CBS Outdoor has poached Anthony Waithe as head of research from rival Titan Outdoor. Waithe will report to Steve Cox, CBS Outdoor’s strategic planning director, and will lead a four-strong research team to deliver detailed audience research to support the sales division.Waithe will also be tasked with delivering research insights that highlight the role of… Continue reading Titan Head Of Research Jumps Ship To CBS Outdoor
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As today marks the expansion of the Congestion Charging zone in central London, CBS Outdoor has said the move will substantially increase Outdoor audience growth.The company, formally Viacom Outdoor (see Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year), has brought together a number of data sources to assess the predicted change in public transport usage in… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Audience Set To Grow In London
CBS Outdoor has won £13.5 million worth of business from Titan Outdoor following a series of advertising contract wins, including a five-year contract with train operating company Northern Rail.CBS Outdoor, which was recently rebranded from Viacom Outdoor (see Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year), will from next week market and manage advertising sites at… Continue reading CBS Outdoor Takes Rail Business From Titan
Titan Worldwide has won the outdoor contract for New York’s bus and rail network, worth $823 million (£419 million).New York’s bus and rail transport network is the largest in North America and carries 1 billion passengers each year.Titan, who won the business from CBS Outdoor, will begin running the business in January for a period… Continue reading Titan Worldwide Wins New York Transport Contract
Outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has taken the £5 million advertising contract for panels on 50,000 BT phone boxes across the UK from rival Clear Channel.“This is a great opportunity to market a product that has universal penetration and is an integral part of the cityscape,” said Jeremy Male, UK chief executive at JCDecaux. “It is… Continue reading JCDecaux Takes £5 Million Contract From Clear Channel
Titan Outdoor will switch its news content on its national ‘Transvision’ digital outdoor network of screens from the BBC to Sky News, giving Sky News an additional audience of around three million people each week.The BBC has broadcast on the Outdoor company’s 17 huge screens in Network Rail termini across the UK since 2003, and… Continue reading Titan Outdoor Swaps BBC For Sky News
In a deal valued at £2.7 million, London Underground is offering one advertiser a chance to own London with a 2-year sponsorship of Harry Beck’s iconic London Underground map.The sponsorship, the largest of its kind, is also the only opportunity to sponsor a London Underground branded property on this scale.The new sponsorship will run from… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Offers Tube Maps Sponsorship
Phil Quartly, who left UTV Radio as commercial director after just six months in the role, has joined JCDecaux as head of sales.Quartly left UTV last week after joining the radio broadcaster from Emap (see Former SIRS Boss Joins UTV Radio As Commercial Head), and taking on a range of repsonsibilities across the flagship station… Continue reading Quartly Joins JCDecaux As Head Of Sales
JCDecaux, which handles Tesco’s advertising, is to fit backlit advertising panels in the supermarket giant’s Metro shops, creating the first in-store poster network at a UK supermarket chain.According to reports in the trade press, the poster network will be launched with GlaxoSmithKline’s Lucozade as the first advertiser. The double sided panels which will be used… Continue reading JCDecaux To Launch In-Store Poster Network For Tesco
Beer brand heineken is to take over all advertising opportunities at Cardiff Central station from today, tying in with its sponsorship of the European Rugby/Heineken Cup to capitalise on the arrival of thousands of sports fans to the city.The takeover will see Heineken and Heineken Cup images placed throughout the station, with Heineken securing advertising… Continue reading Viacom Brokers Station Takeover For Heineken Rugby