Emap’s first ever Kiss Awards, the company’s R&B equivalent of the popular Q Awards, is to be sponsored by Scottish and Newcastle’s new cider brand, Strongbow Sirrus.The cross-media deal, brokered by Sam Browne and Claire Powell at Starcom Mediavest, will launch Strongbow Sirrus through Emap Advertising’s multi-platform brands, using Kiss, FHM, New Woman, Mixmag, Zoo,… Continue reading Kiss Signs Strongbow For Awards Sponsorship

Trinity Mirror is to extend its Racing UK and Racing Post properties with an online betting service, offering punters the chance for a flutter within a familiar and trusted branded environment.The new service will be launched later this year in partnership with bookmakers Bet365, Blue Square, Ladbrokes, The Tote and VCbet, the fixed odds betting… Continue reading Trinity Broadens Horizons With Betting Service

Channel 4 has appointed Rufus Radcliffe, currently head of marketing at E4, as head of marketing for the main channel.Radcliffe joined the broadcaster in 2000 to work on the launch of E4, and is currently responsible for the channel’s marketing. For the last year, in addition to working on the E4 brand, Radcliffe has also… Continue reading E4 Marketing Chief Switches Roles To Main Channel

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has held up nearly 300 complaints against the flurry of irritating ringtone advertisements created by mobile content firm, Jamster, issuing the company with a pre-watershed ban on all its advertising to counter their appeal to young viewers.The ads, featuring animated characters Crazy Frog, Nessie the Dragon and Sweetie the Chick… Continue reading ASA Dishes Out Pre-Watershed Ban On Crazy Frog

The nation’s terrestrial television broadcasters saw mixed performances during August, with both the BBC and ITV suffering decreases in viewing share year on year, while Channel 4 and Five managed to increase their totals in the face of an otherwise depressed terrestrial landscape.All ViewingAmongst the nation’s terrestrial stations, Channel 4 saw the largest increase in… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – August 2005

ITV has this morning unveiled a new top team and management structure in order to “position itself for growth in the digital age” and focus more closely on the needs of viewers and advertisers.The new management structure will see Mick Desmond, chief executive of ITV Broadcasting, part company with the business just weeks after sales… Continue reading Desmond To Leave ITV In Management Overhaul

ITV has announced the programming lineup for its new male orientated channel ITV4, with a mix of American series, films and sports coverage promising to entice viewers.The new channel, which launches on 1 November across all digital platforms, will be on air between 6pm and 6am, screening amongst other things a remake of detective series… Continue reading ITV4 Lifts Lid On Launch Programmes

New statistics from market intelligence firm Juniper Research predict worldwide mobile television revenues to increase rapidly before the end of the decade, peaking at $7.6 billion in 2010, up from an estimated $136 million this year. The explosive rise is expected with the development of new mobile TV services around the world, based on the… Continue reading Mobile TV Set For Massive Revenue Growth

Media giant Aegis has revealed details of a takeover bid from an as yet unnamed firm, valuing the company at around £1.57 billion. In a statement this morning the company’s Board confirmed speculation over the bid, but stated that the approach had been “preliminary in nature” and that “there can be no certainty that an… Continue reading Aegis Confirms Takeover Bid As Publicis Rumours Fly

Media and communications group, Aegis has announced plans to purchase an initial 52% equity stake in Russian media company, Komandarm, trading under the name Vizeum Russia, with the agreement allowing Aegis to acquire the outstanding equity by 2009. The purchase price for 100% of the equity will be comprised of an initial consideration and a… Continue reading Aegis Extends Reach In Russian Media Market