News Corporation has reported a 21 per cent fall in Q1 profits suffering in comparison with the quarter last year when 3D movie Avatar was making so much money. Net profit was $682 million in the first three months of 2011. News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch said the company had struggled to match Avatar’s takings […]
Just when European TV broadcasters thought the advertising downturn was well and truly over, it seems there may be rocky times ahead. A report from investment bankers Morgan Stanley suggests that March ad-sales bookings were poor, and the forward inventory of sold ad-minutes looks increasingly shaky for some players. “There has been little detail on […]
Google is making a very rare move into advertising on TV. The ads, in the US, are for its Chrome browser. It believes that people who use its Chrome Web browser will be more likely to keep using Google search. The 90-second ads show off Chrome, which it introduced in 2008. “As people look for […]
Viacom International Media Networks has launched a global integrated campaign to promote MTV’s mobile price plans. Called Gif Me More, it was partly devised by MTV Facebook fans, who selected the campaign’s main character Gif God from a selection of five. Gif Me More is aimed at promoting MTV Mobile’s price plans and boosting its […]
ITV’s advertising revenue is set to fall for the first time in 18 months as it braces itself for a tough summer. The commercial broadcaster has enjoyed a continuous run of month-on-month increases in TV ad revenue stretching back to late 2009 in the recovery from the recession. However, media buying agencies forecast that this […]
woomi and smartclip in partnership with Mediacom have announced they have launched the UK’s first connected TV video advertising campaign with Audi. smartclip will work with the media agency MediaCom and connected TV service woomi to serve video ads for their latest addition to the model range, the A7 Sportback. The campaign will see pre […]
Google’s UK advertising income is expected this year to exceed that of ITV, Britain’s leading commercial TV broadcaster. Google’s Q1/2011 UK revenues were almost $1 billion (£593m). Its UK revenues are growing at a steady 25 per cent per quarter, and on this basis could top $5.2 billion this year, or more. Even after discounting […]
There are signs that the resurgence of commercial TV’s advertising may be much weaker than anticipated. A report from analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley says that while the media sector continues to outperform, and the bank continues to rate Media as ‘attractive’, European advertising is looking most likely to be squeezed. “Southern Europe, particularly […]
Internet advertising revenue continues to rise, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Advertising revenue for the full year reached a record high of $26 billion, a 15 per cent increase over 2009. Revenue for the fourth quarter increased 16 per cent to $7.45 billion from the same period last year […]
Sky’s mobile apps are to include video advertising slots following a deal with US video server company FreeWheel. Sky will use FreeWheel’s Monetisation Rights Management product to serve video advertising across a number of its platforms and services, including mobile. Tim Hussain, Sky’s head of platform development and partnerships said that the deal was struck […]