Four of the UK’s largest radio groups have announced the appointment of Rob Corlett, product director of Capital Radio’s commercial team, as the new managing director of the Hit 40 UK.Corlett, who brings over ten years’ experience to the newly created role, will work to build the syndicated radio brand into a multi-media music platform.… Continue reading Capital’s Corlett To Head Up Hit 40 UK
Analysts are still unsure as to the impact that the looming conflict in the Middle East will have on the advertising world. Indeed there is a danger, with blanket coverage set to hit our screens, of the effect of the war being overstated.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Haim Saban Takes ProSiebenSat.1After a protracted bidding process, spanning… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: War And The Ad Economy
UK inflation rose to 3% during February, taking it to its highest level since May 1998, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The underlying rate, which excludes mortgage interest payments, was pushed up from January’s figure of 2.7% by the rising cost of clothes and shoes.The headline rate of inflation… Continue reading UK Inflation Jumps During February
UK publishing group, Highbury House Communications, was seen in focus yesterday after announcing plans to buy Cabal Communications, which publishes Front, The Real Homes Magazine and Procycling, for around £10 million (see Highbury House To Buy Cabal Comms, As Profits Rise 9%).The group also announced a 9% rise in its own adjusted pre-tax profits for… Continue reading Sharewatch: Highbury House Boosted By Acquisition Plans
The Advertising Association (AA) has set up an industry task-force to examine the feasibility of creating a self-regulatory system for broadcast advertising. The rules governing television and radio advertising are likely to be relaxed following the creation of Ofcom later this year. However, Lord Currie, chairman of the new super-regulator, has emphasised that the responsibility… Continue reading AA Launches Task Force To Drive Self-Regulation
The Daily Mail & General Trust has expressed satisfaction with turnover in the first half of its current financial year but warned that the political and economic climate was fostering uncertainty in some of its markets.In a trading statement issued today, DMGT said that growth of 2.4% was achieved in the five months to February… Continue reading DMGT Sends Out Mixed Messages In Trading Update
Advertising and public relations firm, Chime Communications, saw its pre-tax profits fall by 57% in 2002, from £16.3 million in 2001 to £7.0 million this time. Lord Bell, Chime’s chairman, described 2002 as a ‘very poor year’, with operating profits down by 50%. “Our market has been in reverse for 18 months and the effect… Continue reading Chime Communications Profits Plummet In ‘Very Poor’ 2002
Channel 4 is believed to be considering the launch of a new free-to-air digital television channel for older viewers, in an attempt to cash in on the success of the recently unveiled Freeview platform.Reports suggest that Channel 4, which already operates pay-TV channels E4 and FilmFour, is looking at the possibility of launching a channel… Continue reading Channel 4 Considers New Free Digital TV Offering
The Daily Mail & General Trust has expressed satisfaction with turnover in the first half of its current financial year but warned that the political and economic climate was fostering uncertainty in some of its markets. In a trading statement issued today, DMGT said that growth of 2.4% was achieved in the five months to… Continue reading DMGT Sends Out Mixed Messages In Trading Update
TV cookery programmes have enjoyed a period of spectacular growth over the last few years, with celebrity chefs becoming almost ten a penny. However, following news that the BBC is axing its long-running Food And Drink programme after twenty years on air, Media Planning Group’s Denise Turner looks at whether the genre has gone off… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Has TV Cookery Gone Off The Boil?
