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increase in profitability is being driven by a fundamental shift away from a reliance on print advertising towards digital subscriptions

increase in profitability is being driven by a fundamental shift away from a reliance on print advertising towards digital subscriptions

CEO of News UK has said he is “optimistic” that the Times and Sunday Times are on course to become profitable

Publishers are juggling several balls as they try to establish a trick that will conjure up the answer to the online financial model conundrum. Angela Haggerty of The Drum takes a look at how programmatic trading could prove the solution

Publishers are juggling several balls as they try to establish a trick that will conjure up the answer to the online financial model conundrum. Angela Haggerty of The Drum takes a look at how programmatic trading could prove the solution

FT’s total circulation grew by 8 per cent to 652,000

Alan Pascoe is to step down from his role as president at Chime’s CSM division

Alan Pascoe is to step down from his role as president at Chime’s CSM division

UBM reported revenues from continuing operations up 3.2% to £793.9m in 2013

Pearson reported static revenues for 2013 but a significant decline in adjusted operating profit after restructuring charges

Digital agencies were the subject of nearly half of the mergers and acquisitions by major holding companies last year, while the overall number of deals fell by 9 per cent

Digital agencies were the subject of nearly half of the mergers and acquisitions by major holding companies last year, while the overall number of deals fell by 9 per cent

Reed Elsevier reported a 7 percent rise in adjusted earnings per share, broadly in line with forecasts, and said it was confident it would deliver further growth in 2014

Reed Elsevier reported a 7 percent rise in adjusted earnings per share, broadly in line with forecasts, and said it was confident it would deliver further growth in 2014

WPP has reported an 18.7% leap in pre-tax profits to £1.29bn for 2013, outperforming its marketing sector rivals. Full-year revenues at WPP were up 6.2% at £11.01bn. Sir Martin Sorrell’s marketing services group was boosted by a strong performance across its advertising, media and PR divisions in the UK which helped it overcome slower growth […]

Publicis Groupe today announces the acquisition of Lighthouse Digital, a preeminent digital media agency to be aligned with Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) in South Africa. Lighthouse is an established leader in the use of advanced social analytics tools and was the first agency in Africa to provide clients with a proprietary real-time reporting dashboard. The […]

Revenues at ITV Studios rise 20% and income from online, pay and interactive, which includes ITV Player, up 16% in 2013 ITV has reported pre-tax profits up 30% to £435m for 2013, fuelled by a 20% leap in profits at ITV Studios, but chief executive Adam Crozier has ruled out a bid for Richard Desmond’s […]

Revenues at ITV Studios rise 20% and income from online, pay and interactive, which includes ITV Player, up 16% in 2013 ITV has reported pre-tax profits up 30% to £435m for 2013, fuelled by a 20% leap in profits at ITV Studios, but chief executive Adam Crozier has ruled out a bid for Richard Desmond’s […]

27 February 2014: UDG Healthcare plc, a leading international provider of healthcare services, announces that it has agreed to acquire the healthcare communications business of KnowledgePoint360. The deal, agreed at a total cash consideration of $144 million [€105 million], is expected to complete by the end of March 2014. Transaction highlights: · Establishes UDG Healthcare […]

BANGKOK, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — UBM Asia is pleased to announce the launch of ASEANbeauty, the only beauty trade event supported by the Thai Cosmetics Manufacturers Association. This is to be the premier international beauty trade show for South East Asia taking place in Thailand from 8-10 April, 2015 at the Bangkok International Trade […]