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Independent News & Media has taken full control of Clear Channel Independent – Africa’s largest outdoor advertising company – in a deal worth €86.6 million (£64.7 million). Independent News & Media has owned Clear Channel Independent as a joint venture with Clear Channel Outdoor since 2001. Sir Anthony O’Reilly, INM group chief executive said: “Our… Continue reading Independent News & Media Takes Over South African Ad Company

MediaTel Group is set to host the first in its seminar series for 2008, on the ‘The Future of Online’, which will look at the major issues facing the sector.Panellists confirmed so far include Michael Steckler, MD of AOL UK, and Ray Snoddy, media journalist, who will be joining chair Torin Douglas of the BBC… Continue reading Tickets Selling Fast For ‘Future Of Online’ Seminar

GCap Media operations director Steve Orchard is to leave the company. He will continue as an executive of GCap Media until April 30 but will step down from the board with immediate effect.Richard Eyre, GCap chairman, said: “Steve is highly respected in the industry for developing and inspiring some of its finest talent.“His creativity has… Continue reading Group Operations Director To Leave GCap Media

A single, industry-endorsed audience research system for online is ‘critically important’, according to Jim Marshall, chairman of Starcom and the IPA Media Futures Group.Marshall recently wrote in the IPA’s newsletter, that a measurement system, achieved through the IAB, would “enable advertisers to use the internet with a far greater degree of confidence in what it… Continue reading Marshall Highlights Planning Currency For Online As Key Factor For 2008

T-Mobile has signed a strategic partnership with Yahoo! to provide banner ads on its web’n’walk service.The online giant will be the exclusive provider of interactive banner adverts that will roll out over the next six months on sites including T-Mobile’s TV and games channels.T-Mobile will use data about the sites that each user visits to… Continue reading T-Mobile And Yahoo! Sign Strategic Partnership

The crowded and volatile women’s magazine market is to be joined by a new competitor later this year, with the news that River Publishing is bringing Shape back after a four-year absence.The publication, which was originally published by Dennis and closed in 2004, will return in April and appear on newsstands 11 times a year… Continue reading New Women’s Mag Takes Shape

The return of Channel 4’s irrepressible property series, Grand Designs, brought more than 4.1 million adult viewers on average to the channel last night.Host Kevin McCloud was, as always, forthcoming with his criticism of the featured couple and their questionable design – this time for a house largely built underground, which before construction had already… Continue reading Grand Return For Grand Designs

Capital 95.8 has launched a new homepage which makes it easier for users to find written, audio and video content as well as adding some additional functionality.The refresh is phase one of a long-term strategy to redevelop Capital’s online offering. Future changes are intended to further increase levels of user interaction, and connect Londoners to… Continue reading Capital 95.8 Launches New Homepage

A new report from Point Topic reveals that by the end of the third quarter of 2007 there were 328.8 million broadband subscribers worldwide. This equates to an increase of 4.72% in the quarter, down from the 5.16% increase reported in Q207. Point Topic said that North America was the only region to buck the… Continue reading 328.8m Broadband Subscribers Worldwide

Gold Radio has signed Capital 95.8’s James Cannon to present its Breakfast Show as part of a new weekday line-up starting on January 21.Cannon will present the new Gold Network Breakfast Show with Erika North from 6am to 10am Monday to Friday.Cannon said: “I’m really excited about joining Gold. The station has really changed over… Continue reading Gold Radio Gets New Breakfast Show Presenter