Those visiting other European countries may not have to worry about missing television from UK-only services such as BBC iPlayer if the EU has its way. The European Commission is proposing a new ‘digital single market’ in a bid to loosen all catch-up provider restrictions when someone ventures off home turf.
As digital media has evolved over the past 10 years, one of the themes has been the need for publishers to add new business models to augment their advertising platforms and diversify revenue streams.
Condé Nast will launch a global e-commerce business this coming autumn with the mission to sell merchandise to consumers, including readers and users of its magazines and websites such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and Gentlemen’s Quarterly.
Axel Springer-owned German newspaper, Die Welt, has gone through a long period of transformation to adapt to the changing media environment and the evolving audiences it serves
Google has pledged to give €150m ($163m; £107m) to European news publishers and journalism-focused start-ups over the next three years.
WPP chief says the on-demand service needs other sources of revenue to help fund its $4bn-plus content budget For the full story read the Guardian
UBM performed well in Q1, in line with the Board’s expectations. Growth in Events was as anticipated, with the largest events continuing to drive performance.
Tuesday’s changes to Facebook’s News Feed algorithm caused a panic among publishers who fear that they could find themselves left outside in the cold
According to the FT WPP has reported 8.3 per cent revenue growth and profits “well above target” in the first quarter of the year – an indication that the world’s largest advertising group by sales is outpacing its rivals Publicis and Omnicom.
Revenue in the digital business, which includes Cars.com and CareerBuilder.com, jumped 85.1 percent to $332.7 million in the first quarter ended March 29, from a year earlier. Revenue from the publishing business fell 13.9 percent to $50.5 million.
The Mark Allen Group has been shortlisted for the Ones to Recognise category by the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track Awards scheme for achieving significant year-on-year growth over the last three years.
Informa PLC (“Informa” or the “Group”), has today issued a trading update on the Group’s operating and financial performance for the three months ended 31 March 2015
After winning the highest-ever valuation on BBCTV’s Dragon’s Den, The Little Girl (or Boy) Who Lost Her (or His) Name – designed for individual children – sells 500,000 copies.
Publicis Groupe’s UK revenue declined by 4.2 per cent in the first three months of 2015, despite overall revenues climbing 32 per cent following the Sapient acquisition. The owner of Saatchi & Saatchi and Starcom MediaVest Group reported revenues of €2.10 billion, up 31.7 per cent year on year. Read more at Campaign
The Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure report said adspend increased by 5.8 per cent in 2014 to £18.6 billion. The biggest increases in adspend came through digital, with internet advertising rising 15 per cent and mobile adspend climbing 58.9 per cent. For the full story read Brand Republic
Sky’s UK operation added 127,000 new customers in the company’s third quarter, a 41% increase year on year and the best rate of growth in 11 years for that three month period. For the full story read The Guardian
The UK’s Official Charts Company has launched the country’s first weekly vinyl charts, responding to a resurgence in consumer demand for the old-school format. Vinyl sales last year hit their highest level in the UK in 20 years, with 1.29m LP records sold.
Three red-tops – the Sun, Daily Sport and Daily Record – all reported declines of more than 10%. The Mirror recorded a much smaller fall, down 6.74% to 897,786. Last month, the Mirror distributed 45,000 bulk copies to places such as airports, up from 42,000 the previous March.
Education is yet another industry being changed radically by digital methods. Just as with magazine media, the consumer has become even more powerful, determining what they need, and confident in being self-led through whatever course of instruction they desire.
Advertisers splashed out a record £7.2bn on digital advertising last year (up 14% YoY) as they looked to tap into the growing number of digital consumers, with the average household now owning 7.4 internet devices. Video advertising spend rocketed 43% to £442m in 2014 – just five years ago this was £53m.Read more at Marketing Magazine
