Wireless Group chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has this morning revealed a positive performance for the radio group with second quarter revenues rising by 36% year on year.At the company’s annual general meeting, MacKenzie announced that the Euro 2004 football championships helped national speech station talkSPORT to see revenues for the quarter rise by… Continue reading Euro 2004 Helps Profits Surge By 40% At Wireless Group

Emap chairman Adam Broadbent says the cross-media group is making ‘reasonable’ progress towards its full year goals with consumer magazine circulation revenues and advertising performing well.The Emap boss told investors at the company’s annual general meeting this morning that busines- to-business operations are performing strongly and magazine display advertising remains good. However, he revealed that… Continue reading Emap Makes Steady Progress Towards Full Year Targets

Lord Saatchi has told a gathering of some of the UK’s largest advertisers that a future Conservative Government would not hesitate to scrap the communications act if it became to restrictive.The Conservative party chairman told guests at ISBA’s annual luncheon that a Tory Government would repeal the Act if it became too “odious” in the… Continue reading Conservative Government Would Scrap Communications Act

MediaCom has been voted as the agency most admired by media owners in terms of its all round professionalism and commercial performance for the second year running.Between May and June this year Ocean Consulting’s latest Media Agency Monitor surveyed almost 60 top-level executives at virtually all of the UK’s major consumer media owners to gauge… Continue reading MediaCom Voted Best Agency For Second Year Running

ITV has hailed the recent Euro 2004 football championships a success after they helped its sales operation to see its strongest growth in revenue since the height of the dotcom boom in 2000.The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster claims to have seen revenue increase by 17% throughout the tournament, as an overwhelming demand for airtime spots… Continue reading ITV Hails Euro 2004 A Success As Revenue Soars

Aegis Group is in the process of creating a new international media network to integrate its £564 million a year digital and interactive advertising business under a single umbrella brand.The Isobar network will unify the 18 companies that Aegis has acquired during its push into the digital advertising market. It will operate in 19 countries… Continue reading Aegis Creates Global Network For Digital Marketing

The Government has ordered the BBC to redefine its £111 million a year online services following the conclusion of a wide-ranging review carried out by former Trinity Mirror chief executive, Philip Graf.The review, which was commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, gave the Corporation four months to respond to criticism that its… Continue reading Government Orders BBC To Redefine Online Services

The Radio Advertising Bureau has predicted that commercial radio can achieve a 10% share of display advertising revenue by the end of the decade as it exploits its power as a brand conversation medium.The radio industry body claims that the ambitious 10% target is achievable because of the continued growth in radio audiences, better understanding… Continue reading RAB Sets Sights On 10% Share Of Display Revenue By 2010

Disgraced newspaper baron Lord Conrad Black has launched his legal bid to block the £665 million sale of the Daily Telegraph and its sister publications to the reclusive Barclay brothers.Lord Black’s Hollinger Inc announced last night that it had filed a complaint with a Delaware court demanding a shareholder vote that would effectively give it… Continue reading Black Launches Legal Bid To Scupper Telegraph Sale

Channel 4 and Five have seen their share of viewing rise significantly over the first half of the year with viewers turning away from BBC One and BBC Two as the Corporation strives to move upmarket.Viewing figures released by BARB show that Channel 4 has enjoyed a remarkable start to the year with its audience… Continue reading Channel 4 And Five Benefit From Viewer Migration