Peter Howarth is stepping down as editor of Natmags’ men’s lifestyle magazine Esquire after six years.Howarth, who has guided Esquire through a difficult period for men’s magazines, will continue as editor for the next three months, but will step down in December to pursue other opportunities.Commenting on his departure, Natmags’ managing director, Duncan Edwards, said:… Continue reading Esquire Editor Jumps Ship After Six Years
Global media agency network, Aegis Group, has upgraded slightly its US and Asia forecast and has reduced the figures for the European market for 2002. Announcing its first half results this morning (see Aegis Sees No Improvement In Europe, Results In Line), Aegis said that the strong upfront markets in the US have pointed toward… Continue reading Aegis Upgrades US & Asia Ad Forecasts, Downgrades Europe
The latest ABC figures for National Newspaper circulation reflect a relatively positive picture of newspaper circulation throughout August. Month on month circulation increased by 1.6% overall.The worst falls in percentage terms were seen at the Daily Record and the Financial Times. At the other end of the scale, Sport First increased its circulation by 35.1%… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – August 2002
Total US magazine advertising revenue increased 2.7% year on year in August, closing at $1.1 billion, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). The number of ad pages for August was 14,498, down 5.8% from last year. In the year-to-date, revenue reach $9.9 billion, flat on the previous year, and ad… Continue reading US Magazines Ad Revenue Rises, Volumes Dip In August
Media stocks were seen under pressure on Monday, as fears of further terrorist attacks, marking September 11th are seen dominating still fragile markets and the ever-present worry of a US-led military strike against Iraq weigh heavily.SMG is seen in focus on news it is to put three of Scotland’s biggest selling newspapers up for sale,… Continue reading Sharewatch
Rivals Digital Media has secured the contract to create tailored SMS services for The Carphone Warehouse and The Link for the second year running.The digital media company has created two improved variations of its ‘Goalflash’ football package, which provides mobile phone users with league-table updates and team line-up information. Football fans can subscribe to a… Continue reading Rivals Cashes In On Growing Demand For SMS Packages
Search targeted marketing company BTLookSmart has expanded its global management team with the appointment of Paul Eisentein-Levett to the newly created position of vice president of product development.Eisenstein-Levett, who joins from digital music solution provider Vitaminic, where he was vice president of product development and marketing, will manage all aspects of BTLookSmart’s product portfolio. He… Continue reading BTLookSmart Boosts Global Management Team
The latest ABC figures for National Newspaper circulation reflect a relatively positive picture of newspaper circulation throughout August. Month on month circulation increased by 1.6% overall.The worst fall in percentage terms was seen at the Daily Record, which extended it’s losses month-on-month by 10.3%. The Financial Times was close behind, dropping 4.3% to 439,423. At… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – August 2002
Global media agency network, Aegis Group, has upgraded slightly its US and Asia forecast and has reduced the figures for the European market for 2002.Announcing its first half results this morning, Aegis said that the strong upfront markets in the US have pointed toward the beginnings of a strengthening media sector there, whilst Europe, which… Continue reading Aegis Downgrades European Ad Forecasts
Scottish media company, SMG, intends to sell its newspaper and magazine publishing business in order to reduce debt and to concentrate on its core operations of television and radio. By divesting of the publishing interests, SMG hopes to be able to benefit more readily from the changes in media ownership legislation that the new Communications… Continue reading SMG To Sell Publishing And Online Business
