The Financial Times has announced the launch of its first property magazine, In Residence, to be published quarterly from 25 September.The glossy title will be distributed with the FT‘s Saturday magazine and will be published again on Wednesday as a stand alone supplement. The 32-page title promises thought-provoking coverage of a wide range of issues… Continue reading Financial Times Launches First Glossy Property Title

ITV has been given the all clear to go ahead with its proposed £31 million acquisition of the majority stake in GMTV, despite wide-spread concern from the advertising industry.The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising had been calling for the Office of Fair Trading to refer the acquisition of Scottish Media Group’s 25% stake in the… Continue reading ITV Gets Go Ahead For £31 Million GMTV Acquisition

Almost half of all 18 to 34 year-olds living and working in major European cities now read a daily free-sheet newspaper every week, according to new research commissioned by Swedish-based publisher, Metro International.The wide-ranging study into the reading habits of young people living in some of the world’s biggest cities shows that more than a… Continue reading Free-Sheets Read By Half Of All Young Metropolitans

Radio group, Chrysalis, has said its 2005 financial year has had an ‘encouraging start’, as first quarter revenues are expected to reach high single digits. Chrysalis, owner of London’s Heart 106.2 station, said in a trading update, revenues for the 12 months to 31 August 2004 have met expectations, growing 20% year-on-year to £67 million.… Continue reading Chrysalis Sees An ‘Encouraging Start’ To 2005

ITV has been given the all clear to go ahead with its proposed £31 million acquisition of the majority stake in GMTV, despite wide-spread concern from the advertising industry. The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising had been calling for the Office of Fair Trading to refer the acquisition of Scottish Media Group’s 25% stake in… Continue reading ITV Gets Go Ahead For £31 Million GMTV Acquisition

Mediacom has come out on top as the UK’s number one media agency in terms of billings, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research. From August 2003 to July 2004, Mediacom has grown total expenditure by 5.5% to £640 million, holding its lead over rivals ZenithOptimedia. Although holding on to the number two spot,… Continue reading Mediacom Comes Out On Top Of UK Media Agencies

Almost half of all 18 to 34 year-olds living and working in major European cities now read a daily free-sheet newspaper every week, according to new research commissioned by Swedish-based publisher, Metro International. The wide-ranging study into the reading habits of young people living in some of the world’s biggest cities shows that more than… Continue reading Free-Sheets Read By Half Of All Young Metropolitans

Regional newspaper publisher Archant has had its £62 million acquisition of 27 weekly titles in the London area, including the Islington Gazette and the Kensington Times, cleared by the Competition Commission.The deal was given the go-ahead after the Competition Commission concluded that it would not lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the market… Continue reading Archant Merger Cleared By Competition Watchdog

Sky One has secured Nivea for Men as the exclusive broadcast sponsor of its new live entertainment and music show, Tim Lovejoy and the Allstars, in a move that marks the brand’s first foray into television sponsorship.The six-figure deal, which was negotiated by Carat, comprises full on-air and online branding, including sponsorship of a dedicated… Continue reading Sky One Secures Sponsor For New Entertainment Show

The UK’s commercial radio stations have launched a robust defence of their public service credentials in the face of an ongoing investigation into the state of the industry being carried out by media super-regulator Ofcom.A wide-ranging survey has been carried out by the Commercial Radio Companies Association to gauge the amount of news, weather, travel… Continue reading Commercial Radio Defends Public Service Credentials