The Guardian Media Group is to become official media sponsor for the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. The group, which publishes the Guardian, Observer and the Manchester Evening News, signed a £12 million deal with two other unnamed sponsors last night.The group will be responsible for publications and website material for the Games, which will be… Continue reading Guardian To Sponsor Commonwealth Games
Arcwind Publishing launched a new title on 1 April aimed at the relatively untapped market of teenage boys. Slack will cover sports such as BMX, skating and snowboarding as well as features on related interests such as graffitti art, computer games and music reviews. The 84-page monthly title had an initial print run of 35,000… Continue reading Slack To Offer Teenage Kicks For The Pre-Loaded Market
Media communications specialist, Tempus Group, has posted pre-tax profits of £15.6 million for 1999, an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year. Turnover for the group, including acquisitions, grew by 16% to £1,426 million.The company’s performance was boosted by further acquisitions and a buoyant ad market. Throughout the year it has been… Continue reading Tempus Group Reports 18% Increase In Profits
The newly-formed internet arm (see GWR Group Launches New Internet Company) of radio group GWR has announced the acquisition of a stake in web services provider Altodigital.com. The group paid £7 million for a 5% stake in the company.GWR will use the services provider to enhance its local portal koko.co.uk, which is soon to begin… Continue reading GWR Group Invests £7 Million In Altodigital.com
Trading in London did not begin until 3.45pm yesterday, thanks to a breakdown of the electronic systems. As a result of the backlog trading was extended until 6.30pm.The court hearing to approve NTL’s purchase of Cable & Wireless’ UK cable division, CWC (see Government Clears NTL/CWC Merger), has been set for 17 April. At the… Continue reading Sharewatch
TalkSport, the UK’s first national sports radio station, is to launch its biggest advertising campaign next week. The £2 million push will last for six weeks from 10 April.The ads will be based around the slogan “All Sport All Day” and will comprise national television slots, Sky Sports channels and 6-sheet posters. An on-air promotion… Continue reading TalkSport Unveils Major Ad Campaign
The ITC has upheld complaints about two television adverts by Cable & Wireless. Seven viewers in the Granada region complained when an advert about the company’s digital television cable service aired with the strapline “The most advanced digital TV on earth is here.” At the time, the full digital service was not available in the… Continue reading ITC Agrees Cable & Wireless Ads Were Misleading
The Radio Authority has announced that it is inviting applications for a local digital multiplex licence in the Northern Ireland area. This is the latest of the planned advertisements of digital radio licences, at a rate of one per month, designed to provide local digital services throughout the UK.The licence is to cover an area… Continue reading Radio Authority Advertises Digital Licence For Northern Ireland
The Granada Group today announced a 10% increase in media sales in the six months to 31 March. Net advertising revenue is estimated to have grown by 11%, which it claimed is well ahead of ITV averages for the period.The media and hospitality group announced the increases in a trading update ahead of going into… Continue reading Granada Reports 10% Increase In Media Sales
The Daily Mail has had a complaint against its Monday supplement M upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority. An objection was raised when the complainant bought a copy of the newspaper, having read a front page flash the previous week which described the supplement as “A brilliant new Monday Magazine”. When she discovered that M… Continue reading ASA Upholds Complaint About Daily Mail Spoiler Supplement
