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
Pearl and Dean, the cinema ad sales house, has beaten the incumbent Carlton Screen Advertising to the sales contract for Showcase Cinemas. This deal includes 197 screens and boosts Pearl and Dean’s share of this market to over 30%.Pearl and Dean: 0171 636 5252
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has named two new members for its 1997-98 media policy group. David Connolly, executive media director of Leo Burnett, and Jim Marshall, managing director of the Media Centre replace Adrian Birchill of MediaVest and Alan Brydon of CIA Medianetwork.The other members are: Ray Kelly (chairman) – Carat UK Mark… Continue reading Marshall And Connolly Join IPA Media Policy Group
Haymarket has said that it will be incorporating Motor-Presses Stuttgart’s monthly Complete Car into its weekly Autocar from July 2.Haymarket: 0171 413 4136
CNN is due to announce today its plans for a personalised news service on the Internet. According to the FT CNN has joined Oracle, the database software company, to launch a text, graphics and video service which is tailored to individual users’ needs.This is an extension of CNN’s previous plans which were to produce a… Continue reading CNN To Launch Internet News Service
Thomson Directories has been bought out by its management for £80 million. The management team is is backed by 3I, the UK’s largest provider of investment capital. The publication was bought from US West International who earlier in the year stated its intention to focus on its cable telephone and wireless communication business.Headed by Gary… Continue reading Thomson Directories Sold
United News & Media has, through its subsidiary PR Newswire, bought PR News Service of Chicago from The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times.PR Newswire is now a world player in the electronic distribution of full text press releases. Chicago PR News provides distribution in Illinois, Wisconsin and adjacent states; this means that PR… Continue reading UN&M Moves Into Chicago
Daily Quality Market The Daily Telegraph is still the highest selling paper in this sector, selling 1,132,789 copies in May. This represents a 6.5% market share and an 8.9% increase for the last 6 monthly period year-on-year. The Times is also seeing an increase in sales in this period rising from 669,640 from December to… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – May ABCs
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
