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Emap has secured an extensive cross-media advertising deal with Garnier to promote the hair-care brand’s latest range of hair products across its various magazine, television and radio platforms.The promotion will see a number of competitions and sponsored sections appear in Emap’s flagship More and Heat magazines, as well as across the Kiss and Big City… Continue reading Emap Secures Garnier For Colourful Campaign

The Times has secured an exclusive deal with Starbucks to sell its recently launched compact edition in over 300 of the coffee company’s stores around the country from the end of this month.The deal will see Starbucks sell the Times weekday compact edition, the broadsheet edition on Saturday and the Sunday Times. These will be… Continue reading Times Secures Distribution Deal With Starbucks

The runaway success of Freeview shows no signs of slowing and the BBC-backed digital terrestrial platform looks set to replace Sky as the UK’s most popular multichannel service within four years.The latest UK television forecasts from ZenithOptimedia show that Freeview will be available in almost 10 million households by the end of 2007, with Sky… Continue reading Freeview To Replace Sky As Top Multichannel Platform

Independent News & Media, publisher of the Independent newspaper in the UK, has seen its pre-tax profits jump by 19.8% in 2003 to €154.6 million.The company says that there have been strong advances in both circulation and advertising revenues, up by 6.9% and 5.5% respectively.In the UK, advertising remained negative for the full year, although… Continue reading Compact Edition Boosts Independent’s Market Share

The runaway success of Freeview shows no signs of slowing and the BBC-backed digital terrestrial platform looks set to replace Sky as the UK’s most popular multichannel service within four years, according to ZenithOptimedia. The latest UK television forecasts from ZenithOptimedia show that Freeview will be available in almost 10 million households by the end… Continue reading Freeview Homes Could Surpass Sky By 2007

Free-sheet newspapers continue to increase in popularity and are now read by almost 20% of the urban population in eleven cities across Europe, according to Metro International’s annual readership study.The survey of the reading habits of 63 million people living in 28 urban centres across Europe shows that younger men and women have a preference… Continue reading Free-Sheet Newspapers Continue To See Readership Rise

The Daily Telegraph has secured a deal with the New York Times to become the exclusive British carrier of a weekly eight-page supplement showcasing premium content from the American newspaper.Entitled The New York Times International Weekly, the supplement will contain a series of cherry-picked features, reports and graphics from the American broadsheet. It will also… Continue reading Telegraph Deal Gives Readers Taste Of The Big Apple

The Sun, Sky and Capital Radio have been named as some of the UK’s strongest media brands in the latest survey of senior agency figures from Ocean Consulting.The fifth annual Media Brands study shows how 36 directors from more than 20 agencies view the brand health of UK media companies and their products.In the national… Continue reading Agency Survey Reveals UK’s Strongest Media Brands

Revenues at Emap are expected to rise by 9% in its 2003 financial year and the group says that it is confident of delivering results in line with expectations. The figures announced prior to the preliminary results, scheduled for 25 May 2004, show that total group revenue is up by 9% (5% at constant currency).… Continue reading Emap Revenues Rise 9% As Advertising Looks Stronger

Revenues at Emap are expected to rise by 9% in its 2003 financial year and the group claims to be confident of delivering results in line with expectations.The figures announced prior to the preliminary results, scheduled for 25 May 2004, show that total group revenue rose by 9% and underlying group revenues increased by 3%… Continue reading Emap Revenues Rise 9% As Advertising Improves