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Dissident investor Carl Icahn has joined Yahoo!’s board alongside two of his alternative slate of directors. The move comes after Icahn agreed to drop his proxy battle to oust the online company’s existing board. Icahn had proposed an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo! board in an attempt to forge ahead with a potential… Continue reading Icahn Joins Yahoo! Board

Egmont Magazines has announced an advertising and promotional partnership with Nickelodeon for the forthcoming Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.Egmont was selected by Nickelodeon in a competitive press pitch to secure the majority share of press advertising for the high profile awards being held in London this September.The deal, brokered by Universal McCann and Egmont, delivers promotional… Continue reading Egmont In Nickelodeon Promotional Partnership

The BBC iPlayer service on the Virgin Media platform recorded over 10 million viewings in June, according to new figures released by the cable company.Last month was the first full month the service was available to cable TV customers and it attracted half as many viewings as the BBC website.The iPlayer website had 20.4 million… Continue reading Virgin Media iPlayer Gets 10m Viewings In June

Almost nine out of ten (88%) UK mobile phone users are happy to receive pre-roll mobile ads in return for free content, according to 4th Screen Advertising’s new Adlndex for Mobile advertising effectiveness research, conducted by Dynamic Logic. The study, which ran from 31st March to 9th May, found that overall response to pre-roll ads… Continue reading Mobile Users Happy To Receive Ads For Free Content

Last night saw ITV1’s Midsomer Murders defeat the BBC’s 60s cop show George Gently in the all important ratings war, grabbing a peak of seven million viewers.Both shows started at 8pm, with George Gently on BBC One picking up a peak of 4.6 million viewers – a 19.2% share of the audience.Midsomer Murders, with a… Continue reading 7m Tune In To Midsomer Murders

The Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards is to examine ways of increasing the transparency of data that goes towards Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic certificates, according to a report.A spokesman for the committee told MediaGuardian.co.uk that the body had completed the first stage of a review into the use of analytical data used in… Continue reading JICWEBS To Review ABCe Traffic Reporting

Google has been named as Britain’s top Superbrand, beating Microsoft and Mercedes Benz, according to a new report published today.The search engine giant came top in a list of 500 brands available in the UK, ahead of Apple, the BBC and Sony.Microsoft fell to second place in this year’s survey, although it is still ahead… Continue reading Google Named Britain’s Top Brand

CBS Outdoor has won a five-year contract to sell advertising on Newport Buses in Wales worth £1.3 million. It is the second consecutive deal between CBS Outdoor and the Welsh bus operator. Effective from 1 January 2009, CBS will be responsible for all interior and exterior ad opportunities, with the opportunity to target several thousand… Continue reading CBS Outdoor Wins Welsh Bus Contract

Customer magazines are the most relevant and informative form of direct marketing, according to a new report.The Participation Media report by the DMA and APA found that customer magazines generate the highest level of positive response from consumers. Over 50% of consumers read customer magazines and view them positively.The survey also reveals customer magazines to… Continue reading Customer Magazines “Most Relevant Form Of Direct Marketing”

Metro International has announced that its operating profit fell from €3.6 million (£2.9 million) to €0.6 million (£0.49 million) in the second quarter. The company, which publishes freesheets across the world (although not the British Metro titles which are published by Associated Newspapers), also reported an overall net loss of was €1.9 million (£1.5m) Sales… Continue reading Metro International Reports Fall In Operating Profit