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The sale of ITV’s two airtime sales houses is the most likely outcome of the Competition Commission’s ‘remedies’ for the merger of Carlton Communications and Granada, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. The Commission has already presented a number of possible restrictions which would allay its concerns over a single ITV’s share of the television… Continue reading Divestment Of Sales Houses Will Cost ITV, Say Analysts

Online travel travel company, lastminute.com, today said that it is still on track to make its first profit by the end of this year, in what is a symbolic milestone for one of the pioneers of internet commerce. The group’s Q3 2003 financial results show profits before exceptional items and tax of £1.6 million, up… Continue reading Lastminute.com Moves Toward First Profits

The creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have voted unanimously to accept a â‚Ź1.3 billion bid for the ProSieben broadcasting business from US media investor, Haim Saban (see Saban Back In For KirchMedia). The agreement comes just two months after another â‚Ź2.0 billion proposal collapsed (see Kirch TV Deal Hits The Rocks). Saban’s â‚Ź7.50… Continue reading KirchMedia Creditors Accept Saban’s €1.3bn ProSieben Offer

Trinity Mirror was seen in the spotlight yesterday, inching up 0.21% despite news of 45 further job losses across the editorial department of the Daily Mirror and the announcement that the Welsh edition of the paper will cease to exist as a stand alone title (see Jobs Go At The Daily Mirror As Cost Cutting… Continue reading Sharewatch: Trinity Inches Up Following Job Losses

Recent research from the ASA has revealed that the number of complaints relating to sexist advertising has soared since the hey day of laddism in the early nineties, so why are advertisers getting it so wrong ? Charlotte Scales, from Naked Communications, claims the answer may lie in the gender imbalance in the ad industry… Continue reading NewsLine Column: What Women Want

GWR’s sales house, Opus, has secured Cointreau for an extended sponsorship agreement across Classic FM.The deal marks the second consecutive year that Cointreau has invested in Classic FM and includes on-air promotion, event sponsorship, activity in the Classic FM magazine and branding on the radio station’s website (see Opus Secures Cointreau Sponsorship Of Classic FM).The… Continue reading Opus Secures Cointreau For Classic FM Sponsorship

New research from Granada Enterprises has revealed that sales of Heinz Salad Cream have increased significantly following the brand’s sponsorship of Emmerdale on ITV1.Heinz Salad Cream has been sponsoring the five nights a week soap from the beginning of May in a six-month package worth around £6 million, in an attempt to connect with viewers… Continue reading Granada Reveals Success Of Heinz Salad Cream Campaign

Digital media planning and buying agency, i-level, has appointed former IPC and Zenith Media director, Faith Carthy, to the position of group managing director.Carthy, who joined i-level in 2000, takes up the role next month and will replace Nick Gutfreund, who is leaving after two years as managing director to pursue a career in furniture… Continue reading Carthy Replaces Gutfreund As i-level Managing Director

Dennis Publishing is hoping to boost circulation at its flagship men’s lifestyle title, Jack, by relaunching the magazine with a new larger format.The new look title will appear on news-stands this November and will increase in size to National Geographic proportions in an attempt to raise visibility and awareness at point of sale.The magazine will… Continue reading Dennis Reveals New Look For Jack Magazine

Hachette Filipacchi’s flagship women’s fashion title, Elle, has secured Guess watches to sponsor a global advertising campaign to find the next supermodel.The campaign, to find the new face of the Guess fashion brand, will run across 60 countries wordwide and will feature advertising and promotional campaigns backed by editorial support in 29 editions of Elle… Continue reading Elle Teams With Guess For Global Ad Campaign