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PPA Marketing, the trade body promoting consumer magazines as an advertising medium, has appointed Paul Keenan, Emap Consumer Media’s chief executive, as its new Chairman.The appointment will see Keenan overseeing the various activities of PPA Marketing in the promotion of magazines, taking up the mantle as ABC data reveals a period of sustained growth for… Continue reading PPA Appoints Emap Boss As New Chairman

BSkyB is to launch a partnership with electronics giant Sony to cross-sell its products and services in an attempt to accelerate high definition (HD) TV adoption in the UK.The two companies’ decision to co-operate on HDTV could kickstart the medium in Britain, helping Sky to meet its target of 60,000 HDTV customers by the end… Continue reading Sky Partners Sony To Boost HDTV Uptake

Independent News & Media has enjoyed a strong 2005, with a positive trading statement for the publisher showing good growth in circulation and advertising group revenues for the 11 months to 30th November.The Group revealed strong growth across its five main markets, the UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa, expecting to report overall… Continue reading Independent News & Media Enjoys Strong 2005

The world’s first ‘electronic newspaper’ will go on sale next year, with Belgian daily De Tijd announcing distribution on the Iliad platform from April 2006.The new technology allows readers to use a mobile tablet-form reading device to download content via a Wi-Fi connection or flash memory cards. The device’s 8.1 inch display allows 16 grey… Continue reading First e-Paper To Launch April 2006

Global digital subscriber lines (DSL) rose by over 9% in the third quarter of 2005, passing the 125 million mark by 30th September. Research company Point Topic now forecasts a total of at least 135 lines world-wide by the end of this year. According to the broadband analysis company the Middle East and Africa is… Continue reading Global Broadband Lines Up By 9% In Q3 2005

The US is currently leading the world in the adoption of television related products, with a new survey from Parks Associates showing the region to be enjoying strong growth in the uptake of technologies such as PVRs and digital cable. Europe was revealed to be generally placed behind North America and developed Asian countries, such… Continue reading US Leads TV Technologies Uptake

Independent News & Media has enjoyed a strong 2005, with a positive trading statement for the publisher showing good growth in circulation and advertising group revenues for the 11 months to 30th November. The Group revealed strong growth across its five main markets, the UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa, expecting to report… Continue reading Independent News & Media Enjoys Strong 2005

Media and communications agency, Aegis, has revealed that trading for the eleven months to November has been in line with expectations, despite slightly weaker than expected growth in some of its European markets. According to the company’s pre-close trading statement, profits reported to 2005 will include a number of non-trading items as well as £1.6… Continue reading Aegis Claims Trading In Line With Expectations

Trinity Mirror has appointed Richard Webb as the new managing director of Mirror Group Newspapers, with the position seeing him assume overall responsibility for the commercial functions of the company’s national titles, the Daily Mirror,, Sunday Mirror and The People. The new role will see Webb taking responsibility for the newspapers’ advertising, marketing, circulation, strategic… Continue reading Trinity Appoints New MD

Regional newspaper publisher, Johnston Press, has announced a restructuring of its management, resulting in mergers of divisions and the creation of new sections to deal with the recent expansion of the company. The moves will see the group’s north division merge with its north midlands/south Yorkshire department, with Chris Green, divisional managing director of the… Continue reading Johnston Restructures Management Structure