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Dominic Stead, currently joint managing director at Media Planning Group, has joined InviseoMedia, the in-flight media company as its new CEO. Stead takes over from Andersen Cheng, currently acting CEO at Inviseo Media, and will be responsible for taking the InviseoMedia proportion global and building on the recent deal to supply Ryanair’s fleet with tray-table… Continue reading Stead Leaves MPG

Online activities will be the direct marketing spending priority of 2007, according to Alterian’s fourth transatlantic annual survey of over 500 direct marketers, marketing service providers and agencies. The survey found that 85% of respondents expect their online direct marketing expenditures to increase in 2007. This spending projection is the largest expected increase since the… Continue reading Online To Be Main Marketing Spending Priority Of 2007

Initial audited figures reveal that Channel 4’s post-tax surplus fell to £20 million last year from £48.5 million in 2005, whilst advertising on the channel fell to about £665 million from £706 million over the same period. According to a report in today’s Guardian, the broadcaster’s digital channels softened some of the impact of this… Continue reading Channel 4 Sees Ad Revenues Fall

The deal which saw BSkyB acquire a 17.5% stake in ITV has today seen the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issue a statement asking for interested parties to comment on the deal. The statement from the OFT said: “The OFT believes that it may be the case that a relevant merger situation has been created… Continue reading OFT Asks Interested Parties To Comment On Sky/ITV Deal

High Street retailers such as Marks & Spencer, HMV.co.uk and Woolworths were among the top performers online in December, according to new analysis from Hitwise. Hitwise data also reveals that the share of UK internet visits to Marks & Spencer were up 25% year-on-year in December. Advertising and strong offers from Woolworths, Marks and Spencer… Continue reading Christmas UK Online Retail Traffic

NTL could be ready to announce the departure of Simon Duffy, its executive vice-chairman and former head next week, according to a report in today’s Times. Duffy’s contract expires on January 15 and, according to the report, it will be revealed in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday that it… Continue reading Duffy Could Leave NTL Next Week

Nielsen//NetRatings has announced that on the day after Christmas, US traffic to retail websites included in its eShopping Holiday Index grew 35% year on year, from 20.9 million in 2005 to 28.1 million in 2006. Nielsen//NetRatings says that shopping were going online to check out after-Christmas sales, redeem gift cards and spend holiday cash, or… Continue reading Christmas US Online Retail Traffic

CBS Outdoor has won £13.5 million worth of business from Titan Outdoor following a series of advertising contract wins, including a five-year contract with train operating company Northern Rail.CBS Outdoor, which was recently rebranded from Viacom Outdoor (see Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year), will from next week market and manage advertising sites at… Continue reading CBS Outdoor Takes Rail Business From Titan

Endemol has agreed a deal to buy Endemol France from owner Telefonica, saying that the acquisition would be worth £300 million. Bids are now expected for Endemol, with some in the trade press saying that it could have a new owner by the end of April. In a statement, Endemol said that its French division… Continue reading Endemol Acquires French Endemol Division

Several forecasts have been made estimating the extent of growth in the UK advertising market in 2007, with online predicted to be the area seeing the greatest increases. According to a report from ZenithOptimedia, UK advertising growth is expected to rise 3.1% in 2007, a downgrade from its original expectation of 4.2%. ZenithOptimedia says that… Continue reading UK Advertising Growth Forecasts 2007