JCDecaux is expanding its Premiere brand with a new range of giant poster sites to provide maximum impact for outdoor advertisers.The new giant portrait format will eventually be available at more than four hundred sites and will measure 450 square foot in total.The network will initially consist of five sites across high impact locations in… Continue reading JCDecaux Extends Premiere Brand With Giant Sites
BARB has announced that Bjarne Thelin, director of planning at Carlton Television, will replace Caroline McDevitt as chief executive of the audience research body early next year.McDevitt, who has held the chief executive’s position for five years, announced she was standing down in July, after overseeing the implementation of a new television audience measurement system… Continue reading BARB Appoints Thelin As New Chief Executive
Emap’s flagship music title Q is launching a special mini-magazine and compilation CD for sale in Virgin Megastores.The mini-magazine, entitled Q Sounds, will have a cover price of £3.99 and will feature a CD of sampler showcases from a variety of current album releases. The spin-off title will contain 64 pages of reviews, interviews and… Continue reading Emap Launches New Mini Version Of Q Magazine
Carlton Communications has defied calls from a powerful group of institutional shareholders for Michael Green to be removed as chairman of the newly merged ITV by noon tomorrow.The broadcaster has confirmed that it has received requests from a coalition representing more than a third of the combined ITV’s shareholders for Green to immediately relinquish his… Continue reading Carlton Defies Shareholders Over Calls To Oust Green
ITV scored a ratings victory on the weekend with the England rugby team’s crucial match against South Africa attracting a peak audience of more than 6 million viewers.Saturday’s game, which saw England defeat the Springboks by 25 points to 6, averaged 5.3 million viewers and secured a 53.2% share of the available audience for ITV1,… Continue reading Over 6 Million Tune Into ITV1 For England Rugby
Film studios are inclined to regard the web with suspicion on the basis that illegal file sharing threatens to erode revenues across the industry. However, a new report from Informa Media Group claims that piracy will only have a limited impact on sales and Hollywood will ultimately gain from internet services.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Price… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Web An Opportunity For Movie Business
Carlton Communications has defied calls from a powerful group of institutional shareholders for Michael Green to be removed as chairman of the newly merged ITV by noon tomorrow. The broadcaster has confirmed that it has received requests from a coalition representing more than a third of the combined ITV’s shareholders for Green to immediately relinquish… Continue reading Carlton Defies Shareholders Over Calls To Oust Green
Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc is close to securing a $15 million cash injection from private equity group Bain Capital, according to weekend reports. The Observer claims that the companies are in exclusive negotiations that should see Bain acquiring a holding in the next month. As yet, neither party has commented on the supposed deal but… Continue reading Hollinger To Get Help With Debt Relief
The Competition Commission has approved the purchase of thirteen Independent News & Media titles in the Greater London area by Newsquest but has blocked the transfer of eight others, the Department of Trade & Industry revealed today. Earlier this year, INM agreed to sell its entire portfolio of regional newspapers to US-owned Newsquest for £60… Continue reading Commission Agrees To Partial Sale Of INM Regionals
The merged ITV is to retain control of the two film businesses owned by Carlton Communications, according to press reports today. The Financial Times claims that Granada and Carlton have agreed to keep the latter’s cinema advertising business and its interests in Thomson Multimedia when their £4.2 billion merger is complete. Carlton Screen Advertising sells… Continue reading ITV To Keep Carlton Film Assets Following Merger
