The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a controversial advertising campaign for Barnardo’s after almost five hundred people complained that it was offensive, shocking and unduly distressing.The campaign featured computer generated photographs of a new born baby with a cockroach crawling out of his mouth, another featured a baby with a syringe in its mouth and… Continue reading ASA Bans Barnardo’s Child Poverty Campaign
Possible mergers and acquisitions activity dominated market sentiment yesterday. Emap was seen in the spotlight, down 1.61%, on rumours that it is to acquire television and radio group SMG, which rose 4.16% on the speculation.It is understood Emap is keen to expand its digital presence and is particularly interested in SMG’s Virgin brand.Elsewhere, GWR group… Continue reading Sharewatch: Acquisition Rumours Dominate Media Stocks
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RAJAR has announced that former Evening Standard boss, Sally De La Bedoyere, will take-over from Jane O’Hara as managing director of the audience measurement body early next year.De La Bedoyere has been working as a media consultant since she stepped down from her role as managing director of the Evening Standard last September, after seventeen… Continue reading Former Evening Standard Boss Appointed To Head RAJAR
Emap Advertising and Carat have secured a deal that will see Burger King become the sole fast food brand to advertise on The Hits music channel throughout 2004.The deal represents the first time that category specific advertising has been used on a UK television channel and includes the potential for sponsorship, promotions, text message and… Continue reading Emap Bags Burger King For Exclusive TV Deal
Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group has welcomed news that Transport For London is to become the first major radio advertiser to use the GfK’s wristwatch audience measurement system to plan a campaign.It is understood that the public sector transport group will test GfK’s fledgling Broadcast Media Survey against officially sanctioned RAJAR data for planning an extensive… Continue reading Major Radio Advertiser To Test GfK Survey Against RAJAR
The Periodical Publishers Association is this week launching its biggest ever marketing campaign in an attempt to increase the consumer magazine industry’s share of the UK advertising market.Publishers such as IPC Media, Emap and National Magazine Company have invested around £5 million in the initiative, which is designed to persuade existing television advertisers to switch… Continue reading Magazine Industry Launches Offensive To Lure Advertisers
Broadband Britain is rapidly becoming a reality with the latest figures showing that the number of UK households and small businesses with a high-speed internet connection has passed the key 3 million milestone.Research published today by communications watchdog Oftel show that broadband adoption rates are now running at record levels, with more than 40,000 households… Continue reading UK Broadband Connections Pass Key 3 Million Mark
Commercial radio received a further boost today with news that it has secured a 7% share of display advertising for the first time.The latest figures from the Advertising Association show that investment in radio advertising including sponsorship and promotions increased by 6.3% in the three months to September, compared to growth of just 0.2% for… Continue reading Radio Secures Record Share Of Display Advertising
The Independent claims that News International’s decision to launch a second tabloid broadsheet in the form of the new compact Times has had little effect on its circulation.The paper’s editor, Simon Kelner, said the tabloid Times had not eaten into sales, despite appearing on news-stands just weeks after The Independent became the first to launch… Continue reading Independent Claims Tabloid Times Has Not Effected Sales
