Richard Desmond is understood to be considering radical plans to relaunch the Daily Express as a national free-sheet, in an attempt to boost flagging circulation figures.Reports suggest the chairman of Express Newspapers has asked Christian Toksvig, the company’s international operations director and expert on the free-sheet market, to investigate the viability of the move.The Daily… Continue reading Desmond Ponders Relaunching Express As Free-Sheet

Paris based advertising group, Havas, has built on the success it achieved during the first half of this year, as third quarter organic revenue outstripped previous quarters to grow by 2.1%. The period from July to September has been the strongest for the group so far this year, as revenues grew to â‚Ź338 million, providing… Continue reading Havas Organic Revenue Spurred On By Europe

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has posted an 18% increase in the first quarter of 2005, as profits jumped to $761 million year-on-year. The strong profit growth was fuelled by a 4% increase in revenue, which was spurred by double digit earning gains in television, cable, newspapers, magazines and supplements. During a telephone conference for reports… Continue reading ‘Another Record Year’ Expected From News Corp

The US internet access services market is expected to have strong single digit growth over the next five years, with broadband revenues remaining as the single largest driver in this sector. As demand for internet dial-up services continue to decline, access to the web via broadband is expected to remain strong in both the consumer… Continue reading US Internet Access Market Continues To Grow

Viacom Brand Solutions has signed up Mattel’s Scrabble to sponsor repeats of Frasier on both the Paramount Comedy and Parmount Comedy 2 channels the run up to Christmas.The deal will see credits for Scrabble, created by Ogilvy & Mather, feature on all episodes of the hit American sitcom from early November for six weeks. The… Continue reading Scrabble To Sponsor Frasier On Paramount Comedy

France-based Publicis Groupe has announced that organic revenue climbed by nearly 5% during the third quarter of this year, as signs of recovery were confirmed in Europe, which outstripped growth in North America during the period.The company, which owns Saatchi & Saatchi and ZenithOptimedia, said that revenue from July to September reached €932 million year-on-year,… Continue reading Publicis Confident And Cautious After Organic Growth

Emap has poached Jane Bruton, editor of BBC Worldwide’s Eve magazine, to oversee the launch of its new weekly glossy for women.Bruton joins as editor of Grazia, a long-awaited British version of the upmarket Italian magazine that offers readers a mix of fashion, celebrity gossip and style on a weekly basis.Emap has ploughed more than… Continue reading Emap Poaches Eve Editor To Oversee Grazia Launch

Emap has announced the appointment of Chris Mooney as editorial director at FHM International, charged with overseeing content in the title’s 27 unique editions world-wide.Mooney takes up his new role from 8 November, replacing James Lawrence, who has held the title of editorial manager of FHM International for the last seven years. The appointment brings… Continue reading Emap Appoints International Director To Boost FHM Brand

The new public service broadcaster being championed by Ofcom as a rival to the BBC in the digital age could launch in 2008, according to draft proposals published by the media super-regulator.It is understood that Ofcom has revealed its initial thoughts on the so-called Public Service Publisher, in a detailed tender document inviting companies to… Continue reading Ofcom’s Public Service Publisher To Launch In 2008

First Radio Sales has secured the contract to sell airtime for Juice 107.2, the radio station for Brighton and Hove, to national advertisers and their agencies.The station, owned by Forever Broadcasting, reaches an audience of around 43,000 in the Sussex area each week and commands over 300,000 listening hours. It is aimed at a core… Continue reading First Radio Sales Secures Juice 107.2 Account