Flextech-owned youth entertainment channel, Trouble, will next week unveil its new identity and late night programme strand, Trouble Later.The new identity, created by design agency Addiction in collaboration with in-house creative director, Anthony van Someren, comprises a new Trouble daytime logo, a Trouble Later logo, new channel idents and an animated channel character.The new night… Continue reading Trouble Rebrands With New Late Night Strand

Magazine giant IPC has appointed Miles Ross as its new head of mobile development, with the newly created position charged with developing the publisher’s brands into mobile entities.Ross joins the firm with a wealth of mobile experience, having worked on mobile content solutions for the past eight years in his role as a mobile technology… Continue reading IPC Appoints Mobile Boss For Brand Extensions

Aegis Logo Vincent Bollore’s position amid rumours of an Aegis takeover continued to develop this morning, with the French businessman and head of media giant Havas snapping up a further 3.25 million shares in the British firm. Bollore’s latest purchase cements his position as Aegis’ largest shareholder, with a stake of more than 15% in… Continue reading Bollore’s Stake In Aegis Reaches 15%

UK market research firm, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has announced the appointment of David Lowden as its new chief executive, succeeding Mike Kirkham as of March next year. Lowden moves up from his position as chief operating officer, with the board asserting that in his time at TNS he has played a central role in… Continue reading TNS Appoints Lowden To Chief Executive

The Television Corporation has announced the receipt of a take-over bid from Welsh producer, Tinopolis, with reports claiming the offer is around 90p per TV Corp share, valuing the business at around £37.5 million. Resulting from the offer, TV Corp’s board has decided to undertake a “full strategic review considering al of the options available… Continue reading Tinopolis Approaches TV Corp In Take-Over Bid

Internet advertising expenditure in the UK reached £490.8 million in the first half of 2005 and is predicted to exceed the £1 billion mark by the end of this year, according to new figures from the UK Internet Advertising Bureau (UK IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). According to the study, online revenues increased by 62.3% for… Continue reading UK Online Adspend To Pass £1 Billion

Small organisations in Britain are the most likely to cite marketing as essential to running a successful business, with the latest marketing trends survey by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and MORI, showing the majority of firms invest in having a marketer in the board room. The study found that two thirds of marketers… Continue reading Small Businesses Rely On Marketing

Havas chairman and French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore this morning continued his spending spree on British media firm Aegis, purchasing 7.4 million shares to increase his stake in the company to 14.71%.The latest increase follows two weeks of almost constant purchases in Aegis by Bollore, who continues to deny his interest is anything but a financial… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Purchases

Broadcast magazine is to launch a dedicated online recruitment service for freelance workers in the TV industry on Monday, enabling employers to search by several criteria in order to streamline the recruitment process.Broadcast Freelancer will hold detailed information to allow specific searches to be carried out by programme and credit listings, as well as being… Continue reading Emap To Tackle TV Freelance Recruitment

GCap Media’s indie music station, Xfm, is to begin trial broadcasts in the north east this month, ahead of a bid for a permanent FM licence in the area.The station has seen a positive reaction from research into listeners’ requirements, with alternative genres of music the most popular amongst the station’s target market of 15-34… Continue reading Xfm To Back North East Bid With Trial Broadcasts