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Magazine publisher Highbury House has been put up for sale, following the resignation of its chairman Kelvin MacKenzie last month, who departed after defeat by a “mountain of debt.”The company, which commands control of several high-profile titles including Front and Hotdog, is “highly unlikely” to deliver much return for shareholders following the sale of its… Continue reading Highbury Up For Sale After Defeat By Debt

Channel 4 has announced a massive increase in programme spend for 2006, with wide-reaching budget rises planned for the company’s main TV channels, as well as new media services.The programme budget for Channel 4’s main station will now exceed half a billion pounds, it’s highest figure to date, with a provisional spend of £505 million… Continue reading New Year Budget Boost Sees Channel 4 Top Half Billion

October saw different technologies emerging in the television marketplace, with the MediaTelINSIGHT TV Technology seminar bringing the issues associated with these to the forefront of a heated and topical discussion. The seminar identified six main technologies transforming the television arena; personal video recorders (PVRs), video on demand (VoD), high definition television (HDTV), interactive TV (iTV),… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – October 2005

ITV’s James Bond film, Die Another Day, notched up an impressive average audience of 5.5 million last night, flooring competitive programming from the BBC, which scored 3.6 million with Dying To Be Thin, and 4.2 million with the late evening news.Channel 4 also broadcast health-focused programming to cash in on the new year diet season,… Continue reading ITV Banks On Bond For Ratings Success

The majority of younger adults now use picture messaging and the mobile internet, with the latest findings from the UK Mobile Media Monitor study showing that 36% of mobile phone owners now use their phones to send and receive picture messages, up from 21% at the same time last year. The study, conducted by global… Continue reading UK Mobile Users Embrace Picture Messaging

New data from the National Readership Survey shows Britain’s quality newspapers in rude health, with the majority of titles adding to their totals year on year towards the end of 2004, while popular titles suffered wide-reaching readership decline.The data shows the Sun, Britain’s best read daily newspaper, with a readership of 8.2 million suffering an… Continue reading Tabloid Readership Declines As Qualities Prosper

Paid Search is predicted to generate more than $14 billion globally in 2006, enjoying an increase of 41% from the estimated $10 billion that it made in 2005, according to a new report from Piper Jaffray. Leading the way in the paid search arena is Google, expected to grow its net revenues by more than… Continue reading Paid Search To Reach $14 Billion Worldwide In 2006

BBC One’s Sweeney Todd outperformed all rivals last night, slaughtering competition from ITV’s Teenage Tourettes Camp and the return of Shameless to Channel 4.The grizzly crime drama netted BBC One an average of 6.2 million adult viewers, while ITV’s obscenity-ridden Tourettes documentary drew 3.5 million in the same time slot.Channel 4’s evening was topped by… Continue reading Sweeney Todd Slaughters Competition For BBC

Didier Suberbielle, managing director of magazine publisher Les Publications Conde Nast, has announced that he will be leaving the position to take up the role of chief executive officer at Europe’s leader in dietetic foods, Nutrition & Sante. Commenting on his decision, Suberbielle said: “Conde Nast is an extraordinary company with unique brands. In the… Continue reading Conde Nast MD Announces Departure

Havas has this morning denied a report by the Daily Telegraph which claimed Fernando Rodes Vila, head of the company’s Media Planning Group, is being groomed as its next group chief executive.The French media firm moved to quash speculation over the report, which claimed closer links between Havas and Aegis Group would be forged by… Continue reading Havas Denies Reports Of Management Change