Hachette Filipacchi has poached IPC’s Rita Lewis to become publishing director of its flagship women’s titles, Red and B.Lewis, who takes up the positive with immediate effect, will assume responsibility for driving forward the Red brand as it attempta to increase its circulation and looks to expoit opertunites in foreign markets.She will also work with… Continue reading Hachette Poaches IPC’s Lewis For Key Publishing Role
Encouraging sales of magazines should enable Future Network, the international publisher, to post an increase in revenues for 2003, the company said today.Future stated that trading patterns had remained positive in the final months of the year and annual turnover is expected to exceed that for 2002 by 11%.In a statement today, the group said:… Continue reading Future Network Stays On Track With Trading Update
US radio advertising revenues were down 4% in November compared to the same month a year earlier as the economy dipped before the anticipated holiday season boost.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Asia-Pacific Primed For Digital Take-OffDigital television is beginning to make headway in the Asia Pacific region with more than 10 million subscribers signed up by… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Radio Adspend Falls In November
Market information provider, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) says it is confident that 2003 turnover will meet expectations and believes that its performance will mirror the industry as a whole in the coming year. TNS acknowledges that the speed of the integration of NFO, the research business acquired from Interpublic last year (see TNS Shares Jump… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Looks To Build On 2003 Successes
Media stocks were lifted higher yesterday as the market continued to react to Monday’s announcement from Aegis. The media and market research firm raised its forecasts for advertising growth this year amid signs of improving corporate confidence (see Aegis On Track To Deliver Strong Growth This Year).Granada put in one of the strongest performances of… Continue reading Sharewatch: Media Stocks Rise On Positive Sentiment
Market information provider, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) says it is confident that 2003 turnover will meet expectations and believes that its performance will mirror the industry as a whole in the coming year.TNS is currently in the process of integrating NFO, the research business acquired from Interpublic last year and calculates that it can achieve… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Looks To Build On 2003 Successes
Chief executive of Emap Performance, Tim Schoonmaker, has announced his intention to step down after more than a decade at the helm of the UK radio and digital television division.Schoonmaker will continue his association with Emap and from March will work as a consultant to the company in the development of its digital radio and… Continue reading Schoonmaker Steps Down As Emap Performance Boss
MindShare has announced that futures director, Jed Glanvill, has been promoted to the role of managing director with effect from 1 January.The new position will see Glanville assume responsibility for further developing MindShare’s ‘house of media’ proposition, which aims to offer clients strategic thinking, ideas and execution.Glanville will work closely with communications director, Rosie Faulkner,… Continue reading MindShare Appoints Jed Glanvill As Managing Director
ISBA is urging its members to show their support for plans to introduce a new self-regulatory system for broadcast advertising following Ofcom’s decision to extend its consultation on the subject.The new media super-regulator is seeking further views on its proposals to contract out the rules governing television and radio advertising to a new co-regulatory system,… Continue reading ISBA Calls On Advertisers To Get Behind Self-Regulation
Perceptions of the brand value of different newspapers may have to be reconsidered in the light of recent developments in the UK market according to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). Last autumn saw the launch of a tabloid version of the The Independent, a move which resulted in increased sales of the title in… Continue reading Broadsheets Living On Borrowed Time, Says Association
