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A new fashion magazine is set to launch in the UK and beyond in the spring, potentially taking the place of the once successful style bible, The Face.The high-end fashion and culture mag, Plastique, will be published four times a year, and is set to have a cover price of £3.80.Plastique, founded by Benjamin Shrimpton,… Continue reading New Fashion Mag To Face The Market

Telefonica executives are to meet today to discuss the sale of its production subsidiary Endemol. Options which could be discussed at the board meeting in Madrid include an open auction or an invitation to the major groups who have shown an interest in the Big Brother producer. Groups which have been linked to the sale… Continue reading Telefonica Board Meets To Discuss Endemol Sale

Vincent Bollore could be about to call for another extraordinary general meeting of Aegis shareholders as he attempts to finally have his candidates placed on the board. If it goes ahead, this will be the third EGM Bollore has called. Currently with a 29.1% share in Aegis, Bollore’s attempts to have his candidates, Philippe Germond… Continue reading Bollore Could Call Third Aegis EGM

Pre-tax losses at Times Newspapers, owner of the Times and the Sunday Times, increased by 72% from £46.9 million to £80.7 million in the year to the end of June 2006. According to accounts filed at companies house, there was a £31.3 million charge to cover the cost of planned redundancies at News International’s printing… Continue reading Pre-Tax Losses Increase At Times Newspapers

Omnicom has announced that its net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 increased 9.7% to $277.2 million from $252.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company’s worldwide revenue increased 9.4% to $3,2162.2 million from $2,939.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, whilst its domestic revenue for the fourth quarter of 2006… Continue reading Omnicom Records Net Income Increase

A second stand-alone digital magazine is set to come onto the UK market in March, with NatMags launching an online weekly fashion and entertainment product for teen girls, under the name Project Celia.According to reports in the trade press, the digital only magazine could use CosmoGirl! branding.After discussions with Dennis Publishing, who launched online mag… Continue reading New Online Mag To Launch In March

Clear Channel Outdoor UK has just released the results of new research carried out for T-Mobile and Taxi Media into the UK’s largest ever taxi advertising campaign.A media first of 690 pink liveried taxis in London and Birmingham, running 24 creative executions, led to the campaign delivering the highest advertising awareness figures of any previous… Continue reading Largest Ever Taxi Campaign Yields Research Results

Virgin Media has today announced a content programming deal with HBO, including smash-hit series like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage.The deal marks HBO’s first entry into the UK market place. At least 50 hours of premium programming will be available upon full roll-out, through Virgin Media’s TV-on-demand service.The HBO subscription service will be… Continue reading HBO Launches On Virgin Media VOD Service

Emap Performance, Emap’s consumer division, is launching three branded video-on-demand services for film, motorbike and golf enthusiasts.It has appointed Arts Alliance Media (AAM) to enable users to download a wide selection of films and programming ranging from major movies to bespoke golf tutorials. AAM’s video on demand network, Vizumi, will power the service on the… Continue reading Emap Launches Branded VOD Service

Ofcom will today start a review of the future of children’s programming in the UK as part of its overall programme investigating the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the digital age.The project will look at the state of children’s media in the UK, examine the role of television within this, explore prospects for… Continue reading Ofcom Begins Review Of Children’s Programming