MediaTel Group has confirmed former Flextech boss Adam Singer as the third panelist at this year’s Media Question Time.Before taking up his current post as chief executive of the MCPS-PRS Alliance – the alliance of UK societies that collect royalties for composers and songwriters – Singer was chief executive of Telewest, and chairman and CEO… Continue reading Adam Singer Joins Panel For Media Question Time

Emap’s Q magazine will publish with two special edition covers next month, commemorating John Lennon’s 65th birthday with the special issue and free 14 track CD of Lennon covers.The collector’s edition will hit newsstands on 1 October, with covers featuring either a young John Lennon or one the Beatle later in life.The Lennon Covered CDs… Continue reading Q Prints Double Covers For Lennon’s Birthday

Emap is to hold free seminars to promote understanding of the imum generation, building on its research with QuickWise Brand Research and provide fresh insights into the UK’s changing parenting market.The research, carried out in partnership with Emap’s Mother & Baby and Pregnancy & Birth brands, seeks to create a continuous research programme into Britain’s… Continue reading Emap Seminars Offer Insight Into Parenting Sector

Advertising and marketing communications company, Omnicom has announced plans to invest in a global expansion of its PHD media network, extending its presence in markets across Europe, Asia and Africa. Omnicom will launch the new offices by taking resources from its existing Media Group offices, with the expansion beginning in the final quarter of 2005… Continue reading Omnicom Extends PHD’s Global Reach

Chrysalis radio has announced plans to launch a new independent division to develop audiences and revenue through listener understanding. The company’s new Insight department will work across Chrysalis Radio’s entire brand portfolio including Heart, LBC, Galaxy and its digital station Arrow, taking responsibility for listener engagement, database management, research, agency and client development and trade… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Launches Insight Division

Local newspapers in the US attract 19% of local internet readership with eMarketer revealing that they hold the top spot among the city’s online readers for internet newspaper sites. The analyst showed that The Washington Post managed to reach about 30% of its local market, followed closely by the Boston Globe at 28.3% and the… Continue reading Online Newspapers On The Rise

GCap Media has shown that the merger between Capital Radio and GWR created £25 million of annualised gross merger synergies, a significant increase of their earlier estimates of £7.5 million and resulting in on expected £8 million of gross cost savings in the current financial year. According to the group’s trading statement, published this morning,… Continue reading GCap Merger Creates £25 Million In Merger Synergies

Internet advertising revenues for the first six months of 2005 reached a new record, totalling $5.8 billion an increase of 26% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figure from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). According to the IAB and PwC, internet advertising revenue totalled $2,985 billion for… Continue reading Record Online Adspend For First Half Of 2005

Mobile music services are predicted to rise in popularity, with US customers showing greater interest in downloadable files and broadcast digital radio than mobile gaming, according to new research from In-Stat. There are certain factors halting the growth of this media however, with In-Stat claiming that until key issues such as pricing, revenue sharing and… Continue reading Music Mobile Phone Services To Overtake Gaming

Cinema advertising expenditure in August was headed by the Motors, Telecoms and Drink categories, reaching a total of £12.5 million for the month, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). The CAA reveals that the top three advertisers in terms of adspend were Vauxhall Motors with £1.5 million, followed by Orange… Continue reading Advertisers Continue To Plough Money Into Cinema