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Emap Performance has begun the countdown to Kerrang! Radio‘s seminal FM debut with the confirmation of a 10 June launch date for the station’s first analogue broadcasts in the West Midlands.Kerrang 105.2, which has been in development for over two years, will cover Birmingham and Wolverhampton as well as surrounding areas and parts of Warwickshire… Continue reading Emap Sets Launch Date For Kerrang’s FM Debut

Metro, the Associated Newspaper-owned morning freesheet, has appointed Karen Wall as its new marketing director, filling the position left vacant following Linda Grant’s defection to Capital Radio last year.The new role will see Wall assume responsibility for all Metro‘s consumer and trade marketing, with a specific brief to strengthen the paper’s relationship with its readers… Continue reading Metro Finally Replaces Grant As Marketing Director

Floundering digital horseracing channel Attheraces looks set to bounce back following a deal between stakeholders Arena Leisure and BSkyB to resurrect the media rights business.Arena announced this morning that it has bought out Channel 4’s 33% stake in the consortium and is now a joint partner with BSkyB. Arrangements have also been made for the… Continue reading Attheraces Back On Track With New Broadcasting Deal

Revenues for Europe’s largest outdoor advertiser, JCDecaux, rose by 1.7% in Q1 2004 to €358.9 million and the group expects organic growth for 2004 to reach up to 5%.The largest organic growth of 3.4% to €96.4 million was experienced by the billboard division but street furniture still has the biggest market share of €197.5 million… Continue reading JCDecaux Revenues Up And Further Increases Expected This Year

US based international media group, Pearson, announced ahead of the Annual General Meeting today, that it is currently on target to hit full-year profit forecasts as advertising revenues for flagship newspaper, The Financial Times, recover. Advertising revenues for the newspaper are now level, after being down 4% at the start of March 2004 says Pearson,… Continue reading Recovery For Financial Times Advertising Revenue

Capital Radio saw the day’s largest increase yesterday, while many media stocks struggled to raise share prices, Capital pushed up by 0.63% to 478p. Rumours have circulated that a merger with rival GWR may be on the cards following a well received analyst presentation on Capital’s Century brands. GWR itself fell by 1.15% to 258p… Continue reading Sharewatch: Capital Rises Amid Rumours Of A Merger

UK advertising giant, WPP, today announced that revenues for quarter one 2004 have increased by nearly 6% to £960 million, citing the third consecutive quarter increase for the Group, which includes a 12% rise to UK revenue. The trading update shows that all regions had double-digit revenue growth except for Continental Europe. Asia-Pacific, Latin America,… Continue reading WPP Revenue Up By 6%

The BBC has beaten stiff competition from ITV to secure the rights to the Grand National and two other high profile horse races until 2010 following the collapse of Attheraces last month.The rights to the prestigious event were left up for grabs following the demise of the racing channel run by a consortium of Channel… Continue reading BBC Wins Grand National Rights Race

The Times has announced the latest move in its continuing review and revamping of its wide ranging online services, this time focusing on the website’s popular Driving section.The redesign of the site will see it focusing more clearly on helping drivers to find and purchase their ideal car, new or used, via reviews from the… Continue reading Times Continues Online Revamp Strategy With Driving Overhaul

The UK’s only national speech-based sports station, talkSPORT, has secured car maker Ford as the exclusive sponsor of its breakfast show, claiming the deal to be the largest sponsorship ever embarked upon by the motor giant.Under the deal Ford will be linked with the show, presented by ex footballer Alan Brazil and journalist Mike Parry,… Continue reading Ford Sponsorship Drives Talksport Breakfast Show