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While ITV powerhouses Carlton and Granada remain embroiled in a protracted struggle to save their merger plan (see ITV Merger ‘May Not Go Ahead’ Finds Morgan Stanley), the minority TV groups are going quietly and efficiently about their business. Ulster Television’s AGM took place today and shareholders have been be told that the group remains… Continue reading Ulster TV Outperforms ITV In First Quarter

Emap’s cult lifestyle title, The Face is to get its first new look in ten years, with a comprehensive re-design, following similar changes at IPC’s Wallpaper* title.The shake up at the style titles follows Condé Nast’s decision to join forces with the Ministry Of Sound to launch a new consumer lifestyle magazine called Trash (see… Continue reading Lifestyle Magazines Revamp In Bid To Put Out Trash

Spanish language network television continued to outperform the US advertising market in the first quarter of the year, showing growth of 19.5% over Q1 2002, according to estimate figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. The group reports that overall media spend rose by 4.9% to $28.5 billion in the quarter, with just two categories – network… Continue reading US Adspend Grows 5% In First Quarter, Says CMR

Maiden Outdoor is launching a new flexible network of large format backlit poster sites, which will offer advertisers the opportunity to hand pick individual prime London locations.The new format will offer agency planners and buyers with the opportunity to decide exactly which panels will achieve maximum visibility for their clients’ brands. The new package has… Continue reading Maiden Launches Targeted Ad Network

Conditions in the first five months of this year have led Don Cruickshank, chairman of SMG, to be cautious about the remainder of the media group’s year, according to the company’s AGM today. Cruickshank told the meeting that a recovery which began in the second half of last year, began to stall in the early… Continue reading SMG Sees No Material Advertising Recovery Until 2004

While ITV powerhouses Carlton and Granada remain embroiled in a protracted struggle to save their merger plan, the minority TV groups are going quietly and efficiently about their business. Ulster Television’s AGM took place today and shareholders have been be told that the group remains on target to outperform its high profile peers.In ‘challenging’ conditions,… Continue reading Ulster TV Outperforms ITV In First Quarter

Readership, distribution and advertising remain primary concerns for the future of newspapers across the globe, according to a new study from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). The survey, carried out by the Innovation International Media Consulting Group, canvassed the opinions of forty newspaper association executives in 33 states. Although the world’s press differs politically… Continue reading Press Leaders Agree On Priorities, Says Survey

Carlton and Granada have reportedly proposed directly linking advertising rates with audience figures in an attempt to save their planned £2.7 billion merger.According to reports in The Times, the offer is part of a final round of trading between the ITV companies and the Competition Commission in a last ditch attempt to gain approval for… Continue reading ITV May Link Advertising Rates To Audience Figures

Satellite is now making significant inroads in the United States and new figures indicate that cable’s domination of the multichannel market could be soon be a thing of the past. The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) reports that national ADS penetration reached 17.0% in May 2003, up from 15.1% at the same time last year.… Continue reading Satellite Making Its Mark In America

Future Publishing is launching the UK’s first consumer, news-stand mobile phone gaming magazine in response to the growing popularity of mobile gaming.The new title, Mobile Gamer, will launch later this month with a cover price of £3.95. It will contain 100 pages of features, reviews and special codes to access four mobile phone game demos.The… Continue reading Future Launches First Mobile Gaming Magazine