WPP has acquired a 49.9% stake in Clemmow Hornby Inge (CHI) after the marketing services company broke off talks with Havas. Although no figure for the deal was disclosed, it is rumoured in the trade press to be in the region of £15 million-£20 million. Vincent Bolloré, chairman of Havas, said in February that he… Continue reading WPP Acquires Stake In CHI
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Google has signed a multi-year agreement with Clear Channel which enables the search engine giant to sell a guaranteed portion of 30 second advertising inventory available on more that 675 of Clear Channel’s AM/FM stations. across the US. The agreement will see Google Audio Ads advertisers receive national distribution, enabling them to reach specific audiences… Continue reading Google Signs US Radio Ad Agreement With Clear Channel
A new report claims that the UK’s current and planned broadband infrastructure may not meet the future needs of the most intensive users and could harm the UK’s competitiveness. The report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) says that the UK could be left behind as several key competitor nations are in the process of… Continue reading Challenges Ahead For UK Broadband
IPTV subscriber numbers in Europe and Asia are continuing to grow, and will reach 63.3 million by 2011, according to the new MRG report IPTV Global Forecast. MRG says that driving the market’s successful growth in the past 6 months is fast growth in Europe, especially France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Eastern Europe; in Asia,… Continue reading IPTV Subscriber Numbers Continue To Grow
Video games have evolved dramatically since the days of Pong and Space Invaders, as has the advertising contained within the formats. Kieron Matthews, head of marketing at the Internet Advertising Bureau, examines the rise of the media and its potentially massive benefits for advertisers…Video games have come of age in the past 10 years. Many… Continue reading Press Space Bar To Begin
The national commercial digital radio network operator, Digital One, has announced plans for ten new transmitters.Digital One says that the project will result in the UK digital radio network extending to 90% of the British population.This will be acheived by adding sites in the Scottish Borders, Cumbria, the the Yorkshire Coast, Derbyshire and the South… Continue reading Digital One Reveals Plan For New Transmitters
A new report claims that the UK’s current and planned broadband infrastructure may not meet the future needs of the most intensive users and could harm the UK’s competitiveness.The report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) says that the UK could be left behind as several key competitor nations are in the process of deploying… Continue reading Challenges Ahead For UK Broadband
Westminster Council has told Associated Newspapers and News International that it will ban their afternoon freepapers, the London Lite and thelondonpaper if the companies cannot reach an agreement on the cost of recycling.The council says that free newspapers generate three to four tonnes of waste every day and it wants the publishers to contribute to… Continue reading Council Could Ban Freesheets
Radio groups will be granted greater freedom in what they broadcast and the number of stations they are permitted to own, according to communications watchdog Ofcom, which today published its consultation on the future of radio.Other findings from the report indicate that AM radio could be switched off in two years, whilst the regulation of… Continue reading Ofcom Outlines Its Future Vision For Radio
IPC Southbank has poached Julie Stuckes from Future Publishing, appointing her to the position of digital development director.Previously head of new media operations at Future Publishing, Stuckes has a wealth of experience in digital media, including a period at the University of Bath where she managed multiple development teams within the research community.“Julie will be… Continue reading Digital Media Specialist Heads To IPC From Future
