London’s newest free morning newspaper, City AM, has secured distribution within all of the capital’s airports, significantly increasing its reach and further targeting the business community.The newspaper will now be available at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and City Airport, distributed through branded display units in over 50 business lounges serving major airlines including British Airways, Virgin,… Continue reading City AM Signs London Airports For Business Distribution

Media giant Aegis Group has announced the acquisition of Scandinavian market research network Univero for £10 million. The deal sees Aegis extend its reach across Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with Univero’s subsidiary firms MMI Univero, TEMO Univero, LUI Univero, Vilstrup Univero and Fieldwork Scandinavia now forming part of Aegis’ network. The research markets covered by… Continue reading Aegis Widens Reach With Scandinavian Research

ITV is to close its 24 hour rolling news channel at the end of January, threatening around 70 jobs, although the broadcaster has pledged to redeploy as many staff as possible, and work with unions on the scale of any required redundancies. The move, announced this morning alongside a £2 million investment in news programming… Continue reading ITV To Axe News Channel By End Of January

The first half of ITV’s psychological thriller, Secret Smile, drew a healthy audience for the broadcaster last night, scoring 6.9 million and building on the earlier success of a Coronation Street double bill to secure victory over the BBC.BBC One’s competing programming failed to match ITV’s evening schedule, with Eastenders drawing an average audience of… Continue reading Secret Smile Thrills ITV Audiences

Media regulator Ofcom has ditched plans for a wide-ranging review of the TV advertising market, claiming that the consolidation of Carlton and Granada last year has led to sufficient safeguards already being put into place to protect advertisers.Referring to the complex Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) remedy put in place as a condition of the ITV… Continue reading Ofcom Scraps Plans For TV Advertising Review

The BBC has extended its integrated Media Player (iMP) trial by two months, allowing current participants access to the previous seven day’s BBC programmes until 28 February 2006.The iMP service, which lets people legally download BBC TV and radio programmes to their PC once they have aired, is currently in its second phase of testing,… Continue reading BBC Extends On-Demand Access Trial

Free film magazine Take1 has increased its distribution footprint with a deal to see Japanese restaurant YO! Sushi stock the title in locations close to London’s cinemas.The magazine, launched earlier this year, will now be available in YO! Sushi outlets in Haymarket, Trocadero, myhotel Tottenham Court Road, Islington, Whiteleys Bayswater, Fulham Broadway and O2 Finchley… Continue reading Take1 Signs Sushi Distribution Deal

Media regulator Ofcom has awarded the new FM licence covering Ipswich to Tindle Radio following a closely fought battle with seven other applicants.The new licence, which will be issued for a 12-year period, covers the town of Ipswich and the surrounding area with an adult population of between 200,000 and 250,000. Exact coverage is, as… Continue reading Tindle Radio Scoops Latest FM Licence

Regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, has released a downbeat trading update for the second half of the year, reporting a dip in recruitment advertising revenues of 22.9% year on year. There is little chance of significant improvement in the market next year, the company said, sparking a dip in share price early this morning. In… Continue reading Johnston Downbeat In End Of Year Trading Update

Vincent Bollore, chairman of French advertising giant Havas, has said that he expects the firm to return to profit growth in the second half of 2006, and that the company would be open to acquisition opportunities in the near future. Bollore, who has recently built up his stake in rival media firm Aegis, repeatedly outlined… Continue reading Bollore Optimistic For Havas, Tight Lipped On Aegis