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Student union television specialists, SUBtv is sponsoring the National Student Music Awards, and has signed up online music site, Wippit, as its digital download partner, which will be used for online voting and promotions.SUBtv is sponsoring and organising the event and will be providing facilities for filming and recording the bands. Thirty finalists have already… Continue reading SUBtv To Sponsor National Student Music Awards

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the appointment of Christine Cryne as their new chief executive officer, taking over from interim CEO John Coke, who has managed CIM since April 2004.Cryne joins from a high profile role as executive director of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, where she increased membership by 20% and added… Continue reading CIM Appoints Charity Boss As New Chief Executive

Five has secured one of its largest sponsorship deals to date, with food manufacturer Ginsters agreeing to support the eagerly awaited US sitcom Joey.Five acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the Friends spin off series after Channel 4 withdrew from an intense bidding war, claiming that the price for the programme had risen too high… Continue reading Ginsters Signs As Five’s Sponsor For Joey

Magazine publisher, Highbury House Communications, saw a 26% rise in share price yesterday, after the Group confirmed that it had received an approach that could lead to a possible take over bid for the company. Yesterday, the stock market saw Highbury shares increase from 1 7/8 to 9 1/4p, valuing the business at around £30… Continue reading Highbury Share Price Rises On Possible Take Over Bid

Sales of digital radios reached 346,400 during December 2004, bringing the cumulative total for 2004 to 837,500, according to official sales figures released today by the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). The latest data collated by electronic industry auditor GfK, reveals that the overall total of DAB products in UK is now 1,272 million, confirming… Continue reading Digital Radio Sales Surpass Five Year Forecast

Email marketing campaigns over the festive season, were automatically deleted by 60% of receivers in the US, according to a new consumer survey conducted by email intelligence body, Return Path. The survey, of 723 US consumers between the ages of 18 and 54, gave a mixed report on the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns during… Continue reading Email Campaigns Receive Mixed Reception

Magazine publishing giants, IPC Media and H Bauer have started what could become a full-blown cover price war, with H Bauer cutting 10p off the price of TV Choice, taking it to 30p to compete with its rival’s What’s on TV.Last week saw IPC drop the cover price of What’s on TV from 45p to… Continue reading Cuts Spark Fear Of TV Mag Price War

Consumer magazine group, Future Network Plc has announced an increase of 3% in total group revenue for the first quarter of the 2005 financial year, according a trading update released today. The Group’s entertainment titles enjoyed an impressive 17% rise, while games and computing revenues both declined by 1%. Like for like Group revenues, excluding… Continue reading Future Network Sees Good Start To Financial Year

Commercial radio group, Chrysalis, has seen revenues fall by 3% for the period 1st September 2004 until January 2005, compared with a strong first five months of the previous financial year, with like for like revenues increasing by over 21%, according to a company trading update issued today. The Group was hit by the softness… Continue reading Chrysalis Optimistic For 2005, Despite 3% Revenue Fall

Mobile phone company, Vodafone, has said that it expects 10 million people to have signed up to its Vodafone Live! 3G service by March 2006, despite the slow consumer uptake of the third generation technology (3G). In a very upbeat KPI statement for quarter three to December 2004 released this morning, the Group announced an… Continue reading Vodafone Predict 3G Penetration Of 10 Million By 2006