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London’s newest free morning paper, City AM, has announced its first brand extension just weeks after hitting the capital’s streets.The paper will launch City AM Living, its new fortnightly property supplement on 6 October, with plans to take the title weekly later in the year.Printed in full colour, the new supplement will comprise 24 pages… Continue reading City AM Expands Within Weeks Of Launch

French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore has again increased his stake in media communications business, Aegis, raising his share in the company to 11.4% over the weekend to make him the firm’s largest stakeholder.The move adds fuel to industry speculation that Bollore is planning a take-over bid for Aegis, after he began increasing his share in August… Continue reading Bollore Increases Aegis Stake To 11.4%

Internet and TV provider HomeChoice has become the latest firm to join the Internet Watch Foundation, an organisation tasked with tackling inappropriate web pages and the online trading of illegal pornography.The move is designed to instil more confidence in HomeChoice, with customers offered new services which build on the platform’s existing child safety features.Explaining the… Continue reading HomeChoice Joins Internet Watch Foundation

Chrysalis has revamped the daytime line-up of its talk-based radio station, LBC 97.3FM, in an effort to outdo regional competition from the BBC and extend its listenership.The move, unveiled by the station’s new managing director, David Lloyd, kicks in this month to see comedian Iain Lee move from his current late night weekend slot to… Continue reading Chrysalis Revamps LBC Line Up To Compete With BBC

Aegis has acquired Hungary’s leading digital agency, Kirowski Rt; for a total cash consideration of up to €10 million, payable over four years. Kirowski will become part of the media communications company’s digital network, Isobar, bringing with it an impressive client list, including, Hungarian Telekom MOL Group, Nestle and Renault. The agency provides clients with… Continue reading Aegis Extends Digital Reach In Europe

French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore has again increased his stake in media communications business, Aegis, raising his share in the company to 11.4% over the weekend to make him the firm’s largest stakeholder. The move adds fuel to industry speculation that Bollore is planning a take-over bid for Aegis, after he began increasing his share in… Continue reading Bollore Increases Aegis Stake To 11.4%

News Corporation has sold its TSL Education division to Exponent Equity for £235 million, marking the first disposal of owner Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper titles since he entered the market 36 years ago. The deal will see News International continue to print and distribute The Times Educational Supplement and the Times Higher Supplement, with the sale… Continue reading Murdoch Sells TSL Education

Internet search icon Google is to begin streaming television broadcasts over the internet after signing up American broadcasters and holding negotiations with the BBC over the possibility of British content.According to reports, the search giant hopes to amass an online library of programmes which can be searched and viewed online from any computer.The service has… Continue reading Google To Host Online TV Service

David Elstein, former chief executive of Five and current chief executive of Hallmark, has lashed out at the Government’s plan for digital switchover, branding the exercise “almost completely unnecessary” and claiming it is designed purely to “reinvent spectrum scarcity.”Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme, Elstein said: “Digital switchover for me an amazing… Continue reading Switchover ‘Completely Unnecessary’ Says Elstein

Media owners need to master effective convergence of their online and offline properties if they are to survive in the future, according to the Financial Times, which this month launched its first electronic version specifically for handheld devices.Speaking at the Ad:Tech London conference this week, the FT’s director of online publishing Nigel Pocklington explained that… Continue reading FT Boss Claims Convergence Is The Key To Success