IPC TX has appointed Mark Winterton as publisher of What’s on TV, whatsontv.co.uk, and TV easy, the compact listings title.Winterton is currently intellectual property manager in IPC+, IPC’s licensing and syndication business, and heads up the central image database, IPC Images.He completed the PPA diploma in publishing in 2005, as part of which he set… Continue reading New Publisher For IPC TV Listings Brands

Media and business information company, United Business Media, has ruled itself out as a potential bidder for Emap’s £1.5 billion B2B division. The company, which owns Music Week, Building, Property Week, Dalton’s Weekly, Travel Trade Gazette and Pulse, has been focusing on developing its news distribution and B2B division, setting aside up to £500 million… Continue reading UBM Will Not Bid For Emap’s B2B Division

www.instylemagazine.co.uk is launching an online Christmas gift guide, with visitors able to browse ten themed galleries, including Beauty Queen, Eco Warrior, Fashionista, and Man About Town.Visitors to the site can then purchase many items online through links to the retailers.Advertisers on board include Folli Follie, Crabtree & Evelyn, Crème de la Mer and Bobbi Brown.Kirsten… Continue reading InStyle Gets Online Christmas Gift Guide

Radio presenter Adrian Clarkson is replacing Yannick Lawry on UK digital radio station GaydarRadio.Clarkson will present the live early evening show which is being extended by one hour and will broadcast each weekday night live from the digital radio station’s flagship London entertainment venue, Profile.Lawry, who has decided to leave his GaydarRadio slot after four… Continue reading New DJ For GaydarRadio

Facebook, the social networking success story of 2007, has launched a new ad system which will “create the most effective marketing ever seen”, according to the company’s chief revenue officer, Owen Van Natta.Speaking at the IAB Engage conference, Van Natta outlined the system, explaining that brands and advertisers could now create their own profile, as… Continue reading Facebook Launches “Most Effective Marketing Ever Seen”

Emap revealed today that those who have bid for its business-to-business section should consider buying the Emap plc title. The company said: “As part of the review process, Emap is asking those parties interested in acquiring its B2B division to consider including the acquisition of Emap plc in their proposals, should an outcome of the… Continue reading Emap Asks Bidders To Consider Buying Emap Plc Title

New research from IPC Media has found that 71% of UK women go online every day, with the average woman having been connected to the web for six and a half years. The findings come from Women’s Space, the latest wave of research from IPC Media’s Origin Panel – a rolling programme of research using… Continue reading New Research Finds Women At Home On The Web

US online adspend will more than double as a percentage of total media, rising from a 6% share of total media in 2006, to slightly more than a 12% share in 2010, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. In roughly the same period, eMarketer predicts that online spending will nearly treble, rising frmo $16.9bn… Continue reading US Online Adspend To More Than Double

The global mobile-gaming market suffered a reversal of fortune in the second quarter of 2007 as revenues for title publishers declined by 9%, compared with 11% growth in the first quarter, according to a new report from iSuppli Corp. David Carnevale, vice president, multimedia content and distribution for iSuppli, said: “While growth compared to the… Continue reading Global Mobile Gaming Revenue Falls in Q2

A new survey of online media owner service levels has revealed overall unsatisfactory results in the service levels of both search and display online media owners, but minor improvements in some key areas.The IPA Digital Media Group’s survey, a follow up to one sent out in May, has found that there has been an overall… Continue reading Decline In Search and Display Satisfaction Levels For Online Media Owners