If the ITC decides to split the digital terrestrial licences between Digital Television Network and British Digital Broadcasting Digital Licences Decision Imminent, there is speculation that the two rival groups would have to merge. This would ensure that the technology is compatible, and marketing campaigns and programming complement each other.
Universal McCann has appointed its first press buying director, Paul Thomas. Thomas moves to Universal from The Mail On Sunday where he was a sales executive. He will be responsible for press buying across all Universal’s clients.Universal McCann: 0171 436 7711
A new company set up by two ex-Miller Freeman managing directors is rumoured to be joining the bidding for the EMAP titles which the group this week said it is willing to sell (subscribers see Interest Grows In EMAP Titles).According to Campaign, Roger Michael and Stan Arnold, who left Miller last year, are understood to… Continue reading New Company In Frame For EMAP Titles
BJK&E Media is opening a new technology focused agency, BJK&E Advance. One of the group’s heads, Stephen Heward Mills will head the new operation. Advance will specialise in handling technology-based advertisers and hopes to offer an in-depth understanding of the technology industry.
Dr Alun Anderson, editor of New Scientist, has been appointed to the board of IPC Magazines, this takes effect from July 1.IPC: 0171 261 6415
http://www.greenblob.comGreen Blob is the surreal name the network, part of Ogilvy & Mather, has chosen for its Web site. You need to surf around the blob for a while to learn the context of the ambiguous looking section links, but once you have acclimatised you will enjoy the contents.The news section runs down what has… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – the network
The Media Centre topped the Radio Advertising Bureau’s league of top radio buying points in April, according to its May Newsletter, with £18.9m. Zenith came second with £14.7m and Universal McCann third with £11.5m.Top Advertisers to April 97 included COI with £7m, Dixons Stores Group with £5.7m and Carphone Warehouse with £5.6m.RAB: 0171 306 2500
WPP has bought a 14.4% share in its former rival, CIA Group. WPP is now the largest single share holder in CIA. The £13.5 million stake could mean that the two groups will work together to buy advertising space. It also leaves CIA open to a takeover bid from WPP. Although WPP stress that the… Continue reading WPP Takes A Slice Of CIA
Cable & Wireless is sponsoring the first-ever powered vessel bid to circumnavigate the globe in less than 80 days. The vessel, Cable & Wireless, leaves Gibraltar next April on its 26,000 mile worldwide journey.
Channel 5’s sales director Nick Milligan has had to reduce his initial forecasts for share of adult and 16-34 impacts. Milligan has written to agencies saying that, due to analysis of the first Channel 5 BARB data, he has dropped his adult impacts forecast from 10% by the end of the year to 7% and… Continue reading C5 Reduce Impact Forecasts
