Chris Smith MP has signalled his intention to stay connected to the media world following his departure from the position of Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport earlier this year in favour of Tessa Jowell (see Smith Replaced By Jowell Following Labour Landslide). He has accepted the role of chair of a consumers… Continue reading Chris Smith Joins Classic Panel
Blow Up Media, the giant poster contractor, is increasing the scope of its national network with the launch of a new office in Birmingham.The office, which will be run by Harvey Andrew Glen, formerly of More O’Ferrall, will manage sites in Scotland, Wales, the Midlands and the North of England and has already secured “high… Continue reading Blow Up Opens In The North
Last night’s MRG evening meeting discussed how the industry is moving beyond display advertising and is increasingly using sponsorship, promotion and direct marketing to reach consumers in “more subtle and creative ways.”Nicky Williams of ACNielsen MMS started the discussion by outlining the changing media environment. She explained that traditional media adspend is evolving as advertisers… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: Beyond Display Advertising
Shares in Carlton Communications were down by 29p (13.5%) by midday today, whilst Granada stock was off 9Âźp (9.1%), following downgrades to ITV recovery forecasts by both HSBC and ABN Amro. “The summer has passed and the slowdown in ITV advertising continues unabated,” says ABN. The broker is now forecasting a 15% decline in ITV’s… Continue reading ITV Downgraded Again, Carlton And Granada Stock Falls
More Group has launched a scrolling version of its More Squares format and has signed a pre-launch deal with Vodafone who will be the first advertiser to use the new product.More Squares, which were launched as a static billboard format last April, have been fitted with the technical capability to scroll and will launch nation-wide… Continue reading More Group Launches Scrolling Squares
BBC Creative Services, the broadcaster’s branding and promotions department, has hired three staff from agencies as it moves towards the commercial sector. Victoria Zimmerman, an account director at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, Catherine Adams, an account manager at McCann Erickson, and Kate Jordan, an account manager at FutureBrand, join the department as account managers. Mirror… Continue reading Appointments Brief
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed an unexpected rise in inflation, which exceded the Government’s target level of 2.5% for the first time in over two years. The underlying rate of inflation was 2.6% during August, up 4 percentage points on the previous month. Falling car and petrol prices are… Continue reading Inflation Rate In Unexpected High
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has shown LWT the yellow card for its sporting mishaps series, Best And Worst II, but has failed to blow the whistle on Tarrant On CCTV‘s “toilet humour.”The ITC has upheld complaints against LWT’s Best And Worst II series after viewers complained that some of the scenes of violence featured… Continue reading ITC Shows LWT The Yellow Card
Stocks indices plummeted as the New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones and Nasdaq opened today for the first time since the attacks on New York and Washington last Tuesday (see Insight Analysis: Can Traders Stabilise The Market As Wall Street Reopens?). This is despite a 0.5% cut in the US interest by the Federal Bank,… Continue reading Stock Falls As Wall Street Reopens
