ITV Sales has secured Sherry brand Tio Pepe as the broadcast sponsor of its forthcoming Hell’s Kitchen series, which sees Gordon Ramsay employ a team of celebrities to work in his restaurant.The new live programme will see ten celebrities receive a week’s training before trying their luck in Ramsay’s new kitchen. Viewers will be able… Continue reading ITV Enters Hell’s Kitchen With Gordon Ramsay
ITV has announced plans to acquire SMG’s stake in GMTV for £31 million and is to bid for the remaining 25% of the breakfast broadcasting network, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company.The proposed buy-out is part of a wide-ranging deal that will also see ITV take-over the sale of SMG’s national television airtime… Continue reading ITV To Acquire SMG’s Stake In GMTV For £31 Million
The Daily Mail & General Trust’s bid to take control of the Telegraph titles has been thrown into doubt following a split with private equity house Cinven, leaving the newspaper group to search for another partner before the impending deadline for completed bids.The relationship between DMGT and Cinven is believed to have broken down over… Continue reading Daily Mail Drops Cinven As Partner For Telegraph Bid
Commercial radio company Chrysalis today announced it is on track to deliver strong earnings growth over the next few years as operating profit for the last six months trebled to £3.7 million.Radio revenues for the period ending 29 February were up by 23% to £33.3 million, growth continued in March and April when revenues increased… Continue reading Chrysalis Sees Profits Treble In Last Six Months
Many radio groups saw a dip in share price last week following the publication of latest RAJAR data for the first quarter of 2004. Chrysalis saw the largest fall, slipping 6.85% week on week to close at 204p> Meanwhile, rival Capital dipped by 1.89% during the same period to rest at 466p.Johnny Vaughan recently took… Continue reading Sharewatch: Major Radio Groups Remain In Focus
ITV has announced plans to acquire SMG’s stake in GMTV for £31 million and is to bid for the remaining 25% of the breakfast broadcasting network, which is owned by Walt Disney Company. The proposed buy-out is part of a wide-ranging deal that will also see ITV take-over the sale of SMG’s national television airtime… Continue reading ITV To Acquire SMG’s Stake In GMTV For £31 Million
GWR is investing £1 million in a cross-media advertising campaign to promote Classic FM after the latest RAJAR figures revealed that more than 6.5 million people now tune in to the station each week.The campaign, which is the first of its kind in the station’s history, will target around 10 million people with a range… Continue reading Classic FM Invests £1 Million In Cross-Media Campaign
Record producer and radio broadcaster, Chrysalis, today announced that they are on track to deliver strong earnings growth over the next few years as operating profit for the last six months has trebled to £3.7 million. Radio revenues for the period ending 29th February, were up by 23% to £33.3 million; growth continued in March… Continue reading Chrysalis Profits Treble For Past Six Months
Giant poster firm Megaposter has secured mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson to launch a campaign to promote the launch of its new T630 cameraphone.The large format billboard featuring the phone has been erected on Shoreditch High Street to maximise exposure to the area’s clubbing and drinking district, frequented regularly by the young, style-conscious Londoners that… Continue reading Megaposter Signs Sony For Shoreditch Site
Voice-over-internet telephony (VoIP) equipment is expected to grow by 48% to $4.9 billion by the end of 2004, according to a new report from eMarketer. The VoIP: Spending and Trends report shows that by the end of 2007, this market is expected to grow rapidly and total equipment spend to reach $15.1 billion. The report… Continue reading VoIP Market To Grow By 48% In 2004
