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The international specialist consumer magazine group, Future Network, has today revealed that revenue for the first five months of 2004 is up by 8%, fuelled by growth in Europe and the United States.The trading update, issued prior to the interim results due on 14 September 2004, shows that mainland Europe outperformed all other regions, growing… Continue reading UK Lags Behind Europe And US Growth For Future

MegaPoster has secured car manufacturer Mitsubishi to launch its new Colt model with a national giant banner campaign featuring two of the company’s prime sites in Birmingham and London.The two sites will spearhead a five-banner campaign that will run throughout July and August instead of the normal one month poster period. The creative will feature… Continue reading MegaPoster Drives Expansion With Mitsubishi Campaign

Channel 4’s decision to appoint Andy Duncan, former BBC director of marketing, communications and audiences, as its new chief executive has received a warm welcome from broadcasters, agencies and advertisers.Former BBC director general, Greg Dyke, claimed that Duncan one of his best appointments during his reign at the Corporation. He said: “He was one of… Continue reading New Channel 4 Chief Executive Receives Warm Welcome

Following a tough few months for national radio advertising in the United States, Merrill Lynch has once again revised downwards its US radio industry growth forecast. Due to continued declining national advertising radio spend and slightly higher local radio revenue, Merrill Lynch has adjusted its 2004 forecast to just 3.8% from 5.6%. Although, things are… Continue reading US Radio Forecasts Lowered Again

Disgraced newspaper baron Lord Conrad Black has launched his legal bid to block the £665 million sale of the Daily Telegraph and its sister publications to the reclusive Barclay brothers.Lord Black’s Hollinger Inc announced last night that it had filed a complaint with a Delaware court demanding a shareholder vote that would effectively give it… Continue reading Black Launches Legal Bid To Scupper Telegraph Sale

The BBC has announced a partnership with Lyons Cakes to create an on-pack promotion offering readers a £10,000 makeover in the first promotion of its kind for the magazine.The promotion will run from today until the end of August, featuring across a range of the company’s confectionary, from treacle tarts to the french sandwich.Commenting on… Continue reading BBC Tempts Gardeners With Cake Competition

Emap Advertising and MediaCom have secured a bespoke cross-media campaign with Electronic Arts to promote the launch of the new Need For Speed Underground 2 computer game across its range of Max Power branded media.The promotional activity launches in this month’s Max Power magazine and runs across its online, SMS and live event platforms. It… Continue reading Max Power And Electronic Arts Feel The Need For Speed

Channel 4’s newly appointed chief executive Andy Duncan has stated that the broadcaster could survive in the increasingly competitive multi-channel market without needing to change its current strategy or adapt its output.Speaking at his first press conference as Channel 4 chief executive, Duncan responded to questions over the broadcaster’s future strategy and his plans while… Continue reading Duncan: Channel 4 Could Survive Digital Future As It Is

Internet search operator Ask Jeeves has struck a partnership with shopping search engine Kelkoo to create a product search facility to add to its portfolio of existing search tools.The new product search service allows easier searching of shopping websites and categories as well as being able to search for products by feature or price. The… Continue reading Ask Jeeves Creates Shopping Tool With Kelkoo

IPC Media’s Web User magazine has launched a digital spin-off publication, called Downloaded, which will be distributed electronically for £1.20 per issue plus VAT.The new title is essentially a listings guide, keeping readers informed of the latest additions to the web and the best downloads and where to find them. The title takes advantage of… Continue reading IPC’s Web User Launches Digital Spin-Off Magazine