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Haim Saban, the US media investor, plans to make a second attempt to acquire the assets of the indebted Kirch media empire, according to new reports. Just six weeks after opting out of a €2 billion deal (see Kirch TV Deal Hits The Rocks), Saban has apparently returned with a reduced bid for KirchMedia. He… Continue reading Saban Back In For KirchMedia

For years advertisers have been striving to target socially active 18-25 year olds, but with this demographic spending less time on the sofa and more time out on the town, Rick Weir, marketing director of Hi-Tech Solutions, explains that advertisers need to turn to bars and clubs to get their message across.Most of us are… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Bar-Room Branding

Sales of smart phones the UK have increased by almost 250% since last year, with mobile users attracted by the new generation of handheld devices, including camera phones. The telecoms research firm Canalys reports that shipments of smart phones, including the Nokia 3650 and Sony Ericsson P800, totalled almost 1.7 million in the second quarter… Continue reading UK Consumers Wise Up To Smart Phones

Mediaedge:cia’s managing director, James Whitmore, has left the company and is to be replaced by Matt James, formerly managing director of Manning Gottlieb OMD.The move comes just months after Mediaedge:cia’s UK group chairman, Rob Norman, took control of the agency, following the departure of Fiona McAnena to become development director at parent company WPP’s marketing… Continue reading Mediaedge:cia Parts Ways With Managing Director

The text messaging phenomenon continued to grow in June, with an average of 55 million person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks per day, according to statistics from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The latest figure represents a solid increase on June 2002, when an average of 45 million text… Continue reading Text Messages Staying Up For The Summer

Emap’s Metro Radio has teamed up with wireless marketing company Flytxt to create a new campaign aimed to help build its SMS database and increase its number of listeners.The special promotion, entitled ‘Topless for Summer’, will invite listeners to text their details and listen to Brian Moore’s Breakfast Show to see if they have won… Continue reading Flytxt Teams With Emap For New Radio Promotion

The concept of on-demand television has remained tantalisingly out of reach of both consumers and telecoms operators for a good number of years now. Often hailed as a potential revolution in viewing habits and as a key source of new revenue for cable and telco companies, the video on-demand (VOD) sector has nevertheless so far… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Video On-Demand Remains On Hold

Ambient media group, HubAds, which pioneered advertising on the hubcaps of cars and lorries, is expanding into taxi advertising.The newly created group will focus on developing a specialist cab division to provide ad solutions across the UK. It will offer the complete range of taxi advertising formats, including graphic design and vinyl covers for seat-back… Continue reading HubAds Expands Into Taxi Advertising

The Financial Times has appointed Gill Hart to the position of marketing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.The role includes responsibility for all marketing strategy and activity in the EMEA region, which covers the FT newspaper and FT.com in the UK.Hart was previously marketing and operations director for the Financial Times… Continue reading FT Appoints Hart As Marketing Director For EMEA Region

United Business Media has added to its stable of construction magazines with the acquisition of Aprovia UK for £79 million.The deal will see Aprovia, which includes The Builder Group and Barbour Index, integrated into UBM’s CMP Information division. It was bought by venture capitalists Cinven, Carlyle and Apax from Vivendi Universal in June 2002.The Builder… Continue reading UBM Builds Up Portfolio With Aprovia Acquisition