BBC Magazines has secured a major advertising deal with Persil to promote its ‘Get Creative’ coupon-collect scheme for schools.The deal, which was secured through the recently formed Key Customer Group (see BBC Magazines Announces Centralised Ad Team), will see Persil advertorials and supplements appear in eight BBC titles including Radio Times, BBC Good Homes, Toxbox… Continue reading BBC Magazines Gets Creative With Persil
Charles Allen, chairman of Granada, has reportedly pledged to radically overhaul ITV and to revitalise the network’s programme making arm if its merger with Carlton gets the go ahead (see Carlton And Granada Enter Advanced Merger Talks).According to yesterday’s Observer, Allen, who will become chief executive of ITV if the two companies are allowed to… Continue reading Granada’s Allen Pledges To Radically Overhaul ITV
Charles Allen, chairman of Granada, has reportedly pledged to radically overhaul ITV and to revitalise the network’s programme making arm if its merger with Carlton gets the go ahead (see Carlton And Granada Enter Advanced Merger Talks). According to yesterday’s Observer, Allen, who will become chief executive of ITV if the two companies are allowed… Continue reading Granada Chief Vows To Overhaul ITV
Haymarket, the magazine publisher owned by Lord Heseltine, has announced a loss of £7.2 million for 2001. While turnover was unchanged at £161 million, pre-tax profits slipped from £30.8 million in 2000 to £20.4 million last year. The company cited the advertising recession as the primary reason for the decline, with the business-to-business sector suffering… Continue reading Haymarket Profits Hit By Advertising Downturn
Carlton and Granada have finally announced that they have entered into advanced merger talks, which could lead to the creation of a single ITV. The news ends months of speculation about the future of the network, which has been hard hit by the ongoing advertising downturn and the departure of chief executive Stuart Prebble following… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Enter Advanced Merger Talks
A management buyout has seen KirchSport fall under the control of a group led by ex-Adidas boss, Robert Louis-Dreyfus. Kirch announced last month that its sports division, which holds the TV rights to the 2006 football World Cup, would be sold separately from the rest of the company (see Kirch Move Prompts World Cup Rights… Continue reading Former Adidas Chief Buys World Cup Rights
The news that Carlton and Granada, the UK’s two largest independent broadcasters, are in the advanced stage of merger negotiations (see Carlton And Granada Enter Advanced Merger Talks) has received a mixed reception from advertisers and concerns abound that a single ITV could prove anti-competitive. ITV companies have been hit hard by the advertising downturn… Continue reading ITV Merger Must Clear Regulatory Hurdles
Media stocks were mixed on Thursday depressed by weakness on Wall Street, the prospect of military strikes against Iraq and downbeat economic news.Carlton and Granada were in focus as rumours (now confirmed) surfaced late in trading that they were in advanced merger talks that could lead to the creation of a single ITV (see Carlton… Continue reading Sharewatch
The annual MediaTel Media Question Time is just a couple of days away. Like an England Football squad, the MQT panel has seen a couple of enforced late changes, but we have a final panel that promises some very lively debate on Monday evening.Lining up to answer your questions are:Jim Hytner, commercial director of ITV… Continue reading Annual Media Question Time Event Just Days Away
Clear Channel UK has announced the formation of a new nationwide banner advertising division and a raft of new appointments following the rebranding of the More O’Ferrall as Clear Channel earlier this week (see More O’Ferrall To Rebrand As Clear Channel).The new division, which will be based in Scotland, will handle Clear Channel’s nationwide portfolio… Continue reading Clear Channel Launches New Banner Division
