The Competition Commission has approved the purchase of thirteen Independent News & Media titles in the Greater London area by Newsquest but has blocked the transfer of eight others, the Department of Trade & Industry revealed today.Earlier this year, INM agreed to sell its entire portfolio of regional newspapers to US-owned Newsquest for £60 million.… Continue reading Commission Agrees To Partial Sale Of INM Regionals
Carlton communications was the big story in the market yesterday as the it finally bowed to shareholder pressure and accepted that Michael Green should not take the role of chairman designate at the newly merger ITV plc. The stock was seen up 3.39%.However, reports that Carlton directors have told shareholders they were wrong to force… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Rises As Green Is Ousted
The Observer is launching a television and radio advertising campaign to support the latest edition of its Body Uncovered series.The new supplement follows the success of the paper’s Crime Uncovered magazine and examines the relationship we have with our bodies. It includes a range of content dedicated to health and wellbeing, as well as the… Continue reading The Observer Promotes Body Uncovered Supplement
Concerns are growing that the dispute between shareholders and ITV’s management designate could flare up again over the the terms of Charles Allen’s pay contract with the newly merged company. An influential group of institutional investors yesterday forced Carlton boss Michael Green to relinquish his role as chairman of the ITV company that will result… Continue reading Allen Deal Could Spark Fresh Shareholder Dispute
Cautious optimism in the media and advertising markets has become ‘reduced pessimism’ in the latest Bellwether report from the IPA. The Q3 2003 survey shows that on the whole marketing budgets are still being cut, but by fewer companies than in the previous report*.As with most previous Bellwether reports, the predominant response from marketers is… Continue reading Feature: Reduced Pessimism Despite Continued Cuts
Future Network has increased its influence in the videogames magazine market by reaching a deal to acquire Computec Media UK for £3.2 million. CMUK publishes the unofficial Playstation magazine, PSW, which has an average monthly circulation of more than 50,000, and Xbox World, which has sales of over 25,000 copies a month. Under the terms… Continue reading Future Expands Games Magazine Portfolio
BARB’s decision to appoint Bjarne Thelin, director of planning at Carlton Television, to succeed Caroline McDevitt as chief executive of the audience research body has come as a major surprise to senior industry figures.It had been expected that the job would be handed to Hugh Johnson, head of commercial marketing and research at Channel 4,… Continue reading Eyebrows Raised Over New BARB Chief Executive
There is no denying it has been a difficult two years for the UK advertising industry but media executives should be encouraged by new forecasts which show that expenditure could rise by as much as 42% over the next decade. The Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast from the Advertising Association acknowledges that following a prolonged… Continue reading Promising Long Term Outlook For UK Ad Market
Audiences for news programming on television received a massive boost during the recent war in Iraq, according to new research from the Independent Television Commission.The Conflict Around The Clock report, published today, shows that television was the main source of news for 67% of respondents during the conflict, compared with 16% for newspapers, 13% for… Continue reading Television News Audiences Surged During War In Iraq
Cautious optimism in the media and advertising markets has become ‘reduced pessimism’ in the latest Bellwether report from the IPA. The Q3 2003 survey shows that on the whole marketing budgets are still being cut, but by fewer companies than in the previous report* (see INSIGHTanalysis: IPA Report Shows Few Signs Of Marketing Improvement). As… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: IPA Sees Reduced Pessimism Despite Continued Cuts
