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Emap has announced that it is trading in line with full-expectations, outperforming the market in its consumer magazine and radio divisions, with its business to business division expected to deliver strong underlying growth.The publishing body expects full-year revenues to rise by 8%, helped by a 5% increase in underlying revenues from UK consumer magazine advertising.In… Continue reading Emap Outperforms Consumer Magazine and Radio Market

The last 12 months have seen a plethora of buzzwords enter the media vocabulary, as the pace of new technology seemingly outstrips the industry’s ability to dream up appropriate names.Astroturfing, bluejacking, vlogging and podding might sound like the nocturnal activities of the sexually deranged, but are in fact the latest threats and opportunities facing traditional… Continue reading NewsLine Feature:Blogging On To User-Generated Content

Carling has announced plans to launch a major outdoor advertising campaign, promoting one of the biggest music events to hit London in 2006, “Carling Live 24”, using innovative 6-sheets with specific creatives that light up in sequences.The “Carling Live 24” campaign will use posters produced by EL International and outdoor agency Kinetic feature the call… Continue reading Carling Lights Up Major London Music Event

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced the sale of Aberdeen Journals Limited to Scottish publisher, D.C Thomson, for £105 million.Following the deal D.C Thomson will pay £27 million into DMGT’s pension scheme, with the payment giving Aberdeen Journals an enterprise value of £132 million.Aberdeen Journals reported operating profit of £8.1 million in the… Continue reading DMGT Sells Aberdeen Journals

GCap Media’s newest indie music station, Xfm Manchester, has signed its first sponsorship deal, with clothing giant Topman signing for the debut promotion.Backing the launch of its new flagship store at Manchester Arndale, Topman will become a partner with Xfm for coverage of its Access All April activity, comprising a month of gigs at intimate… Continue reading Xfm Manchester Secures Debut Sponsorship Deal

ITV drew an impressive audience with the terrestrial premier of the Pixar hit Ice Age, attracting an average of 5.54 million adults.The broadcaster retained its strong audience, with an average of 5.52 million adults staying tuned for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, dipping to an audience of just over four million for Celebrity Stars… Continue reading Ice Age Sees Success For ITV

Radio giant Chrysalis has this morning unveiled its expectations for the first fiscal half, stating that it should meet targets thanks to an “encouraging” period of trading for its flagship station, Heart 106.2.In a statement to the City, Chrysalis described a “challenging” market for radio advertising, but remains confident that it has “comfortably outperformed the… Continue reading Chrysalis Sees Forecasts On Target For First Half

Private equity houses Blackstone Group, Apax Partners and Goldman Sachs are preparing another bid for ITV, with the offer including a cash alternative.According to reports in the Times, the consortium of investors may abandon the bid if the proposed “cash sweetener” fails to win over the broadcasters board.If successful, the trio plans to install former… Continue reading Investor Consortium To Offer “Cash Sweetener” For ITV

Chrysalis has revealed its expectations for the first fiscal half, claiming that it should meet targets thanks to an “encouraging” period of trading for its flagship station, Heart 106.2. In a statement to the City, Chrysalis described a “challenging” market for radio advertising, but remains confident that it has “comfortably outperformed the market.” The broadcaster… Continue reading Chrysalis On Line To Meet Targets

United Business Media (UBM) has expanded its events business in China with the joint acquisition of a majority stake in the Guangzho Beauty Fair. The deal is being made with UBM’s CMP Asia division and its venture partner for Asian beauty events, BolognaFiere Group. The two companies are planning to launch a new event, Cosmoprof… Continue reading UBM Expands Events Business In China