GCap Media has announced the appointment of Pete Simmons as group programme director, content/digital.Simmons, who was previously group head of programmes at Chrysalis Radio, will have a dual role at GCap Media. He will be responsible for ensuring that the broad range of content produced from all the parts of GCap’s business – such as… Continue reading Simmons Joins GCap Media

Sky has appointed Sophie Turner Laing to the position of managing director, entertainment. Laing will report to chief executive James Murdoch.Ms Turner Laing takes responsibility for Sky’s entertainment content businesses, including Sky Movies, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Arts, Sky Travel, Creative Services and the Creative Agency.Turner Laing takes over responsibility for these… Continue reading Sky Gets New Entertainment MD

Capital Gold is set to launch a new weekly podcast service from March 5 entitled David Jensen’s Celebrity Interviews.The content will be taken from the Capital Gold DJ’s Saturday morning show and will include both archive and current interview content with celebrities from the world of music, TV and film.The first podcast will launch with… Continue reading Capital Gold To Launch Podcast

Capital 95.8 has announced that Bam Bam will be joining the station to present a new weeknight show.Bam Bam’s show will broadcast Monday to Friday from 7pm-10pm. Launching on Monday 12 March.Capital 95.8’s programming director Scott Muller said: “Bam Bam is an absolutely exceptional and unique personality, and I’m incredibly excited he’s joining the Capital… Continue reading Bam Bam Joins Capital 95.8

ITV has been put in the spotlight following Channel 4’s Richard and Judy ‘You Say We Pay’ controversy, after Britain’s biggest broadcaster admitted to overcharging red button users by a combined total of £200,000 on eviction votes for The X Factor.ITV said it had discovered that viewers using the red button on Sky Digital remotes… Continue reading ITV Joins Vote Scandal List For X Factor Overcharging

The UK’s commercial radio representative body, the RadioCentre, has announced the appointment of Simon Redican as managing director of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).Redican joins the organisation from News International where he was media account director of the Times solutions team. His appointment is seen as the next step in the overall re-energising of the… Continue reading RAB Appoints New MD

Trinity Mirror has recorded a drop in revenue of 4.8% to £1,032.1 million, with the company blaming the difficult advertising environment. The group’s preliminary results for 2006 show that its national newspaper division, which includes the Daily Mirror, saw revenues fell 5.3% to £472.4 million. Commenting on the results, Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Records Revenue Drop

Publicis Groupe has reported 14.8% growth in profits for 2006 to €443 million, and a record operating margin of 16.3%. 2006 revenue of €4,386 million were up 5.6% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates (i.e., organic growth). All geographical regions contributed, with organic growth 5% in Europe, 5.1% in North America, 5.3% in… Continue reading Publicis Records 2006 Profits Growth

Interpublic Group recorded organic revenue growth of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same period a year previously. Full year organic revenue increased by 1.0% for 2006 compared with 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 revenue was $1.88 billion, compared to $1.90 billion the same period a year previously. Full year 2006 revenue… Continue reading Interpublic Sees Q4 2006 Revenue Growth

Viacom’s full year 2006 revenues of $11.47 billion rose 19% from $9.61 billion in 2005, reflecting a 7% increase in media networks revenues to $7.24 billion. Fourth Quarter 2006 revenues of $3.59 billion grew 32% from $2.72 billion in 2005, whilst worldwide advertising revenues rose 6% to $1.26 billion from $1.19 billion in 2005. Sumner… Continue reading Viacom Records Revenue Increase