Capital Radio announced yesterday the restructuring of its divisions in preparation for further growth and the launch of digital radio.Three distinct areas will be formed to be overseen by a regional managing director: Capital stations in Birmingham, Oxford and Cardiff will form a Western region; a Southern region will include stations in Kent, Sussex and… Continue reading Capital Restructures Radio Operations
New research from the Henley Centre has shown that advertising spend for both newspapers and magazines now offers similar value for money. The time devoted to magazines has seen an increase as the time spent reading newspapers has decreased so that the two now offer comparable ad value in terms of cost per hour of… Continue reading Mag Ads Are Now Better Value
Cable & Wireless Communications has begun to roll out the UK’s first national digital cable service in London and the South-East. The group has been trialling the service in Manchester since July (see Digital TV To Cost CWC £60m).Digital facilities will be available to the 600,000 customers in the area by the end of next… Continue reading CWC Brings Digital Cable To London
Reuters continued to make losses after the information group announced declining revenue growth last week (see Sharewatch). Prices closed down a further 27˝p to 532˝p.BSkyB’s stock rose by almost 5%. The broadcaster reached an agreement with ONdigital on Friday to allow its digital rival to begin broadcasting Sky Sports 2 on its platform from next… Continue reading Sharewatch
Guardian Unlimited has appointed Simon Waldman as its new head, following the news that Justin Walters is to leave the company to start his own internet venture.Waldman, who is currently editor of the Guardian websites, will take on responsibility for the commercial, editorial and marketing areas of the network when Walters resigns at the end… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Appoints New Head
Carlton Communications became the first broadcaster to move into the classified advertising market today with the acquisition of a 20% stake in online recruitment company PeopleBank. The £2.5 million deal will provide cash for expansion of the successful online exchange and allow for its promotion through Carlton’s TV services.Commenting on the deal Steven Cain, CEO… Continue reading Carlton Enters Classified Ads Market
British Sky Broadcasting has announced a deal to carry radio broadcasts on Sky Digital. It will be the first digital television platform to carry radio services when it launches twenty stations on November 15.The BBC will broadcast its five national services as well as the World Service. Virgin Radio, Talk Radio and Classic FM will… Continue reading Sky Digital Gets Radio Service
A quarterly trade report released by WPP reports a revenue growth of almost 12% in constant currencies. UK and European interests for the worldwide advertising and marketing group were both up by 12% while revenues in North America rose by 14%.Branding and identity saw most growth during this period. Acquisitions such as The Brand Union… Continue reading WPP Reports Revenue Growth
Rugby legend Gareth Edwards and television weather presenter Sian Lloyd have joined the board of The Radio Corporation which is bidding to run the new regional radio service for the South Wales area.Gareth Edwards will chair the consortium which is spearheading an application from The Rox-Wales 105, a new service which claims to be in… Continue reading Local Personalities Join Bid For South Wales Licence
This week the national newspaper market found a new battleground for readership figures when the Daily Mail responded to the launch of the Mirror‘s new magazine for women, M, with their own title of the same name. The launches highlight the increasing importance of supplements to national dailies and the need for detailed research into… Continue reading Feature: National Newspaper Supplements
