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Lad’s mag pioneer James Brown is stepping down as director of I Feel Good Publishing following its recent sale to Dennis Publishing. The former Loaded and GQ editor has resigned from the company’s board along with fellow directors, Christopher Akers and Rodger Sargent, just weeks after selling I Feel Good Publishing to Felix Dennis-owned Choice… Continue reading Lad’s Mag Pioneer Turns His Back On I Feel Good

The saga of troubled advertising group, Cordiant Communications, has taken another turn today, as majority shareholder, Active Value, succeeded in gaining control of more than one quarter of the group’s shares.Active Value has been busily snatching up Cordiant shares over the last few weeks and today acquired a further 2.5 million, taking its holding to… Continue reading Active Value Takes 25% Of Cordiant Shares

US advertising spend is forecast to grow by 4.3% this year to reach $124.7 billion, according to a new set of figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. Unveiling its mid-year AdWatch: Outlook 2003 report at a conference in New York yesterday, the group upgraded its January prediction of 3.3% growth for the full-year. “The first quarter… Continue reading TNS/CMR Upgrades US 2003 Ad Growth To 4.3%

Granada Enterprises has secured bookmaker, Betfred, to sponsor ITV1’s regional Soccer Sunday throughout the 2003 and 2004 season.The six-figure deal will see Betfred branding and sponsorship credits appear throughout the weekly regional sports programme, which features football action from local Nationwide League clubs, alongside news and views on the top football stories of the week.The… Continue reading Granada Secures Betfred To Sponsor Soccer Sunday

Mobile messaging stands at an industry crossroads and decisions and actions taken over the next twelve months will determine the direction and potential of the medium, according to a new report from Analysys. If the development of the mobile phone industry was chronicled, text messaging would be regarded as the surprise success story. It remains… Continue reading Mobile Operators Seek Road To Messaging Riches

One in five digital households in the UK takes free-to-air services, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).Over the last six months, the uptake of free-to-air (FTA) digital services – including FTA satellite – has accounted for 60% of the growth of the UK’s digital TV (DTV) market, according to the… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics 1Q 2003 (Subscribers)

BSkyB seems set to retain its dominance of televised football in the UK, despite the announcement last week that live Premiership rights are to be split into three packages when the current broadcasting contract expires next year. Rupert Murdoch has held a ten-year monopoly on live top-flight soccer, an arrangement which has benefited TV executives… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: BSkyB In The Box Seat In Premiership Rights Chase

Trinity Mirror has unveiled a study which reveals a high level of advertiser satisfaction with its regional newspaper titles.According to the research, nine out of ten advertisers said they were satisfied with the service provided by Trinity’s regional titles, which were praised for their strong personal relationships with customers, their ability to turn around creative… Continue reading Advertisers Give Trinity Mirror The Thumbs Up

The belief that movie downloading is doing significant harm to the film industry is wide of the mark, if a new report from The Yankee Group is to be believed. Unlicensed downloading is one of the reasons cited by recording companies for the current demise in music sales (see Fall In US Music Sales Blamed… Continue reading Downloading Poses Little Threat To Movie Business

Trinity Mirror has refused to comment on speculation that it is planning to sell its titles in Northern Ireland as part of a shake-up at the UK publisher.According to a report in the Financial Times, senior executives from Trinity Mirror have approached regional publishing groups Gannett and Johnston Press to sound out the possibility of… Continue reading Trinity Mirror May Sell Irish Titles