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Forrester forecast that worldwide Net commerce, both B2B and B2C, will hit $6,789.8 million in 2004 according to latest figures, this figure represents 8.6% of total revenue gained through sales. Whilst North America will continue to dominate during this period of growth, other markets such as Western Europe will start to catch up as a… Continue reading Worldwide e-commerce Forecasts From Forrester

When asked whether it matters what time that news is on ITV at Media Question Time last night, a panel of key media industry figures was unanimous in denouncing the Independent Television Commission’s decision to force ITV to move the news back to 10pm.Speaking to the BBC Radio Theatre audience, C5 marketing director Jim Hytner… Continue reading Media Panel Denounces ITC’s Handling Of The News At Ten Affair

The contents of the recent Communications White Paper began the discussion at MediaTel’s Question Time event last night with the panel reacting to culture secretary Chris Smith’s assertion that the media industry has broadly welcomed its proposals. Speaking to MediaTel last week, Smith said: “I think with the broad direction in which we are going… Continue reading Billett Lambasts White Paper As Produced By “A Bunch Of Inept Broadcasting Advisory Cronies”

United Business Media (UBM) has this morning turned in an 11.4% rise in headline profit to £342.4 million for 2000. The market reacted very positively to the results with shares up by 35½p at 765p by midday today.The 11.4% profit growth at UBM is taken before the cost of new media initiatives which ran to… Continue reading UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profit

Channel 5’s marketing and communications director Jim Hytner gave advice to the new owner of the Express newspaper, Richard Desmond, as its war with the Daily Mail came to a head this week. At MediaTel’s Media Question Time event last night, Hytner said the paper should stop worrying about its midmarket rival, the content of… Continue reading ‘Stop Worrying About Midmarket Rivals’ Hytner Advises New Express Owner

Results from Reed weren’t released until late last week (see Reed Results Beat Expectations), but they were positive enough to push Reed International shares up to the top end of the week on week media performers, gaining 34p overall to end Friday’s trading at £6.59Future Publishing finally saw some positive movement in its share prices… Continue reading Sharewatch

Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.MediaTel group will hold its third annual Media Question Time at BBC Broadcasting House (see Chris Smith Defends White Paper In Media Question Time Interview). An invited audience of industry representatives will question a panel including deputy editor of the Guardian,… Continue reading The Week Ahead

MTV is to work with Two Way TV to create digitally interactive programming for its UK channels. The arrangement will see the two companies develop a range of interactive quizzes and video-based programmes for all the MTV channels, while on-demand and scheduled prize games based on the music industry and carrying the MTV brand will… Continue reading MTV and Two Way TV Plan Digitally Interactive Music Quizzes

SMG has bought a further 1.9% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings, its fourth acquisition of SRH stock since December last year and its second in under a week (see SMG Takes Further Stake In Scottish Radio). The 615,667 ordinary shares cost SMG 1,595p each, giving the deal a total value of £9.8 million. SMG now… Continue reading SMG Continues To Build Scottish Radio Interest

WPP has announced the acquisition of 51% of the issued capital of Asia Pacifice promotions marketing company Maxx Marketing Limited, by its wholly owned operating company Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific. Maxx creates and fulfills tailor-made promotional campaigns for clients from its offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Manila, Shanghai, Bangkok and Los Angeles. Clients include… Continue reading Ogilvy & Mather Acquires Asia’s Maxx Marketing