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Magazine publisher, Highbury House Communications has relaunched all three of its home interest titles, with Real Homes, Inspirations and Home receiving a face lift in their April issues.Commenting on the relaunch, Mark Simpson, Highbury House chief executive said: “We are currently No.3 in the home interest market and plan to become an even bigger player… Continue reading Highbury Revamps Home Interest Titles

Flextech-owned games channel, Challenge, has signed two exclusive agreements with Camelot to provide coverage of the National Lottery Daily Play Live Draw and a series of mini-programmes scheduled across the channel during peak times.The move will mark the first television broadcast of the Daily Play draw, with Challenge broadcasting the event six days a week… Continue reading Ad-Funded TV Sees Challenge Provide Lottery Coverage

Global advertising company, WPP has announced a 15% increase in profits for 2004 to £546 million, reflecting the continued recovery of the advertising market.The second largest advertising company in the world, reported that revenue was up almost 5% to £4.3 million for last year, and that diluted earnings per share rose by over 11% to… Continue reading WPP Sees Profits Rise As Market Recovers

Jeff Henry, UK chief executive of Hallmark TV, has left the channel after its purchase by a conglomerate group led by former chief executive of Five, David Elstein.The deal, said to be worth £127 million, saw private equity groups 3i and Providence Equity Partners back Elstein’s acquisition of the Hallmark Channel’s international operations earlier this… Continue reading Hallmark Loses Chief Exec Following Elstein Takeover

Global advertising company, WPP has announced a 15% increase in profits for 2004 to £546 million, reflecting the continued recovery of the advertising market. The second largest advertising company in the world, reported that revenue was up almost 5% to £4.3 million for last year, and that diluted earnings per share rose by over 11%… Continue reading WPP Reports Good 2004

Publishing and media group, United Business Media (UBM), has reported an increase in profit of 36.9 % up to £141.4 million for the financial year ending 31 December 2004. The group saw growth across all sections, with turnover up 8.4% to £809.6 million and operating profit up by 33.1% to £132.3 million. UBM’s operating margin… Continue reading UBM Reveals Strong Profits For 2004

Jeff Henry, UK chief executive of Hallmark TV has reportedly left the channel after its purchase by a conglomerate group, led by former chief executive of Five, David Elstein. The deal, said to be worth £127 million, saw private equity groups 3i and Providence Equity Partners back Elstein’s acquisition of the Hallmark Channels international operations… Continue reading Chief Executive Leaves Hallmark TV

ITV shareholders have ruled out the possibility of involvement in breaking up Scottish Media Group (SMG), damaging Lord Alli’s proposed takeover bid of Virgin Radio for private equity company 3i. Lord Alli had hoped to win support from ITV shareholders in his bid for Virgin, after the Glasgow-based media group had rejected his previous offers… Continue reading ITV Rules Out Helping Alli Buy Virgin

Media owners are missing out on a huge opportunity to interact and talk to consumers on the internet, according to Adam Freeman, head of commercial development at Guardian Unlimited. Speaking at Admap and the World Advertising Research Centre’s Sponsorship and Marketing Conference in London yesterday, Freeman pointed out the benefits of this vast medium for… Continue reading The Rise Of Online Sponsorship

Outspoken Wireless Group chairman and chief executive, Kelvin MacKenzie, has reignited his war of words with radio audience measurement body RAJAR, challenging it to admit its current diary system of measuring radio listenership under-reports his company’s talkSPORT station’s audience.Last year saw the radio boss and former Sun editor face RAJAR in the High Court over… Continue reading MacKenzie Reissues Audience Figure Challenge To RAJAR