The recently appointed managing director of IPC Country and Leisure Media, Evelyn Webster, has changed the management board by making two key appointments.The shake-up will see Fiona Dent, who is currently commercial director of Web User, become publishing director of both Country Life magazine and IPC’s equestrian portfolio. Dent joined IPC in 1992 and has… Continue reading IPC Announces Management Shake-Up At Country & Leisure
Total US magazine advertising revenue rose by 11.6% year on year in March, closing at $1.6 billion, according to the latest information from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Ad pages for the month totaled 21,561, up 9.1% from last year. In the year-to-date, ad revenue closed at $3.7 billion, an increase of 10.3% on the… Continue reading US Magazine Revenue Rises 12% In March
Trinity Mirror was seen in focus up 1.36% after it emerged that managing director of national newspapers, Mark Haysom, is leaving the company (see Trinity Mirror Loses Head Of National Newspapers). Analysts at JP Morgan claim that Haysom’s departure may reflect a change in the group’s national newspaper strategy.Elsewhere key media stocks were seen under… Continue reading Sharewatch: Trinity Mirror Rises Despite Analyst Concerns
Mobile games will generate revenues of more than $7 billion by 2008, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The technology research group estimates that the wireless gaming industry will be worth approximately $1 billion this year but with multimedia handsets and downloadable games set to revolutionise the sector, growth will be strong in… Continue reading Downloads The Key To Growth Of Mobile Gaming, Says Strategy Analytics
Channel Five has secured Fosters as the sponsor of its new six-part series, Be A Grand Prix Driver.The deal will include sponsorship credits and branding on all the on-air trailers for the show, as well as off-air advertising in Emap’s men’s lifestyle magazine, FHM.FHM.com will also launch a specially branded Fosters channel featuring highlights from… Continue reading Five Secures Fosters To Sponsor Grand Prix Show
The UK government is considering making changes to planning regulations that apply to satellite equipment and antennae in order to boost take-up of digital television and broadband internet across England. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has launched a consultation in which members of the public, industry figures, local government and special interest groups… Continue reading Satellite Dish Regulations Come Under Scrutiny
The BBC World Service has joined the RAJAR survey, following in the footsteps of national digital stations Kerrang!, Oneword and Smash Hits, which came on board in January.The BBC World Service, a global symbol of public broadcasting in the UK through its 70 years of broadcasting, is transmitted internationally in 43 different languages.Alan Booth, controller… Continue reading BBC World Service Joins RAJAR
BBC Worldwide has poached Carlsberg-Tetley’s senior brand manager, David Still, to become brand communications manager for the Radio Times.Still, who takes up the position from the beginning of May, will be responsible for attracting new readers to the Radio Times, which saw its circulation decrease by 3.3% year on year in the ABC results for… Continue reading Radio Times Gets New Brand Communications Manager
Rupert Murdoch has finally fulfilled his ambition to break into the US satellite market by agreeing a deal to take control of the television company, DirecTV. The mogul’s media enterprise, News Corporation announced last night that it had negotiated a $6.6 billion package with General Motors, which currently owns the broadcaster. Under the terms of… Continue reading Murdoch Seals Acquisition Of DirecTV
Chancellor Gordon Brown is banking on a global upturn in the economy and took the risk of keeping borrowing and other revenue-raising measures to a minimum in yesterday’s budget, according to KPMG.The group’s chief economist for the UK, Andrew Smith, says that Brown is hoping that an early economic recovery will provide revenues to fill… Continue reading Brown’s Budget Banks On Global Upturn
