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The Wireless Group has ceased discussions with chairman and chief executive, Kelvin MacKenzie, over the possibility of a shareholder buy-out of the firm by a consortium of senior management figures.The talks between MacKenzie and TWG are understood to have ended after the outspoken radio chief lost the backing of a private equity group. However, the… Continue reading Wireless Group Halts Takeover Talks With MacKenzie

Radio operator GWR has announced the launch of the UK’s first dedicated ‘chill’ digital radio format, designed to broaden listener choice, offering a relaxing and ambient 100% music service.Chill will include artists such as Moby, Zero 7, Royksopp, Air, Groove Armada and Norah Jones and will be broadcast across nine NOWdigital multiplexes serving Bristol &… Continue reading GWR To Chill With New Digital Station

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against ITV after it screened a commercial for American Express featuring a surfer riding a large wave following an ITV News report on the Asian tsunami.The complaint was made to the ASA against ITV, Channel Four, Channel Five and Sky One, with six viewers complaining that it… Continue reading ITV’s Wrist Slapped Over Tsunami Ad Placement

GMTV will lose one of its best known faces in April as presenter Eamonn Holmes sits on the breakfast show’s famous red sofa for the final time, ending a career of more than 12 years with the broadcaster.Holmes has been the face of GMTV since it began in 1993, steering it to success and into… Continue reading Holmes Quits GMTV After More Than A Decade

The former chief executive of Five, David Elstein, has bought the Hallmark Channel’s international TV operations for an estimated £167 million. The purchase was backed by private equity group, 3i, and Providence Equity Partners, who reportedly put in half the money to buy the unit from Crown Media Holdings. Commenting on the deal, Crevan O’Grady,… Continue reading Elstein Buys Hallmark Channel’s International TV Operations

Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group is reported to be the latest interested party in the battle for Scottish Media Group (SMG) owned Virgin Radio. It is thought that Lord Wahees Alli, the media mogul fronting private equity group 3i’s bid for the station, has held talks with the Wireless Group to discuss combining Virgin’s sales unit… Continue reading Alli And MacKenzie Eye Up Possible Radio Ad Sales Merger

The UK has experienced exceptional broadband uptake since the technology first became available to consumers, with over half the UK population having access to a high-speed internet connection, according to a new report published by internet research specialists Nielsen//NetRatings.The new data reveals that 32.3 million people have access to the internet, with the number of… Continue reading Internet Users Reach All Time High

The Sunday Times may soon undergo a partial conversion to tabloid format, if reports this morning are to be believed, with the paper understood to have produced dummy versions of tabloid travel, business, money and news review sections.The paper’s senior management team is believed to have considered overhauling all of the title’s supplements, proposing a… Continue reading Sunday Times Considers Tabloid Overhaul For Supplements

class=”article”>The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world’s leading marketing organisation. In order to maintain that position the group’s international chairman, Paul Gostick, plans to concentrate on four key areas over the next year…Solid foundationsCIM has focussed on financial stability to create a solid platform for future progression. Our cash position is strong, cashflow is… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Pushing Marketing Forward

Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) has promoted deputy director of advertising, Dominic Carter, to the position of director of advertising following the departure of Clare Dove from the role after just 14 months, overseeing ad sales for the company’s most high profile titles.The promotion will see 39-year old Carter take responsibility for the ad sales operations… Continue reading MGN Promotes Carter To Fill Ad Director’s Shoes