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Last night saw the second episode of the latest series of The Apprentice, with the teams getting two days to design a prototype of a product for dogs and pitch it to three pet stores.Two of the contestants were fired, one because he wanted to go home to his son, the other because he was… Continue reading City Lights Triumphs Over The Apprentice

Total display revenue is forecast to reach £9.8 million in 2007, a rise of 2.9% year on year, according to figures from the Advertising Association. The figures also show that total display revenue fell from £2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, to £2.5 million in Q4 2006. UK Total Advertising Short Term Yearly… Continue reading Growth Forecast For UK Ad Revenue

Former market trader and Birmingham city council chief executive, Sir Michael Lyons, is said to be the frontrunner for the position of BBC Chairman, which is due to be announced today.Other candidates have included Chris Powell, who is a director of advertising agency DDB London and brother to Tony Blair’s chief of staff, Jonathan.The former… Continue reading New BBC Chairman To be Announced Today

Sir Michael Lyons, a former market trader and council chief executive, has been named the new BBC chairman, replacing Michael Grade who left for ITV late last year.The 57-year-old had been reported as the frontrunner for the position (see New BBC Chairman To be Announced Today), with other candidates previously short-listed and some high profile… Continue reading Lyons Confirmed As New BBC Chairman

Following Budweiser’s recent launch of its biggest ever UK promotion ‘Bud Bucks’ it has now produced what it says is potentially the biggest online advertising campaign from an alcohol brand.The premise of Bud Bucks is that you accumulate a virtual currency (Bud Bucks) to give you the chance to bid or buy items on the… Continue reading Budweiser Launches Major Online Ad Campaign

GCap Media’s Capital Gold is to sponsor Viktor Jensen, son of Capital Gold DJ, David ‘Kid’ Jensen, in the Lloyds TSB British F3 International Series, starting on 9 April.Capital Gold previously supported Viktor Jensen in the 2006 Formula Palmer Audi Series. The station has now committed further support for the 19 year old driver who… Continue reading Capital Gold Signs Formula 3 Racing Sponsorship

GCap Media’s Capital 95.8 has announced the next phase of its marketing campaign, to launch on Easter Monday.The six-figure multimedia campaign will run for 8 weeks and include a significant outdoor campaign, cinema advertising and targeted print advertisements.The TV campaign will continue to run 30 and 10 second executions during and after the outdoor campaign.This… Continue reading Capital 95.8 Launches Next Phase Of Marketing Campaign

Vincent Bollore has failed in his third attempt to win representation on the Aegis board, with the firm’s shareholders rejecting his proposals at an extraordinary general meeting held today. In today’s vote, 93% of shares not controlled by Groupe Bollore were voted against the two resolutions. Bollore currently has a 29.1% share in Aegis. His… Continue reading Bollore Fails Again In Aegis Board Bid

The latest Ofcom Digital Progress Report on the broadband market reveals that half (50%) of all UK adults lived in households with a broadband connection in Q4 2006. This was up from 39% a year previously and seven times the penetration level in 2002. In total there were 13 million residential and SME (small and… Continue reading Half Of UK Adults Live In Broadband Households

GCap Media’s flagship ‘indie’ station, Xfm, is introducing a new programme to its schedule, with some big-name musicians taking over the airwaves every Sunday for a month at a time.‘The Xfm Residency’ commences on 8 April at 9pm with Damon Albarn of Blur, Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad and the Queen kicking things off… Continue reading Xfm Adds Big Names For New Residency Slot