Carlton Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Coleena Reid as managing director of its London operations.Reid, who will continue her existing role as controller of broadcasting for the group, will replace Colin Stanbridge who is leaving later this month to become chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce.Prior to joining Carlton Television as controller… Continue reading Carlton Broadcasting Announces New Managing Director
GWR’s sales house Opus and Starcom Motive have secured Cointreau as the six-figure sponsor of Classic FM.The deal includes includes on-air sponsorship, sponsorship of the Classic FM Live Concert, a classicfm.com online promotion and CD sponsorship of Classic FM magazine.The on-air sponsorship will run from 9 October until January 2003 and around Fantasy Evening Concerts… Continue reading Opus Secures Cointreau Sponsorship Of Classic FM
UK consumer magazines’ share of total advertising spend is set to increase over the next 12 years according to the Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast from the Advertising Association, to be released this week.According to a report from the PPA, the AA figures predict that consumer mags’ share of adspend will rise from 6.1% last… Continue reading UK Consumer Mags To See Rising Share Of Adspend In Long-Term
Real Radio has announced it is to launch a £1 million ad campaign to promote its stations in Wales, Yorkshire and Scotland.The adverts, which will run on HTV, Yorkshire television and on Channel 4 in Scotland, will be customed for each region and will be supported by heavy-weight poster activity. The campaign has been designed… Continue reading Real Radio Launches Major TV Ad Campaign
BBC Magazines has secured a six figure advertising deal with Suzuki through its recently formed Key Customer Group.The deal, which runs throughout October, will include advertorials in Radio Times, Eve, Good Homes, Gardener’s World and Good Food magazine offering readers the chance to win a Mark Warner Holiday or one of 4,000 comedy DVDs from… Continue reading BBC Magazines Secures Six Figure Deal With Suzuki
Just Media has planned and bought a six-figure mixed media campaign for technology and IT services company, Morse Group.The campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of the company’s IBM division, will run until the end of October and will target business travellers and commuters with a combination of outdoor, ambient and press activity.In an… Continue reading Just Media Arranges Six-Figure Campaign For Morse
The Italian Government has said that it is not concerned that the merger of pay-TV operators Stream and Telepiù will created a monopoly in the market (see News Corp Completes Telepiu Transaction). Telepiù is being acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for E920 million and will be merged with News Corp’s Stream division to form… Continue reading Italian Government Sees No Problem With Murdoch Monopoly
AOL Time Warner chairman, Steve Case has vowed to become more involved in the running of the corporation as it looks to emerge from a difficult year. There had been widespread speculation that the falling share price, allegations of accounting malpractice and the slowing growth of the America Online internet unit had made Case’s position… Continue reading AOL Chief To Take More Active Role
Deutsche Telekom has received four bids for its cable television assets, all of which are below the troubled company’s expectations, according to an article in today’s Financial Times. The paper reports that the values of the bids range from E2.0 billion to E2.3 billion; Deutsche Telekom had hoped to raise between E2.5 and E2.8 billion… Continue reading Deutsche Telekom Cable Offers Are Below Expectations
Media Stocks were continuing recovering some of Monday’s crushing losses, following a dramatic upsurge on Wall Street.Equity markets across the Atlantic were uplifted by the news that Iraq had dropped restrictions on UN weapons inspectors, which calmed the widespread fear of an imminent military strike against Iraq.On the corporate newsfront, Trinity Mirror was seen in… Continue reading Sharewatch
