woman&home, IPC Southbank’s monthly glossy for 40-plus women, has appointed David Dowding as its new creative director and Gaby Huddart as its new deputy editor.Dowding is currently art director of modern homes magazine Livingetc. He has also worked at Cosmopolitan as art director and was on the launch team for Maxim in Russia.Huddart joins woman&home… Continue reading New Creative Director And Deputy Editor For woman&home

Aegis has issued a pre-close statement ahead of its interim results on September 6, saying that trading has continued in line with expectations and organic revenue growth remains very healthy. Within Aegis Media, the fastest organic revenue growth continues to be achieved in EMEA, Asia-Pacific an d digital services, while at Synovate, organic revenue growth… Continue reading Aegis Issues Pre-Close Statement

Mobile video revenues in the US totaled $146 million in Q1 2007, growing 198% year on year, according to new research from Telephia. Telephia says that there were 8.4 million mobile video subscribers last quarter, with penetration doubling to nearly 4% since Q1 2006. Quarterly Mobile Video Revenue Share, Subscriber Size and Penetration Rate (US) … Continue reading US Mobile Video Revenues Reach $146 Million In Q1

Game advertising spending in the US will grow from $370 million in 2006 to more than $2 billion in 2012, according to Electronic Gaming in the Digital Home: Game Advertising, a new report from Parks Associates. Over that time, game advertising will achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33%, much higher than that… Continue reading US Game Adspend To Break $2 Billion Barrier By 2012

According to a new survey from Ingenio, more than four out of five US adults surveyed (85%) currently own a mobile phone compared to only about seven in ten (71%) who have a landline or home phone. Of the overwhelming majority of US consumers that own a mobile phone, the study finds that only a… Continue reading Room For Growth In Mobile Advertising

Last night saw the return of Kirstie and Phil to Channel 4 with Location, Location, Location. The show did wonderfully, picking up a peak audience of 4.5 million viewers (a 23.6% viewing share) in its 8pm slot.This week, our dishy duo were in Glasgow, where property prices have risen an amazing 42% in the past… Continue reading Triumphant Return For Kirstie And Phil

Simon Marquis, chairman of the National Readership Survey, has been confirmed as the final panellist for MediaTel Group’s forthcoming ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar.Marquis joins Jo Blake, head of press at BLM; Ian Clark, general manager of thelondonpaper; Stuart Taylor, commercial director of Guardian News & Media, and Ray Snoddy, media journalist, as well as… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Final Panellist Confirmed For Newspaper Seminar

Emap’s Magic 105.4 has announced an exclusive year long partnership with English National Ballet.The partnership starts this week with a campaign promoting English National Ballet’s performances of Swan Lake at the Palace of Versailles in July.A series of 30-second trails will promote the show and are intended to drive traffic to magic.co.uk, where listeners will… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Partners With English National Ballet

A new report commissioned by the Audit Bureau of Circulations will challenge newspapers and magazines to implement major changes to the way they report audience figures.Douglas McArthur, former chief executive of the Radio Advertising Bureau, has apparently been working on the consultancy project and revealed his findings this week at meetings with the Periodical Publishers… Continue reading ABC Could Make Major Changes To Reporting Structure

Channel 4 is to restructure its executive team, including the appointment of its first dedicated director of new media and technology, with a view to expanding its activities on new digital platforms.The holder of the new role will report directly to the chief executive, Andy Duncan, alongside the channel’s executive directors including group finance director,… Continue reading Restructure For Channel 4 Digital Team