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Former SMG radio chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, has become the new managing director of GCap London, taking affect from 1 May 2007.Hazlitt will be responsible for Capital Radio and Choice FM, in addition to GCap Media’s national commercial sales and online operations, reporting directly to CEO Ralph Bernard.Hazlitt announced that she would leave Virgin Radio… Continue reading Hazlitt Takes MD Role At GCap

Fru Hazlitt has been appointed to the new position of managing director, GCap London and will also join the board of GCap Media. Hazlitt, 43, will take responsibility for Capital Radio and Choice FM, in addition to GCap Media’s national commercial sales and online operations and will report directly to Ralph Bernard, GCap CEO. Hazlitt… Continue reading Hazlitt Appointed GCap London Managing Director

ITV is no longer interested in buying cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean, which SMG had hoped to sell for up to £20 million. According to reports in the trade press, ITV has pulled out of a possible deal as it was worried that a purchase would be blocked by competition authorities. ITV currently owns… Continue reading ITV No Longer Interested In Pearl & Dean

Richard Addis, the former editor of the Daily Express and FT Weekend, is to launch a free daily newspaper in London at the end of March.The new paper, called Newsstand, will be delivered each weekday morning to 30,000 upmarket London homes.According to reports in the trade press, the paper’s content will come mostly from third… Continue reading New Free Paper For London

Commercial television advertising impacts in the UK during 2006 increased year on year by 1%, according to BARB data from TV marketing body Thinkbox.Over two billion TV ads were viewed every day on average in 2006, with 16-24 year olds increased their viewing of TV ads by almost 4%. ABC1 adult impacts grew by 0.6%… Continue reading UK Consumers Watch More Than Two Billion Ads A Day

Alex Russell has moved from agency MPG to join IPC Southbank as its new group advertising director, responsible for the group’s women’s glossies including Marie Claire, Homes and Gardens, InStyle and Woman and Home.Currently head of press at MPG, Russell previously ran the LVMH portfolio as well as key brands in the motors, finance, entertainment… Continue reading Russell Set To Boost IPC Women’s Weekly Portfolio

Sky is to launch a large scale marketing campaign to promote a triple-play offering of broadband, TV and telephone.The new package, called See, Speak, Surf, has a £20 connection fee and customers will also have to pay BT line rental of £11 per month.The TV package will include all of Sky’s basic channels, including Sky… Continue reading Sky To Launch Triple Play Bundle

Belinda Beeftink, formerly the director of client services at Telmar, has left the advertising media information service and it is understood that she is set to join the IPA, working on its TouchPoints system.Beeftink, who has been at Telmar for around 14 years, was involved with the launch of TouchPoints at Telmar, and an announcement… Continue reading Beeftink Leaves Telmar For The IPA

David Pemsel has been appointed as ITV’s group marketing director, following the departure of Clare Salmon at the end of last year.Pemsel, who joined ITV in October 2005 as marketing director, will be responsible for ITV’s overall marketing strategy including on and off-air marketing for the broadcaster’s branded channels, trade marketing, media planning and programme… Continue reading New Marketing Boss For ITV

Fru Hazlitt, who resigned as the chief executive of SMG’s radio business last week, could be about to sign a deal with GCap Media which will see her take on a key board role. According to a report in today’s Guardian, Hazlitt looks set to become managing director of GCap London, taking responsibility for Capital… Continue reading Fru Hazlitt Could Become GCap Board Member