Dennis Publishing is producing a bumper special edition of Maxim this month to celebrate the 100th issue of the magazine.The special edition will feature an LP album-style cover, with 100 different covers from the past seven years on the sleeve. The magazine will also contain a range of prints of the biggest stars ever to… Continue reading Maxim Celebrates 100th Issue With Special Edition
JCDecaux has overhauled its national sales teams with a range of internal promotions designed to provide a better service to advertisers.The shake-up will see senior account manager, Ged Glover, promoted to the position of sales manager, with responsibility for all business booked through Outdoor Connection. He will report to national sales manager, Jamie Lindsay and… Continue reading JCDecaux Restructures National Sales Team
Cordiant Communications has been valued at just £10 million by WPP’s rescue takeover deal, announced this morning. Before news of the loss of the Allied Domecq advertising account sent Cordiant’s shares spiralling down, the company had a market capitalisation of around £113 million.However, Cordiant will not come that cheap for WPP, as the buyout brings… Continue reading WPP Seals £266m Cordiant Takeover
Patricia Hodgson, chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, claims the BBC’s decision to launch a free satellite service will have a profound effect on the broadcasting landscape.Speaking at the IEA conference in London yesterday, Hodgson described the Corporation’s decision to end its conditional access deal with BSkyB and begin transmitting its channels unencrypted on… Continue reading BBC Satellite Service Will Transform Digital Broadcasting
Claire Payne, UK ad director of the Financial Times, has been poached by Associated Newspapers to become managing director of its free ads paper Loot.Payne, who has been at the Financial Times for the last five years, played a major role in overseeing the paper’s recent redesign and the introduction of a new Saturday magazine,… Continue reading Financial Times Loses Payne To Associated Newspapers
There appears to be no improvement in ITV advertising levels on the horizon, according to Morgan Stanley analysts, with September looking unlikely to provide the previously-anticipated pick-up in trading.At a broadcasting conference held by Morgan Stanley, a major UK media buyer told analysts that his firm sees no sign of recovery in September, with revenues… Continue reading Morgan Stanley Downgrades ITV Forecasts
The success of digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, Freeview, should not impact too heavily on BSkyB’s pay-TV satellite business, as the demographic profiles of the customers of the two platforms are notably different, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Government Sells Off Fixed Wireless LicencesThe UK government has described as a triumph… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Freeview Success Should Not Hurt Sky
Internet banking continues to attract new custom with figures showing that traffic in the UK has increased by 65% in the last year. Online transactions are becoming a way of life, particularly for cash rich, time poor consumers and Hitwise reports that banking websites now account for 1.42% of all web traffic, up from 0.86%… Continue reading UK Surfers Check Out Online Banking
The UK government has described as a triumph the auction of 15 regional fixed wireless licences, which should enable broadband to reach a wider population across the country. The sale of remaining licences in the 3.4GHz spectrum had taken longer than expected due to a reluctance on the part of investors to commit funds at… Continue reading Government Sells Off UK Fixed Wireless Licences
Patricia Hodgson, chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, claims the BBC’s decision to launch a free satellite service will have a profound effect on the broadcasting landscape. Speaking at the IEA conference in London yesterday, Hodgson described the Corporation’s decision to end its conditional access deal with BSkyB and begin transmitting its channels unencrypted… Continue reading BBC Satellite Service Will Transform Digital Broadcasting
