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Phil Quartly, former managing director of radio sales house SIRS, is to become commercial director at UTV Radio.The move sees the radio sales boss part company with Emap, which secured his services in the takeover of SIRS’ parent company, Scottish Radio Holdings, in August (see Emap Takeover Of SRH Cleared).The new role will see Quartly… Continue reading Former SIRS Boss Joins UTV Radio As Commercial Head

Vincent Bollore continued his relentless acquisition of Aegis shares this morning, buying up a further 2 million at a cost of £2.6 million to push his combined stake in the media buying firm to 20.67%.The purchase is the latest in a long line made by Bollore’s company, Financiere Du Loch, which have sparked rumours that… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Creep

IPC Advertising has announced plans to merge the creative advertising departments of IPC SouthBank and IPC tx/Connect under the combined banner of IPC Creative.The move will create a central resource for generating bespoke advertising solutions across IPC’s women’s portfolio, enabling agencies and clients to tap into a single department for innovative ad campaigns and promotions.The… Continue reading IPC Combines Creatives For More Bespoke Ad Solutions

Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has revealed a 5.4% year on year increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2005, reaching €1,227.6 million, with organic revenues seeing a rise of 3.8% in the same time.In the third quarter of this year, the group enjoyed growth of 5.2% year on year, hitting €393.9 million. Despite… Continue reading JCDecaux Sees 5.4% Revenue Increase

Vincent Bollore continued his relentless acquisition of Aegis shares this morning, buying up a further 2 million at a cost of £2.6 million to push his combined stake in the media buying firm to 20.67%. The purchase is the latest in a long line made by Bollore’s company, Financiere Du Loch, which have sparked rumours… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Creep

Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has revealed a 5.4% year on year increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2005, reaching €1,227.6 million, with organic revenues seeing a rise of 3.8% in the same time. In the third quarter of this year, the group enjoyed growth of 5.2% year on year, hitting €393.9 million.… Continue reading JCDecaux Sees 5.4% Revenue Increase

Teenage mobile phone users represent a $10.7 billion market; with almost half of 10 to 18 year olds having their own mobile phone, according to a new study from GfK NOP Technology. The mKids Study claims that 70% of the revenues from the teen and “tween” mobile market come from children with telephone plans of… Continue reading Teenage Mobile Users Represent $10.7 Billion Market

Text messages sent across the UK during September continued to break records, with new figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) revealing an average of 89 million texts were sent per day. Person-to-person texts sent across the month increased by 25% compared to this time last year, resulting in the MDA revising its annual forecast… Continue reading Texts Sent In September Continue To Break Records

Microsoft’s success in the digital gaming world will help the global games industry to grow from $35.3 billion in 2005 to $58.4 billion in 2007. According to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media, Microsoft’s latest XBox games console will boost the overall performance of the industry, with competitors Sony and Nintendo also planning… Continue reading Global Games Industry To Reach $58.4 Billion In 2007

US wireless phone users are predicted to increase in the next four years, with between 23% and 37% of US wireless subscribers using a wireless phone as their primary telephone by 2009, according to new research from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm reports around 9.4% of wireless subscribers in the US already use a… Continue reading US Wireless Phones Set To Rise