Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is predicted to reach 25.9 million subscribers globally by the end of 2010, up from just 2.7 million at the end of 2005, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media.The report, IPTV: A Global Analysis, claims that China will be the leading IPTV market, with 4.9 million subscribers by… Continue reading IPTV To Reach 25.9 Million By 2010

Media communications and market research group, Aegis, has purchased digital creative agency, glue, for £14.75 million, strengthening its subsidiary digital network company, Isobar.The acquisition of glue is consistent with Aegis’s strategy of building the “leading international digital network”. The agency specialises in highly creative advertising across the internet, email, mobile phones and iTV and brings… Continue reading Aegis Buys Glue To Extend Digital Offerings

The Mail on Sunday is making significant changes to the structure of its advertising sales department, aiming to improve the future operation of the paper as well as aligning the business more closely with its customers’ needs.The changes will see eight promotions, 10 management moves and the creation of 11 additional roles. A head for… Continue reading Mail on Sunday Invests In Advertising Restructure

Media group, Archant, has announced a 7.5% increase in revenues for the first six months of 2005, reaching £99.2 million, compared to £92.3 million in 2004. Operating profit was shown to be £0.4 million lower at £17.5 million, while pre-tax profit was also down, by 19.5% year on year, at £13.3 million.The group’s magazine divisions,… Continue reading Archant Enjoys 7.5% Increase In Revenues For First Half Of 2005

Regional newspaper group, Johnston Press, has successfully completed the acquisition of Emap’s newspaper operation, Score Press, for £155 million.The deal was conditional on Emap’s takeover of Scottish Radio Holdings, which was cleared by Ofcom yesterday, as long as the media group agrees to sell one of its two digital multiplex radio licences in Scotland (see… Continue reading Johnston Acquires Emap’s Score Press

UK Cinema has experienced the highest advertising revenue growth for the first half of 2005 out of all traditional display media, enjoying a 7.9% increase year on year.According to new figures from Nielsen Media Research, cinema adspend totalled £66 million in terms of revenue for the January to June period, with growth pushed predominantly by… Continue reading UK Cinema Adspend Beats Other Media

Media watchdog, Ofcom, has cleared the proposed takeover of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) by Emap, as long as the media group agrees to sell one of its two digital multiplex radio licences in Scotland.Ofcom found in its review of the deal that local digital multiplex ownership rules would be breached in three Emap multiplexes, Aberdeen,… Continue reading Emap Takeover Of SRH Cleared

Publisher, Highbury House Communications and high-street retailer, The GAME, are planning to join forces to publish the official GAME magazine, with the first issue expected to go on sale in September.The new publication will draw upon Highbury’s expertise in games publishing, giving game manufacture’s the chance to communicate with gamers at the point of purchase.Mike… Continue reading Highbury Launches New Gaming Magazine

Daily Newspaper MarketThe majority of the nation’s daily newspapers turned in a poor performance in the six months Dec’04-May ’05, with just four titles managing to increase readership. As a whole, the daily newspaper market lost 5.0% readers year on yearQuality Daily TitlesThe Guardian continued to perform well, increasing its readership by a massive 18.4%… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: May 2005

Hachette Filipacchi has appointed Nicole Mathers as advertising director of its new woman’s glossy magazine, Psychologies due to launch in September.Mathers joins Hachette from APC Publishing in Sydney were she worked as associate national advertising director for Madison magazine, a joint venture with Hearst International.The move will see her working on the UK version of… Continue reading Nicole Mathers New Advertising Director Of Psychologies