Talk Radio today augmented its coverage of British football clubs’ European matches by signing an exclusive radio rights deal with Newcastle United. The deal means that Talk will be the only station with broadcast rights for all of Newcastle United’s UEFA Cup games in the 1999/2000 season. Talk also signed a similar deal with Manchester… Continue reading Talk Radio Boosts European Football Coverage With Newcastle Rights
Channel 5 is planning to launch a £5 million rebranding campaign this autumn designed to move the channel away from its “modern and mainstream” launch position to a more “irreverent” feel. The creative for the multimedia campaign is being handled by the Walsh Trott Chick Smith agency and will include new screen idents on C5.It… Continue reading Channel 5 To Roll Out £5m Revamp
Global advertising and communications group, Cordiant Communications, has acquired a majority equity position in Bates Clarion through its Indian subsidiary Bates Investment India. WPP Group has acquired UK strategic marketing and financial services company, P-Four Consultancy. P-Four will continue to be run by its founding directors. Paragon Publishing is producing a one-off magazine called Guide… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Reed International soared yesterday after its search for a new chief executive was ended with the appointment of Aegis chief, Crispin Davis (see Reed Elsevier Concludes Search For Chief Executive). Reed stock closed up 37p at 492źp yesterday on the back of Davis’ appointment. Reed had been searching for a new chief executive for eleven… Continue reading Sharewatch
David Montgomery, the former chief executive of Mirror Group, last night confirmed that he is in discussions with financial backers over a possible takeover bid for the company. The announcement to the Stock Exchange, required by the Takeover Panel, ends weeks of speculation that Montgomery might be considering a ‘comeback’ bid.Montgomery’s short statement said that… Continue reading Montgomery Considers Mirror Bid
Magazine and internet publishing group, Future Network, has acquired German publisher Weka Consumer Medien for £8 million. The purchase is complementary to Future’s operations as both groups publish PC and video games magazines.The acquisition of Weka Consumer Medien continues Future’s international expansion. In May this year the group bought US magazine and internet publisher Imagine… Continue reading Future Acquires German Publishing Group For £8m
Carlton Online is to launch an above-the-line advertising campaign to promote its network of consumer websites. Beginning on 20 July, the simplyfood.co.uk, popcorn.co.uk and jamba.co.uk sites will be the first consumer destination websites to be promoted by an above-the-line campaign.The TV ads will initially promote the jamba.co.uk games and competitions website; further TV advertising, along… Continue reading Carlton Online Launches First Above-The-Line Campaign For Destination Sites
As was widely anticipated, Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace last weekend smashed all previous opening weekend box office records. By Sunday 18 July the film had taken £9.51 million in the UK.Episode One opened on Thursday 15 July (although some London screens opened at midnight on Wednesday) rather than the usual Friday opening… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 1 Smashes Box Office Records
David Ogilvy, founder of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, has died at his home in France, aged 88. Ogilvy founded the O&M agency as Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather in New York in 1948.
Three senior media buyers will next month open a new agency offering advertisers a quality of service which the founders believe is not always available from some of the larger agencies. Richard Britton, former media director at CIA, Nigel Breckon, previously press director at Carat and Bill Jones, who headed MediaCom, will open the doors… Continue reading Senior Buyers Form Start-Up Agency
