MediaBuyerPlanner: Trade Show activity revenue figures for first quarter 2006 posted a 1.4 percent increase in revenue over the first quarter 2005, registering $2.74 billion in total revenue.
With print revenues in the same period reported by Business Information Network at $2.59 billion, combined…
Archive for July, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Q1 Trade Show Revenue Modest
Maggio’s ReacTV Barred From Neilsen Data, Threatens Suit
MediaBuyerPlanner: Nielsen Media Research has officially rejected new cable TV network ReacTV’s request to purchase Nielsen’s ratings data because the network’s owner, Frank Maggio, who also owns Nielsen’s rival, ErinMedia, has criticized Nielsen’s methods and management. ErinMedia plans to provid…
Kagan: Radio Revenue Growth of 1.8% in 2006
MediaBuyerPlanner: Radio revenues have struggled to remain positive in the early part of the year, but have shown some signs of life in May, leaving many to wonder whether the year will end up or down.
Kagan Research predicts that the industry is expected to end up in the black for 2006, with tota…
‘Teen People’ Suddenly Shuttered
MediaBuyerPlanner: Time Inc. is shuttering Teen People with the September issue after eight years of publication, following the footsteps of Hachette Filipacchi which unexpectedly folded Elle Girl in April.
As with Elle Girl, Teen People will continue to exist online, according to AdAge, which rep…
Arbitron: PPM Captures More Listeners to Sporting Events
MediaBuyerPlanner: Arbitron, which has been delivering PPM news on almost a daily basis in the last few weeks, has released a new study, “The Value of Play-by-Play in a PPM World,” finds that PPM consistently captures more listeners to sporting events on radio, especially those with afternoon and …
Small Car Online Purchase Requests Soaring
MarketingVOX: Higher gas prices have resulted in more online purchase request for smaller cars, according to Autobytel.
Online purchase requests for fuel-efficient cars overtook those for trucks and SUVs in the second quarter, writes Internet Retailer, citing Autobytel’s Consumer Choice report, wh…
Young Leaves Organic for VideoEgg
MarketingVOX: Organic’s chief experience architect has left the agency and joined a video startup as chief marketing officer.
Troy Young will join the VideoEgg consumer-generated video publishing platform, reports ClickZ. Organic will divide Young’s responsibilities (“creating exceptional experien…
Warner, Apple Agree to Sell TV Shows via iTunes
MarketingVOX: Popular television series Friends, cartoons and other TV shows are being made available for download via iTunes.
Warner Brothers and Apple have entered into an agreement to sell classic TV shows online, including the Jetsons cartoon and science-fiction show Babylon 5, as well as the …
Amazon’s Earnings Miss Targets, Shares Fall
The No. 1 online retailer’s sales shot up because of lower prices and free shipping, but profits missed analyst targets as it invested heavily in tech.
Amazon.com Tuesday reported that sales increased 22 percent in its latest quarter, but earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations after it pa…
Apple, Facebook Partner for iTunes Music Giveaway
MarketingVOX: Apple’s 10-week back-to-school promotion on Facebook will give away millions of songs to the social-networking site’s members.
Apple will provide up to 250 million songs to Facebook users who are members of the site’s Apple’s group page, which now has some 130,000 members, writes AdW…
