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UK publishing group, Pearson UK is reportedly facing growing pressures to sell its flagship publication, The Financial Times, after it emerged that Terry Smith, a city broker. has held talks with trade buyers about a bid for the newspaper. Smith, who is in a legal battle with the Financial Times, is thought to have approached… Continue reading Pearson Under Pressure To Sell Financial Times

All traditional media face significant challenges as technology takes the lead, but on the face of it, radio is particularly well positioned to benefit from digital, internet and mobile extensions. Recently, Capital Radio has announced a formal initiative to offer advertisers mobile interactivity on spot advertising across all of its stations; Virgin was already doing… Continue reading Digital Radio Predicted To Benefit From New Technologies

ZenithOptimedia has upgraded its predictions for the advertising industry over the next three years, forecasting underlying growth to remain solid, despite the market slowing in 2005 after the sporting events and elections seen in 2004. Global advertising expenditure is estimated to enjoy growth of 5.4% in 2005, up from previous estimates of 5.0%, while 2006… Continue reading Advertising Market Forecast To Remain Solid

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), owners of the Daily Mail, has indicated that it may be interested in a takeover bid for the new radio giant GCap, of which it already owns 15%.The £700 million merger of Capital Radio and GWR has created GCap, which will officially be launched on May 9, making a… Continue reading Rumours Of DMGT Bid For GCap

Future Publishing has announced that its bid for Highbury House Communications has lapsed following an earlier announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that it would be referred to the Competition Commission before being given the all clear.The OFT’s decision to refer to the Competition Commission was made under the provisions of the Enterprise… Continue reading Future Drops Highbury Merger After OFT Referral

The BBC is to expand its podcasting operation to encompass some of its most high profile programmes and allow internet users to download much more of its radio output.The slew of newly enabled podcasts includes Radio 4’s flagship Today programme and selected Radio 1 speech content, taking the Corporation’s total number of podcasts to 22.Speaking… Continue reading BBC Expands Podcasting Trial To Determine Listener Tastes

The MediaTel.co.uk and MediaTel Group websites will sport a fresh new look from Monday, designed by our own Business Solutions team to unite our portfolio of products and showcase the company’s range of services.The new look ties MediaTel Group’s extensive catalogue of products together with a unified feel across their respective websites, while maintaining familiar… Continue reading New Look MediaTel.co.uk To Debut On Monday

The Media Research Group has announced its new committee for 2005/06, with new member Roger Gane of RSMB taking over the role of chair from Christina Hartley.Also new to the committee is Jo Rigby, group research director at OMD UK, who will take responsibility for the MRG’s time-intensive Education role, replacing Rosemary Taylor from RTA.Maintaining… Continue reading MRG Announces New Committee For 2005/06

Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s daily national newspapers saw a dip in circulation year on year during March, with the sector’s total declining by 3.7%. The downturn, caused by wide ranging declines in all but the Quality sector, was bucked only by compact titles, The Times and The Independent, with respective year on year rises of… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2005

United Business Media (UBM) has announced the sale of its market research arm, NOP World, to German company GfK Aktiengesellschaft for £383 million in cash. Earlier this year, UBM announced a review of strategic options for NOP World and a commitment that “if sold, the Board intends that UBM should return a substantial part of… Continue reading UBM Sells NOP To German Research Firm