The Independent saw circulation inch-up by a further 0.9% during April to just over the 260,000 mark as the paper’s commuter-friendly compact edition continued to prove a hit with readers.The latest ABC results for April will provide a welcome boost to the Independent, which has today gone completely tabloid, in a move that will consign… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up April 2004
Fast food giant McDonalds is to follow in the footsteps of Tesco with the creation of a high-tech in-store television network for advertisers.The system will carry entertainment and marketing content and will be shown on screens installed in ten London restaurants from May. The system will then be rolled out to McDonalds restaurants nation-wide in… Continue reading McDonalds Develops Instore Television Network
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan is reportedly demanding £1 million compensation from the paper after being sacked for publishing hoax pictures allegedly showing British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners.Morgan’s nine year reign at the tabloid came to an end on Friday after the Queen’s Lancashire regiment proved that pictures depicting its soldiers torturing Iraqi captives… Continue reading Sacked Daily Mirror Editor Could Demand Compensation
The European advertising market will remain ‘less vibrant’ this year but can expect to see greater signs of recovery during 2005, according to the latest forecasts from investment managers Merrill Lynch.The Merrill Lynch quarter one industry report says that advertising and marketing services in Europe can expect to see greater pick up in 2005 when… Continue reading Europe To See Advertising Market Pick Up In 2005
Media super-regulator Ofcom has announced new proposals to transfer the regulation of broadcast advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority despite criticism that the system could be fundamentally flawed.The watchdog will hand over its regulatory obligations for overseeing television and radio advertising to a new co-regulatory system with the ASA as its public face in November.… Continue reading Ofcom Shifts Broadcast Advertising Regulation To ASA
Broadband saves UK workers more than 90 minutes a day according to research carried out by communications company, NTL. UK businesses that upgraded from slow and unreliable dial-up internet connections to broadband access were recovering an extra day a week, which adds up to a mammoth 52 days a year, says the report. The majority… Continue reading Broadband Businesses Save Time And Money
The number of digital households in Europe is expected to grow by 24% by 2010, according to a new report from Informa Media Group. The European Television report says, that by 2010 there will be 112 million digital subscribers in Europe with growth being spurred by cable and satellite subscription. Cable subscription numbers are expected… Continue reading European DTV Will Continue To Grow
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan is reportedly demanding £1 million compensation from the paper after being sacked for publishing hoax pictures allegedly showing British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners. Morgan’s nine year reign at the tabloid came to an end on Friday after the Queen’s Lancashire regiment proved that pictures depicting its soldiers torturing Iraqi… Continue reading Sacked Daily Mirror Editor Could Demand Compensation
Media super-regulator Ofcom has announced new proposals to transfer the regulation of broadcast advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority despite criticism that the system could be fundamentally flawed. The watchdog will hand over its regulatory obligations for overseeing television and radio advertising to a new co-regulatory system with the ASA as its public face in… Continue reading Ofcom Shifts Broadcast Advertising Regulation To ASA
BSkyB is reportedly planning a re-shuffle of its boardroom, just days after it announced quarter three subscriber figures were lower than expected (see Sky Subscriber Rates Drop). A Sky spokesman said: “As part of the review of the company’s corporation governance practices, Lord Wilson will be looking at the board and board committees to determine… Continue reading BSkyB Planning Boardroom Reshuffle
