Tim Schoonmaker, the Emap radio chief executive who resigned suddenly last week, is planning to team up with venture capital companies to bid for radio groups in the newly deregulated market place.Schoonmaker, who ran Emap’s radio and digital television operations, announced his intention to step down last week, in a move that caused surprised city… Continue reading Emap Radio Boss Linked To Venture Capital Groups
GMG Radio has appointed Clear Marketing to launch a cross-platform advertising campaign to promote the forthcoming launch of its new Smooth FM station.Smooth FM will go live on 2 March and will replace Jazz FM across the Northwest of England with a range of artists, such as Rod Stewart and Norah Jones, who have produced… Continue reading GMG Appoints Clear Marketing For Smooth FM Launch
Opus has announced that Phil Parkinson will take over from Dominic Barker as regional director of its Manchester-based division with immediate effect.Parkinson will step up from his previous role as team leader to oversee all revenue streams for the company outside of London. He will report directly to Peter Charlton, national sales director at Opus.Commenting… Continue reading Opus Appoints Parkinson As New Regional Director
Hachette Filipacchi has poached IPC’s Rita Lewis to become publishing director of its flagship women’s titles Red and B.Lewis, who takes up the position with immediate effect, will assume responsibility for driving forward the Red brand as it attempts to increase its circulation and looks to exploit opportunities in foreign markets.She will also work with… Continue reading Hachette Poaches IPC’s Lewis For Key Publishing Role
Encouraging sales of magazines should enable Future Network, the international publisher, to post an increase in revenues for 2003, the company said today. Future stated that trading patterns had remained positive in the final months of the year and annual turnover is expected to exceed that for 2002 by 11%. In a statement today, the… Continue reading Future Network Stays On Track
Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom).The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2. The penetration of… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003
Media and advertising organisations entered the New Year in a positive frame of mind following a number of encouraging pronouncements from doyens of the industry. Global adspend is predicted to grow by around 5% in 2004 with the US leading the way and Europe again showing signs of competitivemess. Definitive figures for last year will… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – December 2003
Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator.The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2.The penetration of digital television… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003
The US broadband audience grew by 27% between May and November 2003 as high-speed internet access became a desirable resource in American homes. Nielsen//NetRatings reports that 49.5 million, or 38% of all home internet users now access the web using broadband. The number is up from 39 million in May. Narrowband connections remained flat at… Continue reading US Broadband Population Approaches 50 Million
ISBA is calling on press advertisers to demand ‘verification of appearance’ following estimates that more than £550 million worth of newspaper and magazine ads do not appear as booked.The industry body’s Press Action Group has issued a special guidance note arguing that proof of appearance is a basic requirement that should be available on demand… Continue reading ISBA Urges Advertisers To Demand Proof Of Appearance
