Shares in UK media and communications group, Tempus, have soared this morning following reports that French advertising network, Havas Advertising, is to announce a takeover of Tempus for around £400 million. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, Havas is expected to confirm the takeover tomorrow.Tempus owns UK media buying agency, CIA, and… Continue reading Havas And Tempus Set To Merge
Programmes The return of live international football to BBC1, proved to be a big ratings success. The vital World Cup qualifier match between Greece and home nation England attracted an average viewing figure of 10.42 million.They say nostaglia isn’t what it used to be, but that doesn’t stop TV companies from churning out endless retro programming.… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – June 2001
Research commissioned by Capital Radio Advertising and Independent Radio News (IRN) has found that adverts placed during news bulletins have a 40% higher recall rate than standard radio breaks.The research carried out by The Henley Centre explored the different “modes” in which listeners consume radio and how that effects advertising receptivity. Specific consumer modes, which… Continue reading Ads 40% More Effective During News
ITV Digital claims that it will reach its break even target of 2004, despite the widely reported difficulties experienced by the recently rebranded digital TV business. It was announced today that 48,000 new subscribers signed up during the last quarter, bringing the total at 30 June to 1.1 million and overtaking previously gloomy forecasts. Churn… Continue reading ITV Digital Places Breakeven At 2004
Shares in UK media and communications group, Tempus, have soared this morning following reports that French advertising network, Havas Advertising, is to announce a takeover of Tempus for around £400 million (€658 million). According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, Havas is expected to confirm the takeover tomorrow. Tempus owns UK media buying… Continue reading Tempus Shares Soar On Havas Takeover Reports
BSkyB launched its next generation set-top box yesterday, which incorporates personal video recorder technology (see BSkyB Launches New Set Top Box). Some scepticism was expressed about its viability, as unlike its predcessor, there will be a charge for subscribers to acquire the box. The market was fairly unmoved, and shares in the broadcaster ended at… Continue reading Sharewatch
Media buying agencies Optimedia and Zenith Media are to be merged by their parent companies, Publicis and Cordiant respectively, creating the world’s fourth-largest media communications group. The resulting business, NewCo, will be UK-based and 75% owned by Publicis and 25% owned by Cordiant. The minimum option price payable for Cordiant’s 25% shareholding in NewCo is… Continue reading Optimedia And Zenith Merged By Parent Companies
Corporate communications website DELL.com was the top online advertiser for men during June, according to the latest figures from NetValue. 3,063 individual male at home users were exposed to the site through out the month and it achieved 22% reach of the total at home UK internet universe. MSN.com was just behind the leader, reaching… Continue reading New Media Round-Up 19/07/01
Europemedia reports that internet advertising spend in Italy is on the rise according to figures from the new Internet Advertising Observatory of Lab Italia. Spending has grown by 368% in 2000 reaching L267 billion (e140 million) compared to L10 billion in 1998. The most popular form of internet advertising remains the banner ad which accounts… Continue reading Online Adspend Boom For Italy
ITV Digital claims that it will reach its break even target of 2004, despite the widely reported difficulties experienced by the recently rebranded (see Comedy Duo Front ONdigital Rebrand) digital TV business.It was announced today that 48,000 new subscribers were signed up during the last quarter, bringing the total as at 30 June to 1.14m… Continue reading ITV Digital To Break Even By 2004
