Emap is forecasting a 3% increase in revenues when first-half results are issued in November but claims that it is premature to suggest that market conditions are improving.In a trading statement today, the cross-media group said that there had been revenue growth across all four of its divisions with Emap Consumer Media making the most… Continue reading Emap Circumspect In Spite Of H1 Revenue Gains
The mobile phone has untold potential as a media outlet and the popularity of wireless services among young people is a plus point for marketers and content providers looking to attract impressionable consumers. Speaking at this month’s World Association of Newspapers (WAN) Young Reader Conference in Helsinki, Anssi Vanjoki, the executive vice president of Nokia… Continue reading Publishers Size Up Mobile Youth Market
Some of BSkyB’s largest institutional shareholders have warned the satellite broadcaster that they will not accept the unchallenged appointment of James Murdoch as chief executive.Reports suggest that ten of BSkyB’s biggest shareholders have urged its board of senior independent directors to ensure an ‘impartial’ succession to Tony Ball, who is stepping down after four years… Continue reading BSkyB Warned By Shareholders Over Ball Replacement
Emap has unveiled a £1.8 million advertising campaign to promote Kiss 100 its core 15 to 24 year-old youth audience.The ‘live sexy’ campaign, which was developed by Naked, will include outdoor advertising, editorially generated content in Metro newspapers and a high-profile promotional event at a flagship store in central London.The ads will encourage consumers to… Continue reading Emap Rolls Out Live Sexy Campaign To Promote Kiss
Hachette Filipacchi’s flagship teenage title Sugar is launching a special November issue with four separate front covers featuring different members of the boy band Blue.The special issue will also feature a covermounted ‘destiny kit’, which includes a 52-page book and a pack of fortune cards. There will also be a free bottle of Boots body… Continue reading Sugar Launches Blue Issue With Four Special Covers
Freeview, the digital terrestrial television service, is expected to have been adopted by two million homes in the UK by the time it celebrates its first birthday at the end of next month.The free-to-air platform, which replaced the beleaguered ITV Digital last October (see BBC Revives Digital Terrestrial TV With Freeview Launch), has been warmly… Continue reading Freeview Could Be In 2 Million Homes By First Birthday
BSkyB has today confirmed that Tony Ball is to step down as chief executive, after four years at the helm of the satellite broadcaster. Ball will continue in his current position until a successor is appointed, but he is expected to leave well before his current contract expires at the end of May next year.… Continue reading Tony Ball To Step Down As BSkyB Chief
BSkyB has today confirmed that Tony Ball is to step down as chief executive after four years at the helm of the satellite broadcaster.Ball will continue in his current position until a successor is appointed, but he is expected to leave well before his current contract expires at the end of May next year. He… Continue reading BSkyB Confirms Ball To Step Down As Chief Executive
Emap is forecasting a 3% increase in revenues when first-half results are issued in November but claims that it is premature to suggest that market conditions are improving. In a trading statement today, the cross-media group said that there had been revenue growth across all four of its divisions with Emap Consumer Media making the… Continue reading Emap Circumspect In Spite Of H1 Revenue Gains
Freeview, the digital terrestrial television service, is expected to have been adopted by two million homes in the UK by the time it celebrates its first birthday at the end of next month. The free-to-air platform, which replaced the beleaguered ITV Digital last October, has been warmly received by consumer and it is believed to… Continue reading Freeview Could Be In 2 Million Homes By First Birthday
