MediaTel Insight

1 November 2010 - Cable is still the leading platform for pay-TV in Europe but analysts say its dominance is slipping due to the rise of IPTV.

21 October 2010 - Publicis Groupe has reported organic revenue growth in Q3 of 9.2%, according to figures from Merrill Lynch.

20 October 2010 - In a week when there has been some splashes of cautious optimism for the resurgence of global ad revenue in Zenith and Merrill Lynch forecasts, the US print newspaper industry was dealt another hammer blow from forecasters on Monday.

19 October 2010 - The latest IPA/BDO Bellwether survey raises as many questions as it answers. The headline is one of marketing budgets revised marginally upwards in Q3 after a similar small downgrade in Q2.

19 October 2010 - Merrill Lynch have released updated European advertising forecasts, which put the UK at +6.7% this year, falling to +3.9% in 2011, but up a healthy 7% in Olympic year.

19 October 2010 - ZenithOptimedia has amended its detailed UK advertising forecasts, and now expects growth of 4.5% to £11.3bn in 2010, then to £11.6bn and to £12bn in 2011 and 2012 respectively (2.5% and 4%).

19 October 2010 - New data from Rhythm NewMedia suggests that iPad is leading the way in attracting and keeping viewers with mobile video.

18 October 2010 - On the face of it, ZenithOptimedia's latest global ad revenue forecast headlines make positive reading - up from 3.5% to 4.8% for 2010; and the 2011 forecast increased too. However, reading deeper, this is tempered with not unexpected concerns over the next two years at least.

18 October 2010 - As new forecasts come out today from ZenithOptimedia and Magna, the forecasters continue to edge their predictions upwards.

15 October 2010 - TV continues to lead advertising's economic recovery, with overall UK adspend up 11% in Q2 2010 - the biggest single quarter growth for a decade.