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Derek Harbinson, editor of Maxim, is to leave the role after just over a year in the hot-seat.Harbinson, former editor of Loaded and deputy editor of Nuts, was appointed editor of the Dennis Publishing title last July, taking over from Greg Gutfield.Like most of the magazines in the ever decreasing men’s sector, Maxim has seen… Continue reading Maxim Editor Steps Down

Andy Barnes, sales director at Channel 4, has been confirmed as a panelist at the forthcoming MediaTel Group full-day seminar on the Future Of Television.Barnes will be taking part in the morning session alongside industry luminaries Jim Marshall, chairman of Starcom Mediavest Group; Mark Howe, country director, UK sales at Google and media journalist Ray… Continue reading Channel 4’s Barnes Confirmed For Television Seminar

Last week, SMG confirmed that it is selling its outdoor advertising division, Primesight, to private equity firm GMT Communications Partners for up to £62 million.SMG added that its television and cinema advertising divisions and Virgin Radio continue to trade in line with the board’s expectations for the current financial year (Full Story).Emap released a statement… Continue reading Media In The City: SMG Confirms Primesight Sale

SMG is believed to be delaying the floatation of Virgin Radio following the departure of chief executive Paul Jackson to GCap Media. Richard Huntingford, Virgin’s new chairman, said that an initial public offer could not go ahead without a chief executive. SMG hopes to raise around £85 million from the initial public offering, to reduce… Continue reading SMG Could Delay Virgin Radio Floatation

Total advertising expenditures at US newspaper companies were $11.3 billion for the second quarter of 2007, an 8.6% decrease from the same period a year earlier, according to new figures from the Newspaper Advertising Association (NAA). Spending for print ads in newspapers totaled $10.5 billion, down 10.2% versus the same period a year earlier. Advertising… Continue reading US Newspaper Adspend Declines

August saw the release of a new forecast from OPera Media which predicted that a continuation of strong increases in online search and classifieds will see UK adspend increase by 3.3% this year. OPera added that it expects television revenues to remain static year on year, whilst newspaper circulations will continue to drop in 2007… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – August 2007

The Sun is to cut its price from 35p to 20p in London and the south-east from Monday, in a move aimed at keeping the title’s sales above three million copies a day.However, circulation revenue is likely to be badly affected, with London and the south-east accounting for about 20% of the Sun‘s sales, said… Continue reading The Sun Gets South-East Price Cut

News Corporation and NBC Universal will launch the beta version of their video website Hulu in October, although no date has been given for a formal release.Hulu, which was originally announced in March under the name Newsite, will feature programmes from the two companies’ back catalogues including Heroes, 24 and The Simpsons, as well as… Continue reading News Corp Reveals Video Website Name

SMG is selling Primesight, its outdoor advertising division, for up to £62 million to a private equity firm. In a statement released today, SMG said that the GMT Communications Partners deal represents a clear uplift on previous offers. Rob Woodward, chief executive of SMG, said: “This is a good price for the business and clearly… Continue reading SMG Confirms Primesight Sale

A new report estimates that 84% of the US population, including consumer, business and double users, will have mobile phones by the end of 2007, with this percentage surging past 100% by 2013. The study from SNL Kagan shows that US cell phone subscriptions will grow at a rate of about 3% per year over… Continue reading 84% Of US Population To Have Mobile Phones By End Of 2007