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MSN UK has restructured its sales team in an attempt to increase revenues and improve client services as the boom in internet advertising continues.The shake-up has seen the sales division doubled over the last three months to include 43 members, with a new sales strategy and planning team created to support the existing advertising, agency,… Continue reading MSN Restructures Sales Team To Cash In on Web Boom

French-owned internet giant Wanadoo has slashed the price of its standard broadband package to less than £20 per month in a move that will heap further pressure on rivals to lower the cost of their own high-speed offerings.The company, which changed its name to Wanadoo from Freeserve earlier this year, will offer its one megabit… Continue reading Wanadoo Slashes Prices For Broadband Users

The Advertising Standards Authority has refused to censure a poster for McVitie’s Mini Cheddar biscuits that featured a nun dressed in a PVC costume, despite wide-spread complaints that it was tasteless and offensive.The poster, which featured the provocative headline ‘Sister or Stripper’, also drew criticism from those who felt that it ridiculed the Christian faith… Continue reading ASA Brushes Off Complaints Against Mini Cheddars

Regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press failed to increase its share price yesterday, which dipped by 0.68% to close at 513p ahead of an impressive 16% rise in pre-tax profits reported today in the group’s half year results.The company has already caused excitement amongst City investors by lifting its profit forecasts this year, as well as… Continue reading Sharewatch: Johnston Press Dips Ahead Of Positive Results

Regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, has today announced that pre-tax profit for the first six months of this year rose by an impressive 16% to £77.3 million, spurred by greater than expected advertising revenue.Operating profit at the group jumped by 9.5% to £92 million in the six months to June 2004, fuelled by an overall… Continue reading Profits At Johnston Press Fuelled By Ad Revenue

Over half of media industry professionals believe that agency creative and planning departments do not have a good understanding of how print advertising works, according to the latest online poll carried out by the Media Research Group.The research questioned industry insiders on what could be done to rectify the situation and who should take the… Continue reading Research Claims Agencies Neglect Print Advertising

Sky One has announced that its all new autumn schedule will focus on ‘distinctive, high quality and high concept’ programming as the broadcaster shuns previous lowbrow offerings and moves to clean up its image.The starring role in Sky One’s schedule will once again go to American imports with HBO’s historical drama Deadwood being hyped as… Continue reading Sky One Cleans Up Schedule In Bid For More Viewers

UK visits to Olympic websites have surged ahead in the final week of the Games as Britain’s medal tally continues to rise, according to the latest data from web-statistics firm Hitwise.The research shows that online interest in the Athens Games, which are now in their final week, has increased in-line with the British Olympic Team’s… Continue reading British Olympic Success Drives Sports Fans Online

The BBC’s new food and travel magazine, Olive, has announced an exclusive deal with London’s prestigious Harrods department store to provide the retailer with a glossy, 24-page supplement promoting its latest Made in Italy range.The partnership will see the supplement distributed with the October issue of Olive, on sale from 8 September, giving readers details… Continue reading BBC Stuffs Olive With Harrods Supplement

Pay per performance search firm Overture has signed new contextual advertising deals with Guardian Newspapers, the Financial Times and Independent News and Media.The Yahoo! backed company said the deal will see it provide contextual advertising on all channels of www.guardian.co.uk and www.observer.co.uk. Previously it had only displayed listing on the Travel and Money channels.The deal… Continue reading Overture Signs Raft Of Contextual Advertising Deals