Hachette Filipacchi has appointed Annabel Brog as editor of its market leading teenage magazine Sugar ahead of a planned relaunch of the title next year.Brog, previously deputy editor of Emap’s teen glossy Bliss, takes up her new position at the start of next month, replacing Nick Chalmers who is moving on oversee new magazine ideas… Continue reading Sugar Appoints New Editor Ahead Of Redesign

MSN has secured a six-figure advertising deal with Sky One to promote its new teen drama, Hex, in the run up to its launch later this month.The online campaign is designed to build audience anticipation by gradually leaking information about the show, which follows the story of Cassie, a student who discovers she is cursed… Continue reading Sky Signs Advertising Deal To Put Hex On MSN

ITV Sales is increasing its attempts to introduce a more customer focused approach to business with the appointment of specialist consultancy, The Foundation.Launched by former DFGW managing director Charlie Dawson five years ago, The Foundation will work alongside senior members of the ITV Sales team to help develop a new culture based around the needs… Continue reading ITV Sales Moves To Strengthen Client Focus

Consumer magazine publisher, Future Network, has said that it will be launching at least nine new magazines over the next 12 months and hopes that tapping in to the US action sports sector will help boost group revenues in 2005. In a pre-close trading update, Future said that it hopes to launch two new US… Continue reading Future To Launch At Least Nine Magazines In Next 12 Months

Nearly a third of UK homes will have a DAB digital radio in the next four years, as consumers discover the benefits of additional stations, as well as high quality and interference free sound, says the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). By 2008, 29% of UK households are expected to own a digital-enabled radio, a… Continue reading Digital Radio In The UK Set For Boom Time By 2008

The Interactive Advertising Bureau has published a new set of best practice guidelines that could see pop-ups and other intrusive formats banned.The first wave of a dozen new guidelines, which have been in development for some months, have been created to champion the needs of internet users by monitoring the way in which advertisers use… Continue reading IAB Publishes New Guidelines To Curb Pop-Ups

Times Newspapers is launching a national television campaign to promote its deal with The AirMiles Travel company, offering readers the chance to collect AirMiles tokens and exclusive deals on luxury holidays.The deal will see readers of the Sunday Times and the Times offered AirMiles tokens in the newspapers from 10 October. These can be put… Continue reading Times Partners With AirMiles For Travel Promotion

Capital Gold has become the third radio station to secure a sponsorship deal with BSkyB as part of a wider brand marketing campaign launched by the satellite broadcaster last week.The six-figure partnership will see BSkyB sponsor Capital Gold Network’s breakfast for the next three months, including a specially created bespoke feature showcasing the day’s best… Continue reading Capital Signs Breakfast Sponsorship With Sky

Chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, Rupert Murdoch, yesterday said that he expected the digital satellite group to deliver strong profits, despite the slowdown in subscription figures and the growing threat from Freeview. Murdoch, who is BSkyB’s largest shareholder and also chairman of News Corporation said, the company could withstand competition from the BBC backed free-to-air… Continue reading Murdoch Predicts Strong Profit Growth For BSkyB

ITV is in negotiations to sell off its digital channels, Plus and Men & Motors, as part of its £600 million programme to sell off its non-core assets. The group holds a 50.5% stake in the channels parents company, Granada Sky Broadcasting, along with BSkyB who owns the remaining share. According to reports, ITV is… Continue reading ITV Puts Plus and Men & Motors Under The Hammer