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GCap has reported a fall in profits with annual pre-tax revenue to the end of March down 40% to £22.2 million. On a statutory basis, including the effect of amortisation and other charges, the company made a loss before tax of £47.9 million. One of the main reasons for the slump is said to be… Continue reading Revamp Renders GCap Profits Down

Media group Emap has announced a 9% rise in pre-tax profits to £223 million for the year ending March 2005. Underlying revenues were up 8% to £1.154 million. Performance varied across Emap’s different divisions. Within the UK consumer magazine sector, underlying revenue rose by 3% (or 7% including new launches). Weekly titles, such as new… Continue reading Revenue Rise For Emap

UK ISP Wanadoo will become Orange in a re-branding exercise by France Telecom costing an estimated £130 million. As part of the plan to homogenise the brand, there will be advertising campaigns across the media platforms to say goodbye to Wanadoo and welcome Orange. Three variants of the ads have been created to market the… Continue reading Wanadoo Makes Way For Orange

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings has acquired the UK business of Van Wagner, which operates the country’s leading premium format outdoor advertising company. The acquisition adds two new formats to Clear Channel Outdoor’s portfolio with the large format Mega 96 sheet and Mega 6 sheet products. In addition, Clear Channel says that the deal strengthens it’s… Continue reading Clear Channel Acquires Van Wagner’s UK Business

RAJAR has unveiled plans for a two-year audience measurement contract starting in January 2007, to be split between Ipsos MORI, RSMB and TNS, with RAJAR joining forces with BARB on an experimental electronic data-capture programme.The new two-year contract will allow RAJAR to introduce improvements including a simplified radio map, faster data delivery and more efficient… Continue reading RAJAR Announces 2007 Measurement Contract Details

A new report has questioned whether Terry Wogan and some of his fellow BBC broadcasters can really be deemed “a public service”, one reason why the media think-tank European Media Forum (EMF) has advised the selling off of Radio 1 and Radio 2.To justify its licence fee, the BBC must provide a public service, but… Continue reading Privatisation Call For BBC Radio Stations

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Ofcom has extended the closing date for its consultation on the restriction of television advertising of food and drink products to children.The new deadline is June 30, which Ofcom says will allow it to use figures from the whole of 2005, rather than a combination of data for late 2004/early 2005, which is all that… Continue reading Fast Foods and Fat Kids

ITV has signed some big names for its World Cup commentary and presenting teams with unsuccessful England manager candidates Sam Allardyce and Alan Curbishley and Virgin Radio’s Christian O’Connell leading the pack.O’Connell will present a humorous spin-off show called World Cuppa, which will be shown on ITV4, while Allardyce, Curbishley and Manchester City’s Stuart Pearce… Continue reading Big Names For Big Games

City A.M. has added another string to its bow by offering a free mobile podcast to commuters with Bluetooth mobiles at London’s Waterloo and Liverpool Street stations.It all starts this evening at 5.30pm at Waterloo – Liverpool Street takes part later in the week – with animated commercials on Titan Transvision screens urging passers-by to… Continue reading Bluetooth Meets Its Waterloo