Amirati Puris Lintas has taken-on Deborah Mills as a senior planner, she is currently freelancing and starts at APL in September.Nick Daly, media director at Initiative Media, is reported to be leaving to join Carat International.At Mellors Reay & Partners, Rachel Duckett has been promoted from senior planner to planning director. She replaces Justin Kent… Continue reading Movement In The Ranks
Candy, the white-electrical goods manufacturer, has signed a deal with Talk Radio to sponsor the Lorraine Kelly Show. Candy will sponsor a fifteen minute segment of the show focusing on consumer issues.Talk Radio: 0171 636 1089
The future of Sunday Business remains indoubt after a bid to buy-out Group 2000’s 75% stake in the paper fell through at the last minute.Senior staff at the paper and minor shareholders blocked moves by Tom Rubython, the paper’s founder, to take control late last week.Talks have been continuing all this week and the Board… Continue reading Sunday Business Still Clutching At Straws
The ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Fife to Telewest Communications Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telewest Communications Plc. Telewest is committed to serving 35,000 homes by the end of 2003.Meanwhile, the ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Ayr to Ayrshire Cable & Telecoms Ltd, backed by the principals of… Continue reading Two New Cable Companies In Scotland
The Radio Authority sees no reason, in terms of plurality of ownership or diversity of output, to terminate the acquisition of Virgin Radio by Capital Radio on the grounds of public interest.No final decision can be made by the Authority until the Office Of Fair Trading has completed its investigation into the competition implications of… Continue reading Radio Authority Approve Virgin Takeover
Euromoney Publications Plc has agreed to acquire all the issued share capital of Institutional Investor Inc from ABC Inc, an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, for $142 million.The directors of Euromoney believe the two groups will bring together two of the strongest brand names in international financial publishing and should create opportunities for… Continue reading New Acquisition For Euromoney
The Advertising Association has welcomed the adoption yesterday by the European Parliament of the Larive Report on the European Commission’s Green Paper on Commercial Communications.Lionel Stanbrook, deputy director-general of the AA, said: “The result is very good from the UK advertising industry’s point of view. This endorsement by the European Parliament has given the Green… Continue reading AA Welcomes Adoption Of Larive Report
TSMS has signed a new four-year air-time sales contract with S4C, the Welsh broadcaster.TSMS: 0181 991 6666
Nick Sparey, TV buying director at Mediapolis, is leaving at the end of next week to join IMG as account director in the advertising and sponsorship division, Transworld International.
The British Tourist Authority’s Web site, http://www.visitbritain.com, launched today, will be audited by ABC //electronic.ABC //electronic: 01442 870 800
