According to a report in Media Week today J Walter Thomson is planning a further restructure of its media department following a total staff rejig back in October (Newsline 15/10). JWT will not yet reveal what exactly will happen within the restructure.
The ITV Network is moving to ITN headquarters at Gray’s Inn Road at the beginning of June, it has been revealed. The news supplier has been suffering financial difficulties because of the long term lease agreement.
Cost cuts being initiated by Mirror Group chief, David Montgomery, have resulted in the resignation of a number of journalists and other staff at the newspaper headquarters. 36 employees have left or been sacked since Montgomery’s appointment but in his favour the share price has risen from 49p last summer to a high of 106p… Continue reading Cost Cuts At MGN Cause Resignations
Former chairman of Craig Advertising which went into receivership a fort- night ago, Lawrence Craig, has set up his own consultancy, Coltas, having links with media independent Feather Brooksbank (Newsline 25/2). Craig Advertising is said to have left debts of more than £1m including £500,000 owed to Scottish newspapers.
Contrary to reports in today’s trade press Sky One and Sky News will not start a subscription charge at the beginning of October. A spokesperson at Sky revealed that they are discussing the possibility of a fee-charging service at some stage but a specific date is far from being agreed.
According to a report in Media Week today J Walter Thomson is planning a further restructure of its media department following a total staff rejig back in October (Newsline 15/10). JWT will not yet reveal what exactly will happen within the restructure.
The ITV Network has settled a deal with Granada Television to keep top-rating soap Coronation Street after threats to sell to BSkyB because of low payments. Having met last week to discuss the issue the network is believed to have offered an extra £1.4m a year to keep the soap, on top of the current… Continue reading ITV Settles Deal For Street
The Sunday Times has confirmed that it is relaunching its Style and Travel section as a tabloid from the April 18 edition, with editor Andrew Neil claiming that he is aiming the new version more towards the female market. The section will be made up of 32 pages and is hoping to put pressure on… Continue reading Further Changes At Sunday Times
The ITV Network is moving to ITN headquarters at Gray’s Inn Road at the beginning of June, it has been revealed. The news supplier has been suffering financial difficulties because of the long term lease agreement.
Cost cuts being initiated by Mirror Group chief, David Montgomery, have resulted in the resignation of a number of journalists and other staff at the newspaper headquarters. 36 employees have left or been sacked since Montgomery’s appointment but in his favour the share price has risen from 49p last summer to a high of 106p… Continue reading Cost Cuts At MGN Cause Resignations
