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Paris based advertising group, Havas, has continued its turnaround which began in the first quarter of 2004, both in terms of organic growth and Net New Business, revealing a growth of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2005, double what it achieved in the same period of 2004.Havas attributed this strong increase to the performance… Continue reading Havas Continues Strong Performance

Virgin Radio confirmed to NewsLine today that sales director Lee Roberts has left the station by mutual agreement.This comes weeks after the appointment of a new chief executive Fru Hazlitt, who joined from Yahoo, where she had been managing director, having previously been head of sales at Capital Radio (see SMG Strengthens Hold Over Virgin… Continue reading Sales Director Roberts Leaves Virgin

Paris based advertising group, Havas, has continued its turnaround which began in the first quarter of 2004, both in terms of organic growth and Net New Business, revealing a growth of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2005, double what it achieved in the same period of 2004. Havas attributed this strong increase to the… Continue reading Havas Continues Strong Performance

Carat, the world’s largest independent media agency network, has forecast global advertising expenditure growth to be 4.9% in 2005, approximately in line with its previous estimation in September of 5.0% (see US Online Ad and Marketing Spend To Reach $14.7 Billion in 2005). The media agency attributes its slight revision to the price of oil,… Continue reading Carat Predicts Global Adpsend Growth Of 4.9% In 2005

Less than a third of UK consumers have heard of the term “digital switchover” with a significant proportion not knowing where to turn to for advice, according to media watchdog Ofcom’s new Consumer Panel Study. The research showed that out of more than 2,500 consumers surveyed, just 10% said they were aware of the digital… Continue reading UK Public Unaware Of Impending Digital Switchover

Channel 4 has announced the launch of its new music strand, E4 Music Zone, acting as a test bed for the latest interactive techniques and signalling the broadcasters increased commitment to music across all of its platforms. The zone will be broadcast from 6am to 2pm daily, resulting in E4 being available to viewers 24… Continue reading Channel 4 Tests Interactivity Through Music Offering

The National Readership Survey (NRS) has announced plans to “investigate options for change” within the surveys’s methodology, as well as extending the scope of information that it delivers to the UK media industry.The research represents the first step in a long term programme investigating three important areas of NRS activity. The possibility of aligning NRS… Continue reading NRS To Investigate Options For Change

Outdoor advertising giant, Viacom Outdoor has appointed former Opus sales chief, Peter Charlton as its new sales director replacing Laura Doughty and joining the company’s senior management.Reporting to joint managing director, Tim Bleakley, the move will see Charlton fill Doughty’s shoes following her exit in March to work on Labour’s election campaign.Reports today suggest that… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Raids GWR For Sales Chief

Ellis Watson, managing director of Trinity Mirror’s nationals division, has announced he is to leave the business to return home to Scotland, after joining the company as general manager in 2003.Ellis was appointed managing director of the publisher’s nationals division in May last year, holding responsibility for both UK and Scottish national titles.The newspaper boss… Continue reading Trinity Loses National Managing Director

Media group Chrysalis has revealed a dramatic drop in its profits for the first half of the financial year, attributing the decline to falling audiences and a difficult period of trading in its books division.The results show group turnover to have dropped to £78.4 million for the six months ended 28 February 2005, compared to… Continue reading Chrysalis Reveals Drop In First Half Profits