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Scottish Media Group, (SMG), has named Fru Hazlitt from Yahoo! to be its new chief executive of radio, strengthening its hold over Virgin Radio.SMG has recently rejected a string of offers for its national radio station, most notably from private equity group, 3i.The takeover bid started in December, but to no avail after SMG rejected… Continue reading SMG Strengthens Hold Over Virgin Radio

Outdoor advertising specialist, Maiden Group, has successfully signed a 10-year outdoor advertising contract with retail property developer Land Lease, with advertising revenues expected to reach £22.5 million.The contract covers retail centres at Bluewater in Kent, Touchwood in Solihull, Overgate in Dundee and Golden Square in Warrington. The contract renewal was handled on behalf of Lend… Continue reading Maiden Signs 10 Year Contract

BSkyB’s audience measurement panel, Sky View, will launch at the end of the year, with the satellite giant outlining plans to release the first set of data on exactly how many people press the red button.The news will be welcomed by the interactive television industry, after initial results from the viewing panel had been put… Continue reading Sky View To Launch By End Of 2005

Ulster Television has confirmed that it has entered into discussions for a possible takeover bid for The Wireless Group (TWG) owner of talkSPORT radio station. Earlier this morning the directors of Ulster Television confirmed recent media speculation over the acquisition of TWG, saying that discussions were at a preliminary stage and that they may or… Continue reading Ulster Confirms Possible Takeover Bid For TWG

Ulster Television has confirmed that it has entered into discussions for a possible takeover bid for The Wireless Group (TWG) owner of talkSPORT radio station.Earlier this morning the directors of Ulster Television confirmed recent media speculation over the acquisition of TWG, saying that discussions were at a preliminary stage and that they may or may… Continue reading Ulster Confirms Possible Takeover Bid For TWG

Re-designed as part of the new look MediaTel.co.uk, NewsLine continues to bring you the latest in media news, comment and analysis through a new, streamlined interface and refined news index.As part of the new look, the Data Reports section on the left hand side of the screen classifies our content by media in easily navigable… Continue reading Welcome To MediaTel.co.uk’s New Look NewsLine

ZenithOptimedia has upgraded its predictions for the advertising industry over the next three years, forecasting underlying growth to remain solid, despite the market slowing in 2005 after the sporting events and elections seen in 2004. Global advertising expenditure is estimated to enjoy growth of 5.4% in 2005, up from previous estimates of 5.0%, while 2006… Continue reading Advertising Market Forecast To Remain Solid

UK publishing group, Pearson UK is reportedly facing growing pressures to sell its flagship publication, The Financial Times, after it emerged that Terry Smith, a city broker. has held talks with trade buyers about a bid for the newspaper.Smith, who is in a legal battle with the Financial Times, is thought to have approached various… Continue reading Pearson Under Pressure To Sell FT

All traditional media face significant challenges as technology takes the lead, but on the face of it, radio is particularly well positioned to benefit from digital, internet and mobile extensions.Recently, Capital Radio has announced a formal initiative to offer advertisers mobile interactivity on spot advertising across all of its stations; Virgin was already doing so… Continue reading Radio Leads Way In Digital World

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), owners of the Daily Mail, has indicated that it may be interested in a takeover bid for the new radio giant GCap, of which it already owns 15%.The £700 million merger of Capital Radio and GWR has created GCap, which will officially be launched on May 9, making a… Continue reading Rumours Of DMGT Bid For GCap