Hachette Filipacchi has strengthened its senior management line-up with the appointment of Simon Bell as marketing director and Sarah Vickery as business development director.Bell, who takes up his position at the beginning of September, joins from the Sky Digital’s Music Choice, where he was joint director of music and marketing. He has over 16 years… Continue reading Hachette Rings In Bell As New Marketing Director
Chrysalis was seen in focus yesterday, down 0.71% after confirming the sale of its television assets to a group of former ITV executives (see Chrysalis Makes £45m TV Sale To Former ITV Heads).Capital was also in the spotlight, up 4% after RAJAR listening figures for the second quarter of 2003 came in above analysts expectations.Broader… Continue reading Sharewatch: Chrysalis Falls Following Sale Of TV Arm
The downturn in the global recording industry and the current lack of legitimate download services have prompted Jupiter Research to cut its forecast for online music spending. It is estimated that internet music sales will total $3.3 billion in 2008, equivalent to 26% of all US music spending.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Multichannel Passes ITV1 In… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Online Music Market Growing Slowly
Pigs aren’t seen flying over West London too often, but yesterday they were regularly buzzing the Old Actonians cricket ground as an MRG XI pipped BMRB in a match of several twists and turns.Champagne moments included Nick Hiddleston’s balletic attempt to take an early catch as the ball passed by many yards away; Rob Laurence’s… Continue reading MRG Edge Home In Game Of Twists, Turns And Flying Pigs
Revenues at Vivendi Universal fell by 14% in the three months to June, raising doubts about the price tag put on the company’s US entertainment unit. Turnover was down to €6.10 billion from €7.08 billion in the the second quarter last year, with the decline blamed on asset disposals and the falling value of the… Continue reading Vivendi Reports Sharp Revenue Drop
The increasing popularity of Freeview is helping to boost the share of viewing for digital and cable-only channels, according to the latest Trends In Television report from the IPA.The figures show that non-terrestrial broadcasters are gaining ground in the battle for ratings, with their combined share of viewing rising to almost 24% in the second… Continue reading Freeview Helps Boost Multi-Channel Viewing
After months of twists and turns the saga of WPP’s £266 million takeover of Cordiant Communications finally closed today, as the deal was formally completed this morning. The takeover was approved by shareholders earlier this month, although rebel stakeholder, Active Value, succeeded in removing Cordiant’s chief executive, chairman and finance director from the board (see… Continue reading WPP Completes Cordiant Acquisition
Big Brother has long been heralded as Channel 4’s cash cow and is undoubtedly its biggest TV event of the year, providing advertisers with highly sought after access to the elusive 16 to 34 year-old audience. However, the fourth series of the reality TV extravaganza failed to hit the highs achieved in previous years and… Continue reading What’s The Big Deal About Big Brother?
Highbury Housee Communications shareholders have approved the group’s £32 million acquisition of video game magazine publisher, Paragon Publishing (see Highbury House To Buy Paragon Publishing For £32m). Highbury says that the deal will create one of the UK’s leading special interest consumer publishers and the third largest publicly-quoted consumer magazine publishing group. As part of… Continue reading Shareholders Approve Highbury’s £32m Paragon Acquisition
French advertising and marketing giant Havas has confirmed that it is to undergo major reorganisation as it seeks to boost revenues in “challenging” market conditions. Havas, the world’s sixth-largest advertising group, said today that revenues had fallen by 19% to €836 million in the first half. This was attributed mainly to the recent rise in… Continue reading Havas Takes Steps To Reverse Sales Decline
