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Aidan Barclay, son of Sir David, looks set to become chairman of the Telegraph Group following the completion of the £665 million deal to take control of the UK’s best selling broadsheet newspaper.The role of chairman has been vacant since Lord Black was removed from the post earlier this year by disgruntled shareholders. Jeremy Deedes… Continue reading Barclays Not Expected To Shake-Up Telegraph Group

BSkyB has appointed former Dixons finance director, Jeremy Darroch, as its new chief financial officer, marking the most senior management appointment to be made by James Murdoch since taking the helm of the satellite broadcaster.Darroch will join BSkyB following release negotiations with Dixons and will be appointed to the broadcaster’s board upon taking up his… Continue reading BSkyB Appoints Darroch As Chief Financial Officer

The billionaire Barclay brothers have succeeded in their hard-fought battle to take control of the Daily Telegraph and its sister publications with a winning bid worth £665 million.The reclusive media moguls, who own the Business and the Scotsman, saw off a rival bid from venture capital firm 3i and its US partner Veronis Suhler Stevenson… Continue reading Barclay Brothers Take Control Of Telegraph Titles

ITV has today announced that its multi-channel revenue target for the next three years has been set at £150 million, with an ambitious increase of £36 million being invested in programming.The investment increase will enable the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster to double ITV2’s programme budget and launch the new ITV3 channel for older, upmarket viewers… Continue reading ITV Reveals Ambitious Multi-Channel Revenue Targets

Internet service provider Wanadoo has ended its search for a new managing director of sales and communications with the appointment of Philip Mehl, former vice president of international advertising and communications at T-Mobile.Mehl will replace former marketing head, Keith Hawkins, who left the company, then known as Freeserve, shortly before it rebranded with the backing… Continue reading Wanadoo Raids T-Mobile For Marketing Chief

ITV has today announced that its multi-channel revenue target for the next three years has been set at £150 million, with an increase of £36 million being invested in programming. The investment increase will enable ITV to double ITV2’s programme budget and launch the new ITV3 channel at the end of this year. After reports… Continue reading ITV Revenues Up As Next Three Year Targets Unveiled

ITV Sales has secured beer brand Michelob Ultra as the exclusive sponsor of the broadcaster’s forthcoming coverage of the Tour de France bicycle race.The race will be aired in July and is expected to attract high ratings as cycling enthusiasts watch to see if reigning champion Lance Armstrong can win the event for the sixth… Continue reading ITV Secures Michelob Ultra For Bike Race Sponsorship

The billionaire Barclay brothers have succeeded in their hard-fought battle to take control of the Daily Telegraph and its sister publications with a winning bid worth £665 million. The reclusive media moguls, who own the Business and the Scotsman, saw off a rival bid from venture capital firm 3i and its US partner Veronis Suhler… Continue reading Barclay Brothers Take Control Of Telegraph Titles

As political spending continues to fuel US advertising spending, Universal McCann, along with many other global analysts, is revising previous predictions upwards to reflect the momentum in the marketplace. Bob Coen, director of forecasting of Universal McCann, says he now expects a 7.3% increase in advertising spending in the US this year, compared with a… Continue reading Universal McCann Revises Ad Forecasts

IPC Media is reportedly planning to reduce the size of its glossy women’s monthly Marie Claire in the next few weeks in an attempt to boost the magazine’s flagging circulation.The ongoing growth of Condé Nast’s handbag-sized Glamour and the expansion of the celebrity magazine sector over the last few years have impacted badly on monthly… Continue reading IPC Scales Down Marie Claire To Boost Circulation