Daily Mail & General Trust is to bring together its national and regional operations, Associated Newspapers and Northcliffe Media, under the title of A&N Media.The restructure will see Kevin Beatty, group managing director of Associated Newspapers, become the chief executive of A&N Media, while Michael Pelosi will remain managing director of Northcliffe Media.DMGT said in… Continue reading DMGT To Combine National And Regional Divisions

MediaTel Group is set to host a full morning seminar on the ‘Future of Online’ in November, looking at the major issues facing the sector.Panellists confirmed so far include Trevor Johnson, planning and strategy, EMEA at Facebook; Robert Horler, managing director of Diffiniti; and Khalil Ibrahimi, managing director of Unanimis, who will be joining chair… Continue reading MediaTel Group Announces ‘Future Of Online’ Seminar

Carolyn Fairbairn, director of corporate development and strategy at ITV, is to make the keynote opening address at this year’s European Television Symposium in Lisbon.Fairbairn, a former director of strategy at the BBC, was previously a member of the BBC’s executive board and was responsible for the development of the corporation’s digital strategy.Named chairman of… Continue reading Carolyn Fairbairn To Make Keynote Address At European TV Symposium

BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle have announced plans to launch a joint radio service to Europe on DRM Shortwave.The new stream, which will be entirely in English, is expected to go live in early 2009.Broadcast in digital quality, it will be available from early morning till late at night targetting Western and Central Europe… Continue reading BBC World Service And Deutsche Welle To Launch Joint Radio Venture

Thinkbox has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Holden Pearmain to undertake a new analysis of the impact of advertising investment on brand value.The study follows last year’s Payback Study with PwC, which examined over 700 brands across seven categories and showed that TV advertising pays back 4.5 times its advertising investment.The new research updates the original… Continue reading Thinkbox Commissions New Analysis Of The Impact Of Advertising Investment On Brand Value

Ruth Brownlee, director of the Association of Online Publishers, is leaving the group after just 10 months in the job (see Ruth Brownlee Appointed New Director Of AOP).According to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, Brownlee has decided to leave the job to look after her two pre-school children, saying that the role of coordinating events and… Continue reading AOP Director Steps Down

MediaTel Group is hosting a full morning seminar next month looking at the ‘Future of the Media Agency’, with a £20 discount for those who book their tickets by Friday.Panellists confirmed for the event so far include Nick Manning, chief operating officer at Ebiquity; Mark Read, strategy director at WPP; and Chris Locke, managing partner… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting ‘Future Of The Media Agency’ Seminar

People in the UK are continuing to watch more broadcast TV, according to the latest BARB figures.The figures show that total broadcast TV viewing in August was up 13% on August 1993, with total commercial TV viewing up by 21%.The growth is being driven by commercial TV viewing, with 2.19 hours of commercial TV being… Continue reading UK Viewers Continuing To Watch More TV

Children’s magazine publisher Egmont Magazines has appointed Alison David to the role of commercial director.Reporting to Debbie Cook, David will head a team of 16. Her role will be to lead the commercial development of the business and deliver sustainable growth through the development of existing Egmont products, new titles and new business opportunities.David joins… Continue reading Egmont Magazines Appoints New Commercial Director

Saturday evening saw the return of Strictly Come Dancing, with a host of new celebrities attempting to foxtrot their way to the final.The hour-long show, on BBC One from 6.30pm-7.30pm, had a peak of 6.5 million viewers or a 33.2% audience share, while an average of six million stayed with it throughout its running time.Over… Continue reading Return Of Strictly Come Dancing Gets 6.5m