According to a report in today’s Financial Times, it emerged last May that any vote on Maurice Saatchi’s future among the company’s shareholders would go against him. Financial advisers S.G. Warburg and UBS Securities told the board meeting in December – at which the decision was taken – that only 3.2% of the company’s shareholders… Continue reading Background To Saatchi Exits Emerges
Jonathan Fenby resigned as editor of The Observer yesterday. Peter Preston, was moved from editor of The Guardian to become editor-in-chief of both of the group’s titles, with deputy editor John Price becoming acting editor of The Observer until a replacement is found.The company commented that “the changes would maximise the use of editorial talent… Continue reading Observer Editor Resigns
Green Flag, best known for National Breakdown, was finally confirmed as the new sponsor of the England football team yesterday in a £4m deal, which had been widely rumoured for some time.The package takes in logos on England’s training kit and tracksuits and the sponsorship of internationals at Wembley and runs through to the next… Continue reading England Team Sponsor Confirmed
Piccadilly Radio has retained the AM and FM licences for the Manchester area, effective from April 1996. There were no other applicants.The Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks licence has been awarded to Kent and Sussex Radio. There were four other applicants.Contact: Andrew Dean – 0892 661892
Alexis Thompson has been appointed head of promotions and sponsorship at London Radio, replacing Keith Belcher. London Radio represents London News 97.3FM and London News Talk 1152 AM.London News is also said to be pursuing Andrew Neil, who has already turned down opportunities to host his own show on Talk Radio and on the BBC’s… Continue reading London Radio Appointment
A new 15-minute radio programme will be broadcast on stations across the South of England from later this month, based on the Guardian’s entertainment supplement The Guide, and presented by Katie Puckrick.
The Children’s Channel, which has been carrying the name TCC on-air since last September, formally becomes TCC from Monday next (January 16th).
The first round of the Thursday night sitcom battle went to the BBC last week, according to unofficial estimates. The programmes are shown at 2030-2100. BBC: Down To Earth (Richard Briers) – 11.3m ITV: Outside Edge – 8.6m
… BBJ Media Services are appointing Andrew Hearnshaw, formerly of BMP, as Planning Director and Group Account Director on the Bass and Buena Vista Home Video businesses. Clare Bugler (ex Zenith) and Tim Elton (ex Leo Burnetts) also join the company as Account Directors working on VAG accounts.… Sharon Catt, formerly media manager at Lansdown… Continue reading Appointments
9.30am – Shares 97p down 10.5p. Saatchi and Saatchi advertising were dealt a further, if somewhat expected, blow late yesterday when both Mirror Group Newspapers and British Airways pulled out of the agency – the accounts were estimated to be worth around £120m. Dixons (worth £40m) looks set to follow in their footsteps.Maurice Saatchi has… Continue reading BA & MGN Move Out Of Saatchi
