Specialist magazine firm, Future, has secured the licence to create the official Nintendo magazine in the UK, positioning the publisher to capitalise on the company’s forthcoming games console, the Nintendo Revolution.The exclusive licence builds on the successful relationship Future already has with Nintendo in mainland Europe, as the publisher of the French and Italian editions… Continue reading Future Scoops Official Nintendo Publishing Rights

Newspaper giant Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) this morning confirmed that its regional newspaper business, Northcliffe Newspapers, will be put up for sale, marking what finance chief Peter Williams described as a “turning point” for the company.The decision to go ahead with a sale of Northcliffe was made following a strategic review of the… Continue reading Northcliffe Sale Marks ‘Turning Point’ For DMGT

Richard Eyre, chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and former chief executive of ITV, called for current ITV boss Charles Allen to be allowed to unpick the Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) agreement last night, telling the audience at MediaTel Group’s Media Question Time that the process is “not good” for the industry and should… Continue reading CRR “Not Good” For Ad Industry

The radio industry needs to leave behind its preoccupation with analogue stations and concentrate on the digital future in order to guarantee survival, according to industry experts speaking at last night’s MediaTel Group Media Question Time.Speaking as part of the event’s panel, Virgin Radio chief executive Fru Hazlitt told the audience that “commercial radio has… Continue reading Experts Urge Future Focus For Radio

How long can newspapers go on as printed entities? That was the implied point drawn from a question posed at last night’s MediaTel Media Question Time.Richard Eyre, a non-executive director of The Guardian Media Group and chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau, told the audience that, although the Guardian still has some future in traditional… Continue reading MQT Panel Questions Future In Print

ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… continued to perform well last night, building on Sunday’s launch night success with an average adult audience of 8.8 million.The programme secured a 38.8% share on average, peaking at 39.2% in the first 15 minutes with 8.9 million viewers.Elsewhere, ITV saw success with a triple bill of Coronation Street, drawing 11… Continue reading Celebrities Hog The Limelight For ITV

Last night’s launch of ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here saw the broadcaster outperform its terrestrial rivals, scoring an average audience of 8.4 million adults to secure a share of 36.6%.The impressive debut saw the programme exceed the performance of last year’s launch night, which secured a lower share of 35%, despite… Continue reading Dramatic Start Boosts I’m A Celebrity

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s daily newspaper industry looked depressed during October, with the market as a whole shedding just under 3% from circulations.There were depressed circulations across the board in both the mid market and popular sectors, although the quality market provided a glimmer of hope with all three compact titles seeing year on year increases.Newest… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2005

The Guardian saw its circulation continue to rise in October, adding 6.6% year on year to total 403,297 following its switch to Berliner format earlier this year.The latest ABC figures give the first full month of reporting for the title in its new format, having made the change in mid-September (see Guardian Hits Newsstands In… Continue reading Compact Titles Prove Successful In October ABCs

IPC SouthBank has reshuffled its senior advertising managers, promoting Glenda Marchant, previously ad director of the publisher’s Women’s General Interest Group, to the role of publisher on In Style and appointing Claire Portis, previously business development director for the IPC SouthBank group, to cover her previous position.The management change will see Portis take over Marchant’s… Continue reading IPC Reshuffles Key Advertising Roles