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SUBtv has appointed Digital Media Sales to sell airtime across its rapidly expanding network of plasma television screens in student unions across the UK.The appointment leaves SUBtv, which launched earlier this year with the backing of venture capital firm Beringea, free to concentrate of sponsorship and advertiser funded programming, while utilising DMS to maximise airtime… Continue reading Student Media Network Appoints Sales House

The Sunday Times has produced a special eight-track CD featuring artists such as Morrissey, Belle & Sebastian and The Strokes to mark the summer music festival season.The Festival Fever 04 CD will be given away with copies of the broadsheet newspaper on August 22 in the London LWT/Carlton television area. It will be supported by… Continue reading Sunday Times Creates CD Of Summer Festival Music

UK companies are wasting thousands of pounds recruiting the wrong people for high-profile marketing roles they know nothing about, according to new research from a leading marketing recruitment consultancy.A wide-ranging study conducted by Marketing Professionals UK has shown that a staggering 63% of British bosses admit they know next to nothing about the variety of… Continue reading UK Companies Waste Thousands On Poor Marketing

German magazine publisher H Bauer finally ended speculation about its high-profile entry into the fledgling men’s weekly market last week with the launch of its much anticipated Cut magazine.The title aims to provide men with ‘all the stuff that is worth knowing’ by dissecting the most amusing and interesting articles from the week’s newspapers. The… Continue reading H Bauer Launches Cut With Major Advertising Campaign

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell is this week expected to unveil record figures at the group, providing further evidence that the prolonged advertising downturn is finally over.Analysts are expecting WPP’s half-year results to cheer embattled investors by revealing that underlying pre-tax profits at the world’s second largest advertising group have risen to £230 million,… Continue reading Record Profits At WPP Spell End To Advertising Downturn

A television ad for Virgin Mobile has been cleared of being indecent by Ofcom, despite complaints from more than 400 viewers that its depiction of one man helping another to use a urinal in a public toilet was offensive.Of the 427 complaints received by the super-regulator, the majority were offended by the implication of the… Continue reading Virgin Mobile Escapes Censure Over Toilet Humour

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell is this week expected to unveil record figures at the group, providing further evidence that the prolonged advertising downturn is finally over. Analysts are expecting WPP’s half-year results to cheer embattled investors by revealing that underlying pre-tax profits at the world’s second largest advertising group have risen to £230… Continue reading Record Profits At WPP Spell End To Advertising Downturn

Pay-television provider BSkyB saw no reprieve for its share price yesterday, as value continued to drop for the satellite superpower following a disappointing performance last week.The broadcaster’s revelation that it had missed its subscriber target led to a shareholder revolt and anger from many investors. The company’s share price has rarely peaked into positive growth… Continue reading Sharewatch: Sky Falls Despite Multichannel Success

Outdoor advertising contractor Maiden has announced the promotion of Philip Miles to the role of group sales director in a move that reflects continued growth at the company following two significant account wins.The new role will see Miles, who has been national sales director for the last seven years, assume responsibility for all UK sales… Continue reading Maiden Bolsters Sales Team Following Account Wins

Five has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Friends spin-off series Joey after Channel 4 withdraw from an intense bidding war, claiming that the price for the programme had risen too high given the quality of a pilot episode.The price paid by Five is believed to have been around £250,000 per episode, more than double… Continue reading Five Wins Friends Spin-Off After Fierce Bidding War