this morning that the figures will result in a 5% decline in advertising revenues for the six… Continue reading Capital Sees Revenues Down 5% In First Half