The IPA has appointed its first finance director, Ian Finlayson. He succeeds treasurer Ted Goater, who left at the end of last year.Hamish Pringle, the IPA’s director-general, said: “We’re looking to Ian to modernise the IPA finance function and to help deliver even better value for money to the membership.”Finlayson will take on the financial… Continue reading IPA Looks To Modernise Finance Function
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, speaking at the World Economic Forum in New York, has said that he sees no signs of a recovery in the global economy or advertising market despite the upbeat forecasts of some commentators at the World Forum. “I’ve seen no blue sky or green shoots. Nothing tells me the global… Continue reading Sorrell Sees ‘No Blue Sky’
It would be easy for Radio to be the Cinderella of media. With no pictures, let alone moving ones and no interactivity (unless you count phone-ins), its simplicity and ability to form a backdrop could easily have seen it fade away as the multi-media world advances. Yet this ability could prove the very key to… Continue reading Feature: Radio And The Internet
The Guardian Media Group has applied for an analogue radio licence in the East Midlands on which it plans to launch an advertising-free commercial radio station targeting 45-64 year-olds.Smooth FM, as it will be called, will focus on music, news and information and will cater for a potential 1.6 million listeners in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby… Continue reading GMG Plans Advertising-Free Radio Station
NTL is launching a new cross-platform “Love Channel” as part of the relaunch of its ntlworld portal.The channel, which will be unveiled in time for Valentine’s Day, will run throughout February on NTL’s revamped portal site and digital TV network in a cross-network promotion of its cable services.The channel, which features interactive games and an… Continue reading NTL Launches Love Channel
Emap Performance is planning to launch a new glossy weekly teen magazine codenamed “Monkey”.The magazine will launch in the spring with a strong celebrity focus and will include gossip, news and pop reviews. Emap claims that Monkey will compliment its existing titles Smash Hits and Bliss, bringing a “new dimension” to the increasingly competitive teen… Continue reading Emap To Launch New Teen Weekly
The ITC has condemned adverts that “encourage or condone harmful emulation” after more than 100 viewers complained that an advert showing a rabbit in a tumble-dryer could be copied by children.The ITC upheld complaints against the ad, which featured a cartoon rabbit emerging unharmed from a tumble-dryer, on the grounds that younger children were unlikely… Continue reading ITC Condemns Copy Cat Commercials
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, speaking at the World Economic Forum in New York, has said that he sees no signs of a recovery in the global economy or advertising market despite the upbeat forecasts of some commentators at the World Forum. “I’ve seen no blue sky or green shoots. Nothing tells me the global… Continue reading Sorrell Sees ‘No Blue Sky’
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, speaking at the World Economic Forum in New York, has said that he sees no signs of a recovery in the global economy or advertising market despite the upbeat forecasts of some commentators at the World Forum. “I’ve seen no blue sky or green shoots. Nothing tells me the global… Continue reading Sorrell Sees ‘No Blue Sky’
ITV1 has decided to move Coronation Street from Wednesday to Tuesday for the last eight weeks of football’s Champion’s League, in order to avoid scheduling the soap late in the evening after the Wednesday matches.The programme will screen on Tuesdays at 8pm, immediately after BBC1’s EastEnders, from 19 February until 14 May. After that it… Continue reading Corrie To Find Football Refuge On Tuesdays
