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Newly established publishing house, Seven Publishing, has announced the acquisition of New Crane, the magazine publishing company founded by Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones, with interests including Sainsbury’s Magazine, Delia Smith’s book and magazine publishing business and a creative agency.The move expands Seven’s portfolio of titles, which includes food title Delicious and… Continue reading Seven Publishing Bags Delia’s Magazine Firm

BBC Worldwide has announced the sale of eve magazine to Haymarket, a move which marks the first move by the UK’s largest privately owned publishing group into the women’s magazine sector.The decision to sell eve was made as a result of the commercial review undertaken by the BBC last year and will result in Haymarket… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Sells Eve Magazine To Haymarket

Subscribers to MediaTel Group’s MediaTel Insight product can read of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest analysis into newspaper revenue forecasts and the predicted strengthening in the market.MediaTel Insight is the number one source for aggregated media and advertising forecast reports, research and analysis compiled from over 100 global sources.For a free trial of MediaTel Insight contact Ralph Simpson… Continue reading Newspaper Industry Predicted To Strengthen

Publishing and media group United Business Media were the leaders of last weeks trading market, seeing an impressive 8.96% increase in share price, to close on Friday at 523p. David Levin will assume the position of the company’s chief executive in April, taking over from Lord Clive Hollick, On assuming the position Mr Levin is… Continue reading Sharewatch: United Business Media Growth Leads Market

Cable provider Telewest Broadband has secured a raft of new channels, announcing the acquisition of broadcast licences with Channel 4, Eurosport, TV Travel Shop, The Community Channel and Teachers TV.The cable company has confirmed it will carry Channel 4’s new venture, More 4, when it becomes available as well as Teachers TV, a new channel… Continue reading Telewest Boosts Digital Channel Portfolio

NatMag-Rodale, the joint venture created between The National Magazine Company and Rodale International in May 2004, has appointed Rita Lewis as its first managing director.Lewis is a leading figure in the British magazine industry, having held senior positions at Emap, IPC and, most recently, as publishing director at Hachette Filipacchi. The move will see her… Continue reading NatMag-Rodale Poaches Hachette Director As First MD

Kids films dominated last years box office with Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Incredibles and Shark Tale collectively bringing in £143.9 million and providing advertisers with unique promotional oportunities.Shrek 2 was the year’s largest grossing film, clocking up box office takings of £48.1 million, followed closely by J.K Rowling’s blockbuster… Continue reading Kids Films Dominate Box Office In 2004

The Financial Times has announced the appointment of Michael Rzesnitzek as managing director of the newspaper’s operations in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.Rzesnitzek, a German national who studied in the UK and France, is currently managing director of FT Deutschland, a paper launched 5 years ago by the Financial Times and Gruner &… Continue reading Financial Times Recruits New Managing Director

Sir Martin Sorrell has won a court case against media communication and market research group Aegis, amid accusations of industrial espionage and illegal client poaching. The French Commercial Court of Nanteerre has ruled against Aegis subsidiary, Carat, finding that the company had made its allegations of illegal client poaching purely to obtain sensitive information about… Continue reading French Court Rules In Favour Of Sorrell

A second auction of third generation mobile (3G) telephone licences, scheduled for 2007 will gross only one tenth of the £22.5 billion secured in the first auction making the Treasury just £2.5 billion, according to Government advisor Quotient Associates. This prediction is likely to anger the five main mobile operators, who paid a total of… Continue reading 3G Licence Prices To Drop By 90%