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Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled Molson Coors as the first client to advertise on its new Hammersmith Tower.The new architect-designed tower, which can be viewed from the Hammersmith Flyover, displays two Mega 6 advertisements for Molson Coors’ Carling brand, targeting inbound and outbound traffic on this route from Heathrow into Central London.The patinated brass-clad, 33… Continue reading Molson Coors books launch campaign on new Hammersmith Tower

Johnston Press is at risk of breaching its banking covenants after it ditched the planned sale of its Irish titles.In a trading statement issued this morning, the regional publishing group said despite “considerable interest” to buy its titles in the Republic of Ireland, which includes the Leinster Leader series, the board had been unable to… Continue reading Johnston Press ditches Irish sale

Media Playground is a full day conference and exhibition, which will be held in London on 4 June, aiming to deliver insight into media innovation and related advertising opportunities.Tickets for this event are now on sale for just £150 to MediaTel subscribers, IPA and IAB members.Delegates will be treated to four exciting seminars – Behavioural… Continue reading Explore and evaluate media innovation at ‘Media Playground’

NME Radio is launching on DAB in London from today, adding to its existing broadcast platforms – Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and online.NME Radio is also available to listen to on 87.7FM in Manchester throughout May.Sammy Jacob, NME Radio managing and programming director, said: “Since launch we’ve been dedicated to making NME Radio available on… Continue reading NME Radio launches on DAB in London

UKTV is set to complete the rebranding of its channel portfolio by relaunching UKTV Food as Good Food.Good Food, a name which comes after a licensing deal was agreed between UKTV and BBC Worldwide, is due to launch at 9am on Monday 22 June.Good Food’s launch, which will be accompanied by a new website, follows… Continue reading UKTV launches Good Food channel

In April 2009, the ten web brands Britons spent the most time on accounted for 45% of all UK internet time – compared to less than 42% in April 2008.According to new figures released by Nielsen Online today, the average Briton spent 22 hours 20 minutes online or using internet-related applications in April 2009, representing… Continue reading The 10 most heavily used web brands account for 45% of total UK internet time

Johnston Press has reported a fall 34.4% fall in ad revenue for the first 19 weeks of the year. The regional publishing group said following this its operating profit for 2009 is likely to be towards the lower end of market expectations. It has also scrapped plans to sell its Irish titles despite “considerable interest”,… Continue reading Johnston Press reports 34.4% drop in ad revenue

Advertising revenue at Trinity Mirror’s regional division was down 36% year on year in for the 17 weeks to the 26 April. In an interim management statement released today, the company revealed that group advertising revenue declined by 30% year on year. Its regional division was down 37% in January and February and 35% in… Continue reading Trinity Mirror’s regional ad revenues down 36%

In April 2009, the ten web brands Britons spent the most time on accounted for 45% of all UK internet time – compared to less than 42% in April 2008. According to new figures released by Nielsen Online today, the average Briton spent 22 hours 20 minutes online or using internet-related applications in April 2009,… Continue reading The 10 most heavily used web brands account for 45% of total UK internet time

Channel 4’s chief executive Andy Duncan has told MPs that he expects to agree a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide within weeks.Speaking to the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee yesterday, Duncan said he is hopeful that an agreement between the two broadcasters would be signed off before the government publishes its… Continue reading Andy Duncan: C4/BBC Worldwide deal is weeks away