Global mobile messaging revenues will double to almost $70 billion by 2007 as a result of further growth of SMS text messaging and uptake of new services. This is according to a study from media and technology consultancy Analysys.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Merrill Lynch Cuts ITV 2003 Airtime Revenue ForecastsAnalysts at Merrill Lynch have downgraded… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Mobile Messaging To Bring In The Lucre
The ASA has intervened in a dispute between Freeserve and NTL by upholding complaints against a series of ads, which misleadingly implied that NTL was the UK’s number one broadband internet provider.Freeserve objected to the national press and magazine ads for NTL’s 128 kbps internet service, claiming that the product was too slow for its… Continue reading ASA Sides With Freeserve In Broadband Dispute
Granada was seen in focus yesterday, up 9.41%, after beating analysts’ expectations with a 35% rise in interim profits before tax (see Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down). However, analysts at Charles Stanley warned that the company’s figures show that the advertising recovery seen at the end of 2002 was petering out.Carlton was… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners In Focus On Mixed Results
The Observer has teamed up with Oddbins to launch an exclusive deal to advertise its Food Monthly magazine on wine wraps in off-licences across the country.The ground breaking deal, will make the Observer the first brand to appear on wine wraps in Oddbins, although it is understood that other advertisers are considering using the medium.According… Continue reading Food Monthly Hits The Bottle In Oddbins Stores
Recent figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Price Waterhouse Coopers show that online adspend for 2002 reached £197 million, which equates to a 1.4% share of the total UK advertising market.The data suggests that the online industry is well on track to reach its target of almost doubling its adspend to reach 2%… Continue reading Feature: Internet Advertising Flexes Its Muscles
Carlton Communications has this morning unveiled first half financial results that beat market expectations, pushing shares in the group up by 7.2% to 119p by 10:00am this morning.Earnings before interest and tax were up from £11.3 million in H1 2002 to £32.0 million this time. The group moved into a pre-tax profit of £37.0 million,… Continue reading Carlton Results Push Shares Up As Profits Return
The Department of Trade & Industry has announced that the bid by regional publisher Newsquest for 45 titles currently owned by Independent News & Media has been referred to the Competition Commission.It was revealed two months ago that IN&M was selling its UK regional newspaper business in a deal worth £60 million. The company intends… Continue reading Watchdog To Investigate Latest Newsquest Deal
Airtime advertising revenue growth at Granada scraped into positive figures during the first half, with the company today reporting a 1% rise to £442 million.Despite the weak ad figures, Granada’s turnover and earnings were significantly stronger than expected by Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers analysts. Turnover rose by 3% to £734 million and earnings were… Continue reading Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down
E-Commerce Minister, Stephen Timms, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to digital TV and has insisted that the recent success of Freeview will allow the analogue signal to be switched off by the current 2010 deadline.Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum earlier today, Timms acknowledged the fact that just 41% of UK households currently receive digital… Continue reading Government Minister Insists Digital Deadline Will Be Met
This weekend saw the final event of the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz, and we can announce that the winner is…Katie Dobson of Starcom Motive.The final question asked entrants to predict in which minute the first goal would be scored in the FA Cup final. The correct answer was the 38th minute.… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz: Winner
