Clear Channel Outdoor UK’s ‘Piccadilly Spectacular’ site, part of its Pinnacle Collection, now hosts a giant, curved LG LED screen.Clear Channel says that the significant eight-figure deal is one of the biggest in the UK involving a single location.The screen, which will be seen by more than 1.1 million people who pass through Piccadilly Circus… Continue reading New LG Screen For Clear Channel’s Piccadilly Site
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Emap Advertising has announced the appointment of Rob Tomalin as head of Emap2.Tomalin’s role will see him build on his background of establishing strategic partnerships with clients and media agencies, in order to further enhance Emap2’s client offering.Tomalin joined Emap Advertising in 2002, first setting up a New Business team before becoming cross media group… Continue reading Tomalin Appointed Head Of Emap2
Steven Filler, advertising and sponsorship manager at Guardian Unlimited, has joined user-generated content website VideoJug as head of commercial operations.Filler will report to Dan Thompson, chief executive officer and Rupert Ashe, acting UK managing director.VideoJug hosts ‘how to’ films on everything in life, both professionally made and uploaded by anyone with expertise to share (see… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Advertising Manager Joins UGC Website
Marc Mendoza, Media Planning Group managing partner, has been announced as the latest addition to the panel of the MediaTel Group ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar.This follows last week’s announcement that David Hepworth, editorial director of Development Hell, is also joining the panel to discuss the big themes in consumer magazines.They join fellow panelists Paul… Continue reading Marc Mendoza Joins MediaTel Group Seminar Panel
Emap has announced that its annual performance is likely to be toward the end of market expectations. The company said that trading conditions in consumer media markets will remain challenging in 2007-08, although the prospects for its business-to-business operations are robust. Emap said that a strategic review of its businesses, announced in November, was expected… Continue reading Emap Puts Out Profits Warning
Publicis groupe recorded a 6.3% increase in revenues to €4.4 billion (£2.9 billion) for 2006. Publicis also announced fourth quarter revenues of €1.25 million (£822 million), up 4.8% on the same period in 2005. Maurice Levy, Publicis chairman and CEO, said: “We have a good outlook for 2007 with advertisers regaining confidence. “We will be… Continue reading Publicis Revenues Increase For 2006
News Corporation has announced that its profit for the last three months of 2006 dropped to $822 million (£417 million). News Corp, owner of the Sun, the News of the World and the Times, said that revenues in the quarter rose 18% to $7.8 billion (£4 billion). News Corp attributed the fall in profits to… Continue reading News Corp Profits Down
Britain’s pensioners have become a nation of silver surfers, with the internet overtaking more traditional pastimes such as DIY and gardening. According to new research from the insurance company AXA, Britons are amongst the top five web users in the 11 nations surveyed for its global study. Activities such as chatting to friends, emailing, searching… Continue reading Britain’s Pensioners Becoming Silver Surfers
More than half of communications industry executives believe that Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) can generate significant revenue within the first three years of service, according to findings of a survey by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit. The survey of nearly 350 executives from telecommunications, broadcasting and media companies across 46 countries in the Americas,… Continue reading IPTV Could Generate Significant Revenue Within 3 Years
Newspaper circulation is growing and new newspapers are being launched at a remarkable rate, according to new data from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). WAN says that even in North America and Europe, where negative assumptions about the industry are widespread, both circulation and the number of new titles have increased. Timothy Balding, CEO… Continue reading Global Newspaper Industry Shows Good Growth