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Emap Advertising and ZenithOptimedia have brokered an extensive £800,000 deal to promote UIP’s latest movie release, Honey, across a range of youth-focused media platforms.The wide-ranging promotional campaign will run for three weeks across Emap’s entire portfolio of youth radio stations, television channels, websites, magazines and through text message advertising.The deal encompasses a range of teen… Continue reading Emap Signs Honey for Cross Platform Promotion

Teletext has announced plans to launch a travel-focused digital television channel on Sky later this month with the backing of an extensive cross-media advertising campaign.Teletext Holidays TV will launch on 23 February and will link itself with the company’s existing digital text services to provide customers with a comprehensive search facility available through the Sky… Continue reading Teletext To Launch Travel Channel On Sky Next Month

The third instalment of the epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy helped push cinema admissions for January to 15.3 million in what was an otherwise slow month for the industry.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that admissions averaged 3.5 million per day during January, a decline of 6% on the previous year,… Continue reading Lord Of The Rings Is King Of The Box Office

Charles Allen’s position as ITV chief executive looked secure last night after newly appointed chairman, Sir Peter Burt, said he had no intention of attempting to oust his second in command.The former chief executive of the Bank of Scotland said he was confident that Allen was capable of helping ITV face the considerable integration challenges… Continue reading New ITV Boss Claims Allen Is Safe As Chief Executive

ITV saw stock slip by 1.41% yesterday to rest at 140p following the appointment of former Bank of Scotland chief executive, Sir Peter Burt, as its new non-executive chairman. The appointment comes just weeks after the completion of the multibillion pound merger of Carlton and Granada (see ITV Appoints Ex-Bank Of Scotland Boss As New… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Shares Dip As Chairman Is Announced

Charles Allen’s position as ITV chief executive looked secure last night after newly appointed chairman, Sir Peter Burt, said he had no intention of attempting to oust his second in command. The former chief executive of the Bank of Scotland said he was confident that Allen was capable of helping ITV face the considerable integration… Continue reading New ITV Boss Claims Allen Is Safe As Chief Executive

The Government has dismissed controversial new proposals to break-up the BBC and abolish its licence fee, claiming they would undermine the integrity of the publicly-funded broadcaster.A group of media experts commissioned by the Conservative party has unveiled a package of plans that would see BBC funding transferred to a special public broadcasting authority that would… Continue reading Government Dismisses Plans To Abolish BBC Licence Fee

The third instalment of the epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy helped push cinema admissions for January to 15.3 million, in what was an otherwise slow month for the industry.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that admissions averaged 3.5 million per day during January, a decline of 6% on the previous year,… Continue reading Lord Of The Rings Is King Of The Box Office In January

The so-called quality tabloid being developed by Independent founder Stephen Glover is believed to be negotiating a wide-ranging distribution deal with Associated Newspapers.Glover is understood to have already secured several high-profile editorial signings for the audacious venture, which looks likely to be modelled on European newspapers such as France’s Le Monde.Reports also suggest that an… Continue reading Quality Tabloid In Distribution Talks With Daily Mail

Capital Radio Group’s proposed £15 million acquisition of London-based Choice FM has been given the go-ahead by the Office of Fair Trading.Choice broadcasts urban contemporary music on two FM licences serving a potential audience of 5.8 million adults in London. It also owns a network of five digital radio licences covering London, Yorkshire, the Severn… Continue reading Capital Cleared For £15 Million Choice Acquisition