Outdoor media giant Viacom Outdoor has unveiled a massive 72% increase in its National Rail revenues for the first quarter of the year. The year-on-year increase was caused as a direct result of increased investment in National Rail sites, the poster firm said, reporting that the increase is substantially ahead of growth in the outdoor… Continue reading Viacom Sees National Rail Revenues Soar

Hachette Filipacchi has announced the closure of its women’s magazine, B, with the title’s current edition being its last to retail in the UK.The magazine was suspended from publication last month, with an internal review conducted by Hachette resulting in the decision to close the title permanently.Kevin Hand, chairman of Hachette Filipacchi UK, announced the… Continue reading Hachette Closes B Magazine Following Review

Radio giant GCap Media has appointed Ivor Etienne as the new managing director of Choice FM, taking responsibility for the station’s programming and strategic direction.Etienne will also be charged with increasing Choice’s appeal to listeners. The last wave of RAJAR data showed Choice increasing its weekly reach by 7.4% year on year, totaling 510,000.Commenting on… Continue reading GCap Signs Etienne As New Choice MD

Freedom Media has appointed Mark Wood, former commercial director of Sky Media, to its management team, holding the same job title and working to boost the company’s client offering, which already spans strategic planning, TV production, event management and talent negotiation.The move will see Wood join Freedom’s founder Robert Dodds, with whom the new commercial… Continue reading Freedom Media Signs Former Sky Media Boss

The FA Premier League has awarded three of the six live television rights packages to BSkyB, announcing that a second round of bidding for the remaining three will now take place.The second bids will decide which broadcasters can air the remaining 50% of Premier League coverage, although Sky remains eligible to bid, and could scoop… Continue reading Sky Scoops Half Of Premier League Rights

Newspaper heavyweight Trinity Mirror has appointed Sir Ian Gibson, CBE, as its new chairman, replacing Sir Victor Blank, who is to step down next month.Blank will relinquish his post immediately after the company’s Annual General Meeting on 4 May, with Gibson taking control from that date.The new chairman currently holds non-executive directorships at GKN and… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ends Search For New Chairman

Newspaper heavyweight Trinity Mirror has appointed Sir Ian Gibson, CBE, as its new chairman, replacing Sir Victor Blank, who is to step down next month. Blank will relinquish his post immediately after the company’s Annual General Meeting on 4 May, with Gibson taking control from that date. The new chairman currently holds non-executive directorships at… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Ends Search For New Chairman

Mobile TV penetration is being hindered by technological difficulties, with poorly designed features, high costs and low standard visibility slowing consumer uptake. According to new research from Amberlight, users complained of “patchy” 3G coverage leading to frozen broadcasts. Consumers also cited the time taken to access services through different menus as well as difficult electronic… Continue reading Mobile TV Up-Take Slowed By Technological Faults

Canadian e-commerce continues to perform well, enjoying increases for the fourth consecutive year, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. Online sales rose by 38.4% year on year in 2005, with the growth six times more than that in overall offline retail sales in Canada. Breaking the figure down, online sales by private firms increased… Continue reading Canadian E-Commerce Continues Good Performance

Online gamers in China look set to reach 61 million in 2010, up from 25.5 million in 2005, with favourable Government policy driving growth, according to In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm claims that in 2005 there were 300 online gaming companies in China, with first-tier players such as Shanda, NetEase, The9 and KingSoft accounting… Continue reading Chinese Online Gamers To Hit 61 Million By 2010