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Telewest Communications today announced reduced losses for the first six months of 2003 as it prepares to hand control to bondholders in a debt-for-equity swap. The cable company said that total sales were flat at £674 million but spending cuts have enabled it to trim net loss by 13% from £239 million in the first… Continue reading Telewest Looks To Turn Corner In Second Half

Trinity Mirror has announced plans to dispose of its Northern Ireland newspaper division, confirming rumours that the business would be sold as part of a broader structural review of the company (see Trinity May Sell Irish Titles). The division comprises the Derry Journal and Century Press & Publishing businesses which produce six titles in Northern… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review Sheds NI Titles, Retains Nationals

Chrysalis Group has this afternoon confirmed the sale of its television assets to a trio of former ITV executives, following a preliminary agreement announced in April (see Chrysalis To Sell Television Group To Former ITV Heads). Steve Morrison (former Granada chief executive), Jules Burns (former managing director of operations at Granada) and David Liddiment (former… Continue reading Chrysalis Makes £45m TV Sale To Former ITV Heads

Clear Channel Communications, the leading radio station owner in the US, has reported an increase in second quarter profits despite a slight drop in radio advertising revenue. Revenues in the three months to the end of June climbed by 6.6% year on year to $2.32 billion. Quarterly earnings came to $251.3 million, up from $238.0… Continue reading Profits Grow At Clear Channel

Hollywood film studio, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), is understood to have withdrawn its $11.5 billion offer for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, after the French group asked for a higher price for the business. Vivendi is now thought to be asking for no less than $14 billion for the Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE)… Continue reading Vivendi Entertainment Price Is Too High For MGM

The ASA has refused to uphold almost 200 complaints against a national press ad for Easyjet that featured a woman in a bikini next to the headline “Discover weapons of mass distraction”.The watchdog launched an investigation into the ad for the budget airline after 186 people complained it was demeaning to women and trivialised the… Continue reading ASA Refuses To Blast Weapons Of Mass Distraction Ad

Capital Radio fell 2.97% yesterday after Bridgewell Securities cut profits and earning forecasts for the group ahead of the release of tomorrow’s RAJAR results for the three months to June 2003, which it expects to be disappointing.UBM was also seen in focus, up 14.72% after posting a 12% rise in pre-tax interim profits to £45.5… Continue reading Sharewatch: Capital Falls On Negative Forecasts

Capital FM has secured a deal to promote fabric softener brand Comfort Vaporesse through a series of sponsored radio campaigns across its network.The advertising activity will run across all mid-morning shows outside of London, including Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Oxford, Birmingham, Wales and Central Scotland.The campaign will feature a competition offering listeners the opportunity to win… Continue reading Capital Goes Soft With Comfort Sponsorship Deal

Emap Performance has appointed Vikki Timmons as head of marketing for television, across its portfolio of seven digital music channels.Timmons, who takes up the role next month, will be responsible for all aspects of affiliate and consumer marketing across Emap’s range of television channels, which includes cross-media brands such as The Box, Smash Hits, Kiss,… Continue reading Emap Appoints New Head Of Marketing For TV

BSkyB’s in-house advertising unit has created a TV campaign to promote the launch of National Magazine Company’s new title, Shop!.The campaign, which is the first to be produced by Sky’s creative agency for an external client, will see a series of 10 second spots air across Channel 4, Five, E4 and Sky media channels during… Continue reading Sky Launches First In-House Ad Campaign For NatMags