Ofcom’s chief executive, Stephen Carter, has announced the super-regulator’s senior management team, including the appointment of the Prime Minister’s senior policy advisor, Ed Richards, as senior partner for strategy and market development.Richards, who advises Tony Blair on media, telecommunications and the internet, will become an executive member of the Ofcom board, along with Kip Meek,… Continue reading Ofcom Announces Senior Management Team
UK radio revenues at GWR Group are expected to be down by 3.9% in the quarter to 31 March. This is partly because Easter falls after March this year and so does not provide the Q4 boost experienced in 2002 (this is GWR Group’s Q4). The company says that this is in line with its… Continue reading GWR Sees Radio Revenues Down By 3.9% In Q4
The Government is launching an initiative to crackdown on unwanted email spam and strengthen privacy rights for electronic communications.Unwanted commercial spam is a rapidly growing problem around the world and according to the Department of Trade and Industry, unsolicited emails now account for around 40% of global messaging traffic.Under the Government’s new proposals, which will… Continue reading Government To Crack Down On ‘Curse Of Internet’
UK radio revenues at GWR Group are expected to be down by 3.9% in the quarter to 31 March. This is partly because Easter falls after March this year and so does not provide the Q4 boost experienced in 2002 (this is GWR Group’s Q4). The company says that this is in line with its… Continue reading GWR Sees Radio Revenues Down By 3.9% In Q4
Capital FM Network has appointed former Lastminute.com head of marketing, Carl Lyons, as it senior marketing director.Lyons will take up the position at the end of March and will be responsible for defining and developing the marketing strategy for Capital FM and its seven sister stations, which include Century, Capital Gold and Xfm.Reporting to Capital… Continue reading Capital FM Network Appoints New Senior Marketing Director
IPC Media has announced that Sylvia Auton, managing director of its Country & Leisure Media Group, is to replace Sly Bailey as chief executive. Auton will fill the position, which became available last November when Bailey shocked the media industry by stepping down to take up the chief executive position at Trinity Mirror (see Bailey… Continue reading IPC Appoints Auton As New Chief Executive
Companies must continue to invest heavily in their brands if they are to survive in the tough economic climate, according to new research from the Chartered Institute Of Marketing (CIM) and the Brand Council.The study, which plotted the share price index of leading companies on the FTSE 350, shows that brand equity drives business success… Continue reading 27.03.03
Outdoor advertising contractor, Maiden Group, has posted a pre-tax loss of £1.1 million for the year to 31 December 2002. This is an increase on the deficit of £0.2 million recorded in 2001. Releasing the results, Maiden’s chief executive, Ron Zeghibe, said that figures were in line with expectations and that they reflect the continued… Continue reading Maiden Losses Increase In Difficult 2002
The ASA has refused to censure a poster for Bacardi-Martini despite complaints that it linked alcohol with aggression and violence.The poster, designed by McCann Erickson, featured ex-footballer turned actor, Vinnie Jones, holding two bottles by the neck (see picture). Complainants believed that the Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star looked as though he was… Continue reading Bacardi Cleared Of Linking Vinnie Jones With Violence
Carlton was seen in focus after the group’s chairman, Michael Green, said that the advertising market had shown signs of improvement in the first quarter of 2003 (see Carlton Sees Challenging H1 For ITV Ad Revenues). However, Green also warned that it was too early to gauge UK advertisers’ response to the war in Iraq.… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Rises After Chairman’s Statement
