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The National Magazine Company has appointed Sam Baker as editor of its flagship women’s glossy Cosmopolitan, replacing Lorraine Candy who left to join Hachette Filipacchi’s Elle earlier this year.The appointment marks a return to magazine editing for Baker, who stepped down after five years as editor of Company magazine to write her first novel Fashion… Continue reading Cosmopolitan Appoints Former Company Girl As New Editor

Global advertising giant, WPP has announced that it is backing the launch of media network KR Media, which will be headed by former Aegis Media Europe chief executives Bruno Kemoun and Eryck Rebbouh. WPP will hold a minority stake in the new European network which is set to launch in Paris in September. WPP has… Continue reading WPP Takes Share In Kemoun And Rebbouh’s Media Venture

The BBC is currently holding talks about the possibility of launching a free-to-air digital satellite service to rival BSkyB’s proposed package of more than 200 television and radio channels. It is understood that the Corporation is in negotiations with a number of other broadcasters about launching a service to go head-to-head with the satellite package… Continue reading BBC Contemplates Taking On BSkyB With Satellite Service

By 2009, mobile video services are expected to generate $5.4 billion annual revenues when 22.3 million Americans will be viewers of mobile video content, says In-Stat/MDR. A recent survey carried out by the market research company found that 13.2% of US wireless subscribers are extremely or very interested in purchasing mobile video services for their… Continue reading ‘Natural Demand’ For Mobile Video Services

Beleaguered cable operator Telewest has announced the appointment of Eric Tveter as president and chief operating officer following the departure of acting chief Barry Elson last month. The appointment comes just weeks before the expected completion of the company’s crucial £3.9 million debt for equity swap, which was agreed last September after months of wrangling… Continue reading Telewest Names New Chief Ahead Of Financial Restructuring

ITV was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping by 2.21% amid reports that it has scrapped plans to expand its digital strategy with the launch of a dedicated digital channel for children later this year (see ITV Scraps Plans To Launch Digital Channel For Kids).Meanwhile, BSkyB dipped by 4.70% to close at 628p despite… Continue reading Sharewatch: Heavy-Weight Broadcasters Seen In Focus

IPC Media’s flagship celebrity weekly Now and Time Warner stable-mate, Warner Home Video, have secured an exclusive deal with Asda to promote the video and DVD release of the final series of Friends.The partnership will see co-branded dump-bins – designed to hold copies of Now and Friends DVDs and videos – placed in the majority… Continue reading Now And Asda Team Up To Promote Friends DVD Launch

ITV could be facing severe financial problems due to the increasing popularity of multi-channel television and the rise of BSkyB, according to former BBC chairman and economist Gavyn Davies.Speaking at the Said Business School in Oxford last night, Davies warned that the broadcaster’s business model was under threat from declining viewing figures and advertisers seeking… Continue reading ITV Business Model Under Threat From Multi-Channel TV

The Guardian regained valuable ground against it broadsheet rivals last month with circulation increasing by a solid 2.1% to just under the 390,000 mark, according to the latest ABC results for May.The title has been hard hit by the popularity of recent compact launches from the Independent and the Times. However, the decision not to… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up May 2004

The Times has announced plans to roll-out its compact edition across the UK, but insists it remains totally committed to publishing its broadsheet version alongside the commuter-friendly tabloid.The announcement comes just weeks after the Independent went completely tabloid, in a move that consigned the broadsheet edition of the paper to the scrap-heap after more than… Continue reading Times Rolls Out Compact Edition Across The UK