Don Sperring, former joint managing director of Young & Rubicam, has given up his position at Independent Media Sales, leaving it in the hands of the other founder, Zed Zawada. Sperring has not given a specific reason for his departure.
DHL will continue to sponsor the traffic plane on LBC, having renewed its contract this week for £400,000.
Following the recent merger between Eurosport and Screensport, the new channel, remaining as Eurosport, has revealed details of reshuffled programming schedules, incorporating areas from both the original channels. The new line-up will include Indycar racing, ice-hockey and, when the season starts, Superbowl. Eurosport will also screen the 120 qualifying matches for the World Cup in… Continue reading Eurosport Programming Additions
Pre-tax profits for Reed International were revealed today for the nine months ending December 30 1992, rising to £137.1m from last year’s £124.4m.Turn- over for the group stood at £1,196.6m and earnings per share increased to 17.2p from 15.7p. A final dividend of 7.25p was proposed, taking the total to 12.75p.
Lingerie and sex aid venture, Ann Summers, is to launch a new glossy title on May 6 for women. It will not, however, be on the same lines as Northern & Shell’s soft porn magazines, Women on Top and Women Only, but aims to attract readers of top glossies like Cosmopolitan.A spokesperson at A Plus… Continue reading Ann Summers Bites Back
Following the recent merger between Eurosport and Screensport, the new channel, remaining as Eurosport, has revealed details of reshuffled programming schedules, incorporating areas from both the original channels. The new line-up will include Indycar racing, ice-hockey and, when the season starts, Superbowl. Eurosport will also screen the 120 qualifying matches for the World Cup in… Continue reading Eurosport Programming Additions
..Josh Dovey & Andy Bolden of CIA Media UK appointed to run the company’s £70m TV billing, with Dovey as buyer and Bolden as head of planning…..GGT is understood to be in negotiations with GGK Holdings to buy a stake in the Swiss-based network…..Omnicom has taken over TBWA in a share swap..TBWA, founded 13 years… Continue reading Agency Snippets
John Surrell, chairman of Newell and Surrell, is to launch a new satirical newspaper, The Cartoonist due for release on April 1.The new fortnightly 28 page broadsheet will comprise mainly of cartoons, covering news from both home and abroad with regular features on business, sport and the arts. The title will be edited by Steve… Continue reading New Satirical Title To Launch
Contrary to press reports Thames will not be releasing its end of year profits today. They will be issued on April 16.
The fashion section of the Sunday Independent will be sponsored by Triumph underwear. The supplement comprises 48 pages and is the paper’s second attempt on the same theme.
