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The imminent restructure of Emap’s consumer business will see jobs cut, according to Emap Consumer Media CEO Paul Keenan. Speaking at today’s MediaTel Group Future of Magazines seminar, Keenan said that the changes would see Emap stop doing a number of processes, which will in turn lead to job losses. However, Keenan stressed that the… Continue reading Job Losses To Come At Emap’s Consumer Business

Speaking at the latest MediaTel Group seminar, on the Future of Magazines, Marc Mendoza, managing partner of Media Planning Group, aired his views on the current and future relationships between media agencies and publishers. Unsurprisingly, Mendoza said that media agencies want the benefits of tried and trusted titles, such as circulation guarantees, but linked in… Continue reading Magazine Brands Coming Second To Risk Aversion

The magazine industry is in the midst of a revolution with opportunities outweighing risks in the sector, according to Paul Keenan, chief executive of Emap Consumer Media, who was speaking at MediaTel Group’s latest seminar this morning. Fellow panellist, Future plc’s chief executive, Stevie Spring, was equally optimistic. “The buying and reading of magazines is… Continue reading Seminar Spawns Optimism For Magazine Market

BT has announced the appointment of Steve Norris as head of BT Vision Sport, with effect from April 1.Norris was previously vice-president of operations and production at TAJ Television, a Dubai based sports TV channels network. He will report to Marc Watson, BT Vision’s commercial directorHe was joint founder of TAJ Television in 2000, when… Continue reading BT Vision Appoints Head Of Sport

Virgin Media has disputed Sky’s claims that it has offered significant concessions and a new annual price of 90 pence per subscriber for the carriage of its basic channels.The two companies are negotiating over the price paid by Virgin Media to carry the basic Sky channels, which include Sky One and Sky Sports News (see… Continue reading Virgin Media Disputes Sky Price Claim

The secretary of state for trade and industry, Alastair Darling, has asked Ofcom to review BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9% stake in ITV, with reports in the trade press claiming that the review could be widened to include all of Rupert Murdoch’s UK media assets. The review is to ascertain whether the Sky purchase “raises… Continue reading Darling Orders Investigation Of Sky/ITV Deal

Former director general of the Confederation of British Industry, Sir Digby Jones, could lead a bid to buy 47 of Trinity Mirror’s Midlands based newspapers. The titles include the Birmingham Post and 46 other local papers, including the Birmingham Mail and the Coventry Evening Telegraph. Sir Digby is quoted in today’s Financial Times as saying… Continue reading Digby Jones Could Buy Trinity Mirror’s Midlands Papers

ITV1’s flagship soap opera Coronation Street attracted a peak audience of 10.2 million viewers to both of last night’s episodes, with viewers wondering which would blow up sooner, the bomb Chesney found in the garden or the menage a trois between Sonny, Sean and Michelle.The first of the night’s episodes, on at 7.30pm, had a… Continue reading Coronation Street Wins Monday Night Soap Battle

The US satellite radio company XM saw its revenue for 2006 increase 67% year on year to $933 million. The company also added 1.6 million new net subscribers in 2006 for a total of 7.6 million subscribers. Hugh Panero, XM CEO, said: “2006 was a pivotal year for XM. The automobile market is emerging as… Continue reading XM Radio Records Revenue Increase

Capital Gold has teamed up with VisitBritain’s official website for tourism in England, enjoyengland.com, in a one year deal to promote activities and short breaks in England.Starting in March, an on-air and online promotional campaign will roll out across Capital Gold stations in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Kent, Sussex and Hampshire on DAB digital radio, digital… Continue reading Capital Gold To Launch New Promotion