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Pay-TV operator Flextech has appointed Mike Smallwood, previous chief executive of Western International Media, to head up marketing activities across the company.As senior vice president, marketing, Smallwood will be in charge of the marketing strategy for Flextech’s channels, which include Living, Trouble and Screenshop.Brent Harman, Managing Director of Flextech said: “I am delighted that we… Continue reading Flextech Appoints New Senior Vice President To Marketing Department

Officials from the 15 member states of the European Commission, known as the Expert Group, have found in their first report that there is no single market in Europe for advertisers.In a publication out this week, the Expert Group argues that a single commercial communications market is being seriously hampered by widely divergent laws and… Continue reading No Single European Market For Advertisers, Finds Expert Group

Regional newspaper publisher, Adscene, has been sold to a management buy-in team and venture capital group, 3i, for £75.4 million. Denitz Media, a new company set up specifically to complete the buy-in, made a recommended offer of 263p per ordinary share and 115p for each preference share in Adscene. The ordinary share offer represents a… Continue reading 3i Backs £75.4m Management Buy-In Of Adscene

News has emerged this afternoon that Independent News & Media has appointed Janet Street-Porter as editor of the Independent On Sunday, with immediate effect. She replaces Kim Fletcher, who is leaving the group following Street-Porter’s appointment.Street-Porter was involved in setting up the cable channel Live TV and has also spent seven years as a chief… Continue reading Janet Street-Porter Appointed As Editor Of Independent On Sunday

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) and the BBC have announced some revisions to guidelines on the allocation of party political broadcasts. The consultation, which began last year, decided that further consideration was needed to the scheduling times of such broadcasts, and the new proposals set out a plan to focus party broadcasts at key times… Continue reading ITC and BBC Revise Rules On Political Broadcasts

Stocks in US-based cable company, NTL, were boosted yesterday following reports that the group is to re-enter its takeover talks with Newcastle United Football Club. Earlier in the year NTL made a £160 million offer for 50.7% of the club; this offer was then withdrawn in April following BSkyB’s failure to buy Manchester United (see… Continue reading NTL Stock Rises Over Possible Newcastle United Takeover

US media group, Clear Channel, has denied reports that it is in purchase negotiations with Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH). Market rumours circulating over the weekend and yesterday speculated that Clear Channel is interested in taking a stake in SRH. Scottish Radio owns a series of radio stations, local papers and billboards sites and has bid… Continue reading Clear Channel Denies Interest In Scottish Radio

WPP rose 13p yesterday to 550p after issuing a positive trading update for the first five months of the year (see Newsline).Scottish Radio jumped 47˝p to 967˝p yesterday. The radio group was yesterday rumoured to have been approached by the Clear Channel, which is believed to be interested in purchasing a stake in the group.Pearson,… Continue reading Sharewatch

The Guardian Weekly is due for a fresh look in order to raise the profile of the Guardian brand overseas. The paper features the best of the Guardian’s weekly coverage, along with a selection of articles from the Washington Post and Le Monde.The title celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, and from 4 July will… Continue reading The Guardian Weekly Prepares To ‘Liven Up’

Media group Pearson has confirmed that Marjorie Scardino, CEO, has stepped up to take the place of Greg Dyke as chairman of Pearson Television. Mr Dyke is to be the next director-general of the BBC (see Newsline).The move will allow Scardino to monitor developments at the TV group whilst directors search for a replacement for… Continue reading Scardino Replaces Dyke As He Prepares For BBC DG Post