Helen Johnston, currently editor of Emap’s New Woman, has been appointed editor of IPC’s Now just months after overseeing a relaunch of the Emap title.Johnston has previously held senior posts at Grazia, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. She oversaw New Woman‘s revamp which saw it renamed NW following poor results in the latest consumer magazine ABCs.… Continue reading New Woman Editor Moves To Now

Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Rodrigo de Rato, has predicted that the global economy will remain robust throughout 2007. Speaking at the IMF annual press conference, de Rato said that after four years of strong growth, the IMF expects that global growth will remain solid in 2007, approaching 5%. He added that:… Continue reading IMF Predicts Robust Global Economy For 2007

New research by the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) shows that European online shoppers are now buying more from their browsing on the internet. The EIAA Mediascope Europe 2006 Study, managed by SPA and conducted by Synovate, explores the trends and spending patterns of Europe’s online shoppers. The research highlights the product categories with the… Continue reading European Online Shoppers Purchasing More

Pearson is on track to produce record profits in 2006 and expects adjusted earnings per share to come out at the top end of analyst’s expectations. The Financial Times publisher said that it continued to perform strongly through the fourth quarter of 2006, with all of its businesses trading well. Pearson Education sustained its good… Continue reading Pearson On Track For Record 2006 Profits

James Murdoch, chief executive of BSkyB, could leave the satellite broadcaster in the summer in order to take up a position at News Corp. According to a report in the Mail On Sunday, Murdoch will be replaced at Sky by the head of Sky Italia, Tom Mockridge. The US based News Corp is headed by… Continue reading James Murdoch Could Leave BSkyB

John de Mol is believed to be discussing with Disney the possibility of placing a joint bid for Endemol, the company he co-founded. According to reports in the trade press, de Mol and Disney are looking for a private equity firm to join their partnership and help finance the deal. Last week Dutch regulators announced… Continue reading Disney Could Join De Mol In Endemol Bid

The legal battle between Sir Frank Lowe and Interpublic Group (IPG), his former employer, has finished with an out of court settlement. IPG filed a claim against Lowe after his breakaway launch of Red Brick Road in January last year, following which he won the Tesco advertising business from Lowe London, valued at £45 million… Continue reading Lowe And Interpublic Settle Legal Dispute

Johnston Press has conditionally acquired the assets and titles of the Scottish Newspaper operations of Archant for a cash consideration of £11.2 million funded from existing bank facilities. The business comprises eight weekly titles, of which three are paid-for newspapers circulating in the North East of Scotland around Peterhead and Fraserburgh and five are on… Continue reading Johnston Press Acquires Archant Scottish Titles

Johnston Press, the regional newspaper group, has acquired eight Scottish newspapers from rival company Archant.Johnston paid £11.2 million for three paid-for papers in the north-east of Scotland and five free papers in central Scotland.In the year ended 31 December 2006 the business, which will become part of Johnston’s Scottish division, generated revenues of £6.95 million.Tim… Continue reading Johnston Press Buys Scottish Titles From Archant

Andy Duncan, Channel 4 chief executive, has said that there have only been two incidents of possible racial abuse on Celebrity Big Brother, and that he has no intention of taking the show off air.Duncan said: “The latest series of Celebrity Big Brother has strayed into particularly controversial territory – the issue of racism and… Continue reading Duncan Defends Big Brother