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The global TV advertising market is set for a tough two years, with the outlook improving from 2010 to 2012, according to a new forecast from Screen Digest. The research predicts that 2008 will be a difficult trading year for TV advertising, with spend growing at a lower rate than the economy, at only 1.9%… Continue reading Global TV Ad Market Set For Tough Two Years

Abigail Blackburn has been appointed editor of IPC Connect’s celebrity weekly title Now.Currently deputy editor of sister-title Woman, Blackburn will lead the 42-strong Now editorial team.Blackburn joined IPC Connect in November 2005 as part of the development team for the 2006 re-launch of Woman.Prior to joining IPC, Abigail worked in a variety of senior roles… Continue reading New Editor For Now

BBC One’s repeats of cop drama New Tricks continue to get the better of ITV1’s underrated comedy/soap combo Moving Wallpaper/Echo Beach on Friday nights.Last week’s episode, which saw Dennis Waterman and the team reopening a kidnapping case from 1992, attracted an impressive audience of 5.3 million adults on average. Over on the main commercial channel,… Continue reading ‘Old’ Tricks Plaster Over Wallpaper

MediaTel Group is hosting a ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar this Thursday, and tickets for this event are selling fast.Panellists include Mike Soutar, chief executive of Shortlist Media; Duncan Edwards, chief executive of The National Magazine Company; media journalist Ray Snoddy; and Caroline McDevitt, managing director of IPC Advertising.The seminar will look at whether publishers… Continue reading ‘Future Of Magazines’ Seminar Takes Place This Thursday

Global Radio is reportedly on the verge of walking away from a takeover of GCap, following the rejection of its improved £333 million offer last week.It is understood that Global does not want to overpay for GCap and is waiting to see whether new chief executive Fru Hazlitt’s strategy for turning the company around pays… Continue reading Global Radio Could Walk Away From GCap

Last week in the City, Gcap Media turned down a revised takeover bid from Global Radio, which valued the company at £333 million.GCap said that the revised proposal “significantly undervalues the company because it does not reflect the value that would be created by implementing the strategy of the new chief executive, Fru Hazlitt” (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: GCap Turns Down Revised Global Radio Bid

The global TV advertising market is set for a tough two years, with the outlook improving from 2010 to 2012, according to a new forecast from Screen Digest.The research predicts that 2008 will be a difficult trading year for TV advertising, with spend growing at a lower rate than the economy, at only 1.9% in… Continue reading Global TV Ad Market Set For Tough Two Years

Last night saw the final of Masterchef on BBC Two, with the show grabbing a peak of 5.5 million adults, or a 23.8% share of the audience.On at 8pm, an average of 4.9 million adults stayed with the programme for its hour duration, with James Nathan finally triumphing.It beat both Waterloo Road on BBC One… Continue reading 5.5m Watch Masterchef Final On BBC Two

January saw across the board declines for all the terrestrial channels, with Channel 4 and Five jointly recording the biggest year on year dips.Both stations fell by 6.6% compared to January 2007, to stand at £ 48.59 million and £ 19.34 million respectively. ITV1 had the next biggest year on year fall, down by 2%… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2008

Heat editor-in-chief Mark Frith is leaving Bauer Consumer Media in mid-May, having recently signed a deal with Ebury Press to write a book.Frith’s departure comes after Bauer acquired Emap’s consumer magazine and radio divisions for £1.14 billion (see H Bauer Buys Emap’s Magazine And Radio Divisions).Frith became Heat editor in 2000 and reinvented it as… Continue reading Frith To Step Down As Heat Editor