Radio groups were seen in focus yesterday with Capital and GWR seeing shares rise by 2.41% and 0.58% respectively as they ploughed with merger plans. However, reports suggest the £711 million deal could be delayed by up to six months if advertisers and rival radio groups call for a full Competition Commission enquiry (see Capital/GWR… Continue reading Sharewatch: Radio Groups In Focus As Shares Rise
Clear Channel has secured an exclusive nine year contract with Edinburgh Council to sell billboard advertising in the city following five-way competitive pitch.The deal represents the first time that Edinburgh Council has put a single city-wide billboard advertising contract out to tender. It will see Clear Channel assume responsibility for all billboards on council land,… Continue reading Clear Channel Snaps Up Edinburgh Billboard Contract
Wireless Group was seen in focus yesterday with shares rising by 2% to close at 76˝p after chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie was accused of talking ‘hot air’ in the press and of using his law suit against radio ratings body RAJAR to court publicity.RAJAR’s barristers claimed that MacKenzies’s motives for taking the company to the… Continue reading Sharewatch: Wireless Group Rises As Court Battle Begins
Viacom Brand Solutions has signed up Mattel’s Scrabble to sponsor repeats of Frasier on both the Paramount Comedy and Parmount Comedy 2 channels the run up to Christmas.The deal will see credits for Scrabble, created by Ogilvy & Mather, feature on all episodes of the hit American sitcom from early November for six weeks. The… Continue reading Scrabble To Sponsor Frasier On Paramount Comedy
Advertising agency, Publicis Groupe, has reported nearly a 5% increase in organic revenue during the third quarter of this year, as ‘signs of recovery were confirmed in Europe’, which outstripped growth in North America during the period. Revenue from July to September reached â‚Ź932 million year-on-year, as organic revenue grew 4.8%, taking total revenue for… Continue reading Publicis ‘Confident & Cautious’ After Organic Growth Of 5%
France-based Publicis Groupe has announced that organic revenue climbed by nearly 5% during the third quarter of this year, as signs of recovery were confirmed in Europe, which outstripped growth in North America during the period.The company, which owns Saatchi & Saatchi and ZenithOptimedia, said that revenue from July to September reached €932 million year-on-year,… Continue reading Publicis Confident And Cautious After Organic Growth
Merrill Lynch has lowered its US and global advertising forecast as a result of increased pressures and competition faced by the US radio industry. US advertising is now expected to grow by 6.3% in 2004 and 5.1% in 2005, down from 6.5% and 5.2% previously. The global advertising forecast has also been lowered, this is… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Lowers US And Global Ad Forecasts
Emap has poached Jane Bruton, editor of BBC Worldwide’s Eve magazine, to oversee the launch of its new weekly glossy for women.Bruton joins as editor of Grazia, a long-awaited British version of the upmarket Italian magazine that offers readers a mix of fashion, celebrity gossip and style on a weekly basis.Emap has ploughed more than… Continue reading Emap Poaches Eve Editor To Oversee Grazia Launch
Emap has announced the appointment of Chris Mooney as editorial director at FHM International, charged with overseeing content in the title’s 27 unique editions world-wide.Mooney takes up his new role from 8 November, replacing James Lawrence, who has held the title of editorial manager of FHM International for the last seven years. The appointment brings… Continue reading Emap Appoints International Director To Boost FHM Brand
The new public service broadcaster being championed by Ofcom as a rival to the BBC in the digital age could launch in 2008, according to draft proposals published by the media super-regulator.It is understood that Ofcom has revealed its initial thoughts on the so-called Public Service Publisher, in a detailed tender document inviting companies to… Continue reading Ofcom’s Public Service Publisher To Launch In 2008
