Postar was the topic under discussion at the first MRG meeting of the New Year, which took place yesterday evening at a swanky new venue in London’s West End. Our speakers were Helen Tridgell, managing director of Postar, Mungo Knott, buying director at Posterscope and the ever charismatic David McEvoy, marketing director at J C… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Postar Power
WPP has acquired 75% of Cheetham Bell Limited, a creative advertising agency in Manchester. The group will be merged with the Manchester division of WPP’s ad agency, J Walter Thompson.Cheetham Bell’s clients include Manchester United, Manchester Evening News, Pontin’s and Vimto. The merged group will be managed by CEO Dr David Bell, creative director Andy… Continue reading WPP Acquires 75% Of Cheetham Bell
Associated Newspapers and the Guardian Media Group are to join forces to publish a free morning newspaper in Manchester. GMG is to license its Metro title to Associated in a deal which will bring to an end months of wrangling between the two publishers.Free morning papers from both groups have been circulating in the city… Continue reading Associated And GMG Sign Metro Deal In Manchester
ONdigital is to take on the highly competitive TV listings magazine market on 3 March by launching a new customer magazine with full listings and a weekly, rather than monthly, output. ON7 will be the first magazine to carry full listings for all the digital free to air channels as well as for all the… Continue reading ONdigital To Take On TV Listings Market With ON7
BSkyB’s latest attempt to wrest the contract for ITV news provision from ITN has sparked an undignified war of words between the two groups. BSkyB announced yesterday that it was joining with two American and two UK broadcasters to form a consortium which would bid for the new contract beginning at the end of next… Continue reading Fighting Over News Moves To Fresh Battleground As Sky Consortium Eyes ITV Contract
Talk of an imminent recession has filled the media trade press in recent weeks. AC Nielsen and the IPA disagreed over the extent of the slump but the message from all sides was the same: the next six months will be tough for the sector as a whole.Blame has been laid on excessive dotcom spend… Continue reading Feature: Media Sector Slumps After Unparalleled Year Of Deals
Yesterday the overnights from the first News at Ten head-to-head (see ITV And BBC1 Go Head To Head With Evening News) indicated that ITV had won this latest bout in the ratings war (see ITV Victorious In News At Ten Clash). ITV franchisees Carlton and Granada Media, which have been weakened recently by fears of… Continue reading Sharewatch
ITV claimed victory in the first head to head battle with BBC1 over the 10pm news slot. More than 8m people tuned in to watch the re-launched ITV News At Ten, while the BBC’s 10pm news bulletin drew in only 4.4m viewers.A BBC spokesman said: “We are in this for the long term. This is… Continue reading ITV Victorious In News At Ten Clash
Maiden Group has released a trading update prior to the closed period it will enter ahead of preliminary results on 28 March. The board has stated its belief that Maiden has traded “within the range of expectations” for the year ended 31 December 2000, despite a slow end to the year in comparison to the… Continue reading Maiden Group Met Trading Expectations Last Year, Having Encouraging Start to 2001
The MXR consortium has won the digital multiplex licence for the South Wales and Severn Estuary area. The group, whose shareholders include Chrysalis, Capital Radio, Guardian Media Group, Jazz FM, Soul Media and UBC Media, won the north east regional licence in December last year (see Radio Authority Dishes Out Digital Licences In North East).MXR… Continue reading MXR Wins Second Digital Licence
