Global Advertising giant Aegis suffered a 1.03% dip in week on week analysis, closing at 96˝p on Friday following the resignation of UK and Ireland chief executive, Mark Craze. The sudden departure marks the end of Craze’s fifteen year reign at the helm of the company, although he leaves on amicable terms and with the… Continue reading Sharewatch: Aegis Suffers After Losing UK Chief
The BBC has called on the Government to aid the development of a free-to-air digital satellite service to help make the transition from analogue to digital television as smooth as possible. The request was made in the Corporation’s first report on the digital switchover process, entitled Progress Towards Achieving Digital Switchover, which welcomes the opportunity… Continue reading BBC Calls For Free Digital Satellite Service
Television and internet giant Cable & Wireless saw a 2.30% rise yesterday, pushing the company’s share price up to 122źp as city bank ING upgraded the firm’s status to ‘buy’ and increased its price target to 165p from 142p.BSkyB also saw a rise, climbing by 0.22% to 694p following the company’s decision to auction off… Continue reading Sharewatch: Stock Upgrade Fuels Cable & Wireless Rise
The BBC appears to be on the brink of escaping unscathed from a wide-ranging Government investigation into the impact of the Corporation’s £111 million internet services on the commercial marketIt is understood that a review currently being conducted by being former Trinity Mirror chief executive, Philip Graf, into the BBC’s operations will be published within… Continue reading BBC To Emerge Unscathed From Online Review
ITV has completed its take-over of the recently rebranded ITV News Channel with the acquisition of NTL’s 35% stake in the rolling news operation.The channel currently enjoys an average audience of 2.4 million viewers every week and features a range of high-profile presenters including Mark Austin, Mary Nightingale, Alastair Stewart and Angela Rippon.The channel, available… Continue reading ITV Gains Complete Ownership Of News Channel
Emap has shut down The Face after failing to find a suitable buyer for the veteran style bible, which has been credited with helping to define the sounds and styles of the last three decades.The media group said it had received a number of approaches for the title from publishers and venture capitalists, but that… Continue reading Emap Closes Face After Failing To Find Buyer
GWR’s sales house Opus has restructured its senior management line-up with the promotion of Jane Earnshaw to the role of marketing manager.Earnshaw will assume responsibility for all business-to-business communications for Opus and its sales brands, which include Classic FM and The Mix. She replaces Alex Marks, who left earlier this year to join digital media… Continue reading Opus Reshuffle Sees Earnshaw Become Marketing Head
Times Newspapers has restructured its commercial division with a number of internal appointments designed to strengthen its sales capabilities.The shake-up will see Matthew Watkins promoted to the role of advertisement sales director, with responsibility for the Times and the Sunday Times. He will report directly to commercial director, Mike Gordon.The role of Times Online digital… Continue reading Times Newspapers Restructures Commercial Division
Wordwide book publisher Penguin has signed Viacom Outdoor’s Impact team to flood London Underground with fake dollar bills in a quirky ad campaign for Dave Eggars’ latest novel.The book, entitled You Shall Know Our Velocity, centres around two friends travelling the world to give away $38,000 and the campaign faithfully reflects the plot featuring six… Continue reading Penguin Books Viacom For Offbeat Ad Campaign
Nearly half of all UK Households now receive digital television and are prepared for the Government’s plan to switch of the existing analogue signal by the end of the decade, according to new research carried out by Ipsos-RSL.The research highlights the continued popularity of Freeview, which has pushed digital television penetration up by 7% since… Continue reading Half Of UK Homes Ready For Digital Switchover
