Freeserve has announced that Eric Abensur is to take the post of chief executive officer following the recent departure of John Pluthero (see Pluthero Quits Freeserve For Energis).Abensur, who has been acting CEO since Pluthero’s resignation, previously worked at Freeserve as chief financial officer. Prior to this he was director of finance at France Telecom… Continue reading Freeserve Appoints New CEO To Replace Pluthero
Chrysalis Radio is in advanced discussions to take control of LBC’s owner, London News Radio, from GWR Group, the group has confirmed this afternoon. No figure was cited in Chrysalis’ statement, but press reports speculate that the group will pay in the region of £25 million for LNR. However, the acquisition would be part of… Continue reading Chrysalis To Swap Galaxy 101 For London News Radio
RTL has appointed Channel Five’s head of advertising, Nick Milligan, as acting chief executive of the channel ahead of the departure of Dawn Airey at the end of the week.The channel’s owner announced yesterday that it would not be holding Airey to the one-year notice period specified in her contract and would be letting her… Continue reading Five Appoints Milligan As Acting Chief Executive
Sky is to re-launch its monthly magazine for Sky digital customers, re-naming the title Sky The Magazine.The re-vamped title, which is published by John Brown Citrus, will launch at the end of this month. The magazine aims to compete with newsstand titles and will contain more features and editorial. It will also feature comprehensive television… Continue reading Sky Relaunches Customer Magazine
The consensus of a number of recent key advertising forecasts puts 2002 global growth at -0.5%, rising to 2.8% in 2003. These figures are compiled from an average of the most recent forecasts from Lehman Brothers, Zenith Optimedia, Aegis and Merrill Lynch. The consensus for European growth is -2.5% this year and 2.4% in 2003.… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Global And Regional Advertising Forecasts Comparisons
Chief executive of Trinity Mirror, Philip Graf, has announced his decision to leave the company next summer.Graf was appointed chief executive of Trinity Mirror in September 1999 and has been influential in reorganising and developing the company following the merger of Trinity plc and Mirror Group plc.Commenting on his decision, Graf said: “After ten years… Continue reading Graf To Step Down As Chief Executive Of Trinity Mirror
The cost of high-speed internet access is prohibitive and a big turn-off for a majority of users in the US, claims a new report from the Office of Technology Policy (OTP). Although the service is now available in most parts of the country, only one in ten of those with internet access uses a broadband… Continue reading Broadband Too Expensive In The US, Says Report
Cinema admissions for August 2002 totalled 15.9 million, down 2.2 million on the same period the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).Despite this seasonal dip, August was a summer of sequels and the January to August 2002 period was up 16% year-on-year. Men In Black 2 took £4.8m… Continue reading August Cinema Admissions Out In The Cold
Seven in ten mobile phone users find text message advertising too intrusive, according to a new survey from BMRB. The research showed that 36% of mobile phone users remembered receiving an SMS ad from their mobile phone operator in the preceding four weeks. Of these, around 13% claimed to have received text message ads that… Continue reading Most Mobile Phone Users Find SMS Ads Intrusive, Says Report
Dawn Airey is to leave Channel Five at the end of this week and will not serve the year’s notice specified in her contract.Her swift departure could be seen as inevitable given the conflict of interest between Channel Five and Sky, and some are speculating that the amicable nature of the split suggests the channel’s… Continue reading Airey To Leave Channel Five Sooner Than Expected
