Hachette Filipacchi’s flagship fashion title, ELLE, has secured a deal with make up manufacturer Clinique and clothing brand Warehouse to promote itself alongside their products in stores from 5 March.The promotion will see a free special edition of ELLE being offered to Clinique and Warehouse customers as the magazine seeks to align itself with aspirational… Continue reading Elle Secures Big Brand In-Store Promotion Partners

Lord Conrad Black was last night described by a US judge as cunning and calculated as a ruling was passed blocking his sale of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph to the Barclay Brothers.The ruling by Delaware’s Court of Chancery could allow Hollinger International to press ahead with the auctioning of its papers to the five… Continue reading US Court Blocks Sale Of Hollinger To Barclay Brothers

Rumours of exploratory merger talks between Channel 4 and Five have been confirmed with the possibility of a full merger of the two commercial broadcasters now being discussed.Earlier this month is was suggested that Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson and Lord Hollick, chairman of United Business Media, the minority shareholder in the Five network,… Continue reading Channel 4 Confirms Merger Discussions With Five

Hachette Filipacchi has announced a comprehensive restructure of its advertising sales team following the recent appointment of Tim Kirkman as sales director.The initiative will see Cath Ware return from maternity leave to become the company’s commercial director for central sales with responsibility for key accounts, central sales, classified, international fashion and inserts.Meanwhile, Clare Dempster has… Continue reading Hachette Filipacchi Restructures Advertising Team

Search targeted marketing network Espotting has secured a deal to provide content and search facilities to internet kiosks installed in McDonald’s restaurants across the UK.The kiosks are due to be installed in 200 locations over the course of the year following successful trials in 26 of the fast food chain’s restaurants. Espotting has developed 10… Continue reading McInternet Deal Is A Tasty Opportunity For Espotting

ITV has announced a raft of job cuts that could see up to 400 roles at Central Television made redundant as part of the wide-ranging cost cutting programme at the newly merged broadcaster.The announcement, which was made this morning to staff at the company’s Nottingham studios, comes just days after the appointment of former Bank… Continue reading ITV Plans To Axe 400 Jobs In Cost Cutting Move

Channel 4 has announced a raft of new drama, entertainment and factual programmes to bolster its Spring schedule following the conclusion of several ratings winners in the next two months.The channel will undoubtedly suffer audience losses as three of the nation’s favourite TV programmes come to an end this year with Friends, Sex And The… Continue reading Channel 4 Announces Spring Schedule Highlights

The third instalment of the epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy helped push cinema admissions for January to 15.3 million, in what was an otherwise slow month for the industry.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that admissions averaged 3.5 million per day during January, a decline of 6% on the previous year,… Continue reading Lord Of The Rings Is King Of The Box Office In January

The third instalment of the epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy helped push cinema admissions for January to 15.3 million in what was an otherwise slow month for the industry.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that admissions averaged 3.5 million per day during January, a decline of 6% on the previous year,… Continue reading Lord Of The Rings Is King Of The Box Office

Teletext has announced plans to launch a travel-focused digital television channel on Sky later this month with the backing of an extensive cross-media advertising campaign.Teletext Holidays TV will launch on 23 February and will link itself with the company’s existing digital text services to provide customers with a comprehensive search facility available through the Sky… Continue reading Teletext To Launch Travel Channel On Sky Next Month