Global advertising company, WPP, has announced record results for 2005, enjoying a 36% year on year increase in full-year profit and a rise in revenue of 25% to £5.4 billion, exceeding previous expectations.Headline profits before tax were up by over 26% for the year, reaching £669 million, while profit before tax hit £592.0 million, up… Continue reading WPP Enjoys 36% Rise In Profits For 2005

ITV will this year revive classic gameshow The Price Is Right, according to media reports, with the broadcaster hoping to thwart competition from surprise Channel 4 hit, Deal or No Deal.The revamped show is being produced by Talkback Thames, according to Broadcast magazine, with ITV placing an order for 150 episodes worth £4.5 million.The new… Continue reading ITV Lines Up Gameshow Remake Against Channel 4

Trials for ITV’s new digital system for the delivery of advertisements are set to begin in March, with the new network expected to offer major improvements for time sensitive and multi copy campaigns.The ground breaking system, developed in association with the Independent Media Distributions (IMD), will enable electronic distribution of the completed advert. This will… Continue reading ITV To Launch Trials For Digital Adverts

Publishing body, Emap, has announced that Alun Cathcart will assume the position of chairman this summer, following the 2006 annual general meeting. Cathcart takes over from the current chairman, Adam Broadbent, who will be retiring at the AGM, after the completion of his third term on the board. Commenting on the move, Broadbent said: “The… Continue reading Cathcart New Emap Chairman

Global advertising company, WPP, has announced record results for 2005, enjoying a 36% year on year increase in full-year profit and a rise in revenue of 25% to £5.4 billion, exceeding previous expectations. Headline profits before tax were up by over 26% for the year, reaching £669 million, while profit before tax hit £592.0 million,… Continue reading WPP Enjoys 36% Rise In Profits For 2005

The return of Alan Sugar’s business talent show The Apprentice to BBC Two last night saw an impressive 3.5 million adult viewers tune in on average, underpinning BBC One’s victorious outing with Crimewatch UK.The police appeal show, airing at the same time as The Apprentice, drew 4.6 million on average, with both BBC stations topping… Continue reading Sugar Delivers Sweet Success For BBC

Haymarket’s What Car? magazine is branching out with the launch of an on-demand television channel through broadband and TV provider HomeChoice.The channel is a joint venture with the HomeChoice, offering viewers more than 260 three-minute video road tests of cars currently available in the UK.The library of content is constantly updated, with new models tested… Continue reading What Car? Shifts Into Video On Demand

ITN has joined forces with Channel 4 in a quest for new British documentary talent, launching a new competition to find the nation’s next great filmmakers.The competition, which requires entrants to submit a three minute documentary, will see potential winners use the humble bicycle as their subject matter, as well as footage from ITN Archive’s… Continue reading ITN Joins Channel 4 In Quest For TV Talent

Flextech’s youth entertainment channel, Trouble, will complete its evolution from kids channel to a more adult offering next week, with its inclusion in Sky’s electronic programme guide alongside other entertainment channels such as Sky One, E4 and ITV2.The move from the Kids category to the Entertainment section of the guide is designed to reflect the… Continue reading EPG Move Finalises Trouble’s Growth Into Adolescence

French advertising group, Publicis Groupe, has announced the launch of its new strategic initiative, Denuo, with the business designed to exploit the evolving digital, interactive and mobile communication environment. The new venture, led by Rishad Tobaccowala, will concentrate on three areas; strategic consulting, ventures and partnerships, catalyst and activation. Denuo will also be involved in… Continue reading Publicis Launches Strategic Initiative