ADscience, a UK-based computer company, launched new software today called ADfilter: a new internet facility that the group claims removes advertising from web pages and so speeds up internet browsing.When installed, ADfilter removes advertising banners, pop-up ads and other promotional material on the internet, and the company claims that tests show that download speeds increase… Continue reading UK Computer Company Filters Out Net Ads
The Radio Authority has imposed a £4,000 fine on Capital Radio’s Xfm following a failure to meet the Promise of Performance as set out in its licence description.Capital Radio bought the indie/alternative London station in May this year (see Capital’s Xfm Move Dependent On Watchdogs) and moved its operation from Charlotte Street to Capital’s headquarters… Continue reading Capital Radio Fined By RA For Xfm Output
As admitted by the Mirror Group last week, the Mirror has for the first time fallen behind the Daily Mail in terms of circulation. During September the Mail sold 2.42 million copies, compared to the Mirror‘s 2.38 million.Circulation across the broadsheet market was down by 3.3% to 5.63 million copies – a loss of 191,000… Continue reading Daily Mail Overtakes Mirror In Latest ABC Figures
Quality Market In September, circulation across the broadsheet market was down by 3.3% to 5.63 million copies – a loss of 191,000 copies on April-September 1997. The drop in the quality market’s circulation was spread fairly evenly across the papers, with only the Financial Times and the Sunday Times recording any increase at all.The Daily… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – September 1998
Monday A National Newspaper ABC Round-Up will be available on Newsline later today.Tuesday The Retail Prices Index for September will be released.Wednesday Channel 5 is to show the Euro 2000 qualifying match between England and Luxembourg. Kick-off is at 7:30pm, and the programme will be followed by an interview with David Beckham, who will talk… Continue reading The Week Ahead
TV advertisers are increasingly including company website addresses in their adverts; nearly a fifth of television ads now featuring URL. This is one of the findings of the latest Channel 4/BT Direct Response TV Research.With 25% of adverts carrying a response mechanism, 54% of viewers go on to visit a site address advertised, although respondents… Continue reading Web Proves Useful In Direct Response Advertising
The Observer is running a series of covermounts featuring pocket-sized restaurant guides. The restaurant recommendations were compiled from a national survey across Observer and Guardian readers.The first of the series of four is published on 18 October and will cover the London area. The following guides will look at the North West, the Midlands and… Continue reading Restaurant Guide Promo For Observer
Chrysalis Radio’s Galaxy FM has won the Independent Local Radio Licence (ILR) for the North-East, beating off competition from Capital’s Fun Radio and North East News Radio. The Radio Authority, which advertised the licence earlier this year (see RA Receives 14 Applications North-East ILR Licence), decided this afternoon to grant the licence to Galaxy.Galaxy FM… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Wins North East Licence
Future Publishing has created the position of advertising director within the group, as well as appointing two other new directors.Andrew Millbourne will take up the gauntlet as advertising director this Monday, working across the whole of the Future portfolio and taking responsibility for all of Future’s ad activities. He commented: “I am delighted to be… Continue reading Advertisement Director For Future
Channel 4 has unveiled details of its new film subscription channel FilmFour. The new channel, which goes on air on Sunday 1 November, has the potential to reach an audience of 5 million people. Channel 4 is hoping for around 150,000 subscribers in the first year in order to break even over the next three… Continue reading Channel 4 Launches FilmFour
