United News & Media is off to a bright start in 1999. According to its AGM statement, the group’s television revenue rose by over 12% in the first quarter of 1999. UNM operates the Anglia, Meridian and HTV ITV franchises, which combined account for 24% of the ITV Network.The group’s statement commented: “Although we do… Continue reading United News & Media Reports 12% Rise In TV Ad Revenue
The end of an era was marked last night as Bill Meredith, director of BARB for the last eight years, was honoured at a retirement party. Held at the Institute of Directors, the event was attended by a number of the current and former leading figures from the TV and research industries – and your… Continue reading Meredith Retires As Director Of BARB
Scottish Radio Holdings today announced that it has acquired Bristol-based outdoor advertiser, Parkin Advertising, for £8.9 million. This is the second outdoor acquisition for Scottish Radio in the last month, after it bought Trainer Outdoor Advertising for £27.5 million in March (see Scottish Radio Moves Into Outdoor With £27.5m Trainer Acquisition).Richard Findlay, SRH chief executive… Continue reading Scottish Radio Acquires Outdoor Contractor For £9m
Digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcaster, ONdigital, has appointed its first sales and marketing director to drive up subscriptions in the face of competition from Sky Digital.The post has been given to Guy Laurence, currently Planet Hollywood’s executive vice-president of marketing for Europe; he joins ONdigital next month. Laurence will be responsible for brand development, advertising… Continue reading ONdigital Appoints First Sales And Marketing Director
A positive first quarter trading statement from global advertising and communications group, WPP, caused shares to rise 6˝p to 566˝p yesterday (see WPP First Quarter Revenues Show 10% Rise).BSkyB strengthened following the news that it was losing its second chief executive in two years. Mark Booth is leaving the satellite broadcaster to set up an… Continue reading Sharewatch
Transport advertising group, TDI, has launched its new website at www.tdimedia.com. The concept for the new site was designed in-house at TDI and developed for the web by MediaTel Interactive.TDI, which sells advertising across buses and the London Underground, has its own audience measurement systems: National BUSADS for bus advertising and TRAC, for Underground campaigns.… Continue reading TDI Launches MediaTel-Developed Website
UK internet portal, Excite.co.uk, is extending its TV branding campaign to include radio, print, outdoor and online all built around the TV strapline, “If they can, why can’t you?”The radio promo began on Virgin Radio’s drive-time show last weekend and offers listeners the chance to live like an astronaut, footballer, supermodel or racing driver for… Continue reading Excite Rolls Out Cross-Media Ad Campaign
French-based outdoor advertising group, JC Decaux, has won the bidding battle for Havas Media-Communication-Outdoor Advertising, the outdoor arm of Havas, the publishing and multimedia company owned by communications conglomerate, Vivendi. Decaux is set to pay €992 million or around £650 million for HMC Outdoor Advertising and claims that the merged operation will be the largest… Continue reading Decaux To Become World’s Largest Outdoor Group With Havas Acquisition
The Scottish Media Group (SMG) has appointed Don Cruickshank as non-executive chairman, as from 1 June 1999. Cruickshank was previously director general of OFTEL between 1993 and 1998, and has also held executive positions at Pearson, Times Newspapers and the Virgin Group.Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of SMG, commented: “We are privileged to have Don Cruickshank… Continue reading Scottish Media Group Appoints Cruickshank As New Chairman
The cable companies were amongst the biggest movers on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Cable & Wireless rose by 67p to 909p, and its UK subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Communications, added 14p to its share price, rising to 727p. C&W sold undersea cabling operation, Cable & Wireless Global Marine, to Global Crossing yesterday in a… Continue reading Sharewatch
