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News International has confirmed that David Yelland has quit as editor of the Sun. He will be replaced by News of the World editor, Rebekah Wade, with effect from tomorrow. A spokeswoman for News International confirmed that the announcement was made by the company’s chairman, Les Hinton, in an internal email earlier today. Yelland’s departure,… Continue reading Yelland Quits As Editor Of The Sun

Trinity Mirror’s chief executive of newspapers, Joe Sinyor, has resigned following the appointment of Sly Bailey as chief executive (see Bailey Leaves IPC To Replace Graf At Trinity Mirror).According to Trinity Mirror, Sinyor is leaving by “mutual consent” after his position became redundant following Bailey’s appointment in October.Sinyor’s position appeared increasingly untenable after he failed… Continue reading Sinyor Resigns From Trinity Mirror

The worldwide market for internet access devices will grow at an overall annual rate of 28.2% between 2001 and 2006, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR. Internet access devices can be defined as personal computers, mobile phones, internet-enabled set-top boxes, internet appliances, smart appliances and white goods. Instat estimates that shipments will increase from… Continue reading Internet Access Device Market Set To Expand

Just under half of UK publishers believe that magazine expenditures will increase in the next year or two, whilst 26% predict that they will decrease to some degree. This is one of the findings of a recent survey conducted by Optima.The most common outlook, shared by 38% of the 156 respondents to the survey, is… Continue reading Magazine Revenue Will Increase In Next Two Years

US magazine advertising revenues rose by 4.8% across the whole of 2002, whilst page volumes declined by 3.2%, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). It is the technology advertising sector which has seen revenues plummet most severely, down by 17.2% across the full year. The strongest category was drugs and… Continue reading US Magazine Revenue Grows 4.8% In 2002

Bloomberg News’ financial title, Bloomberg Markets, is to go on sale at news-stands for the first time next month across the UK, the US, Europe, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.The magazine, which will launch in February in 25 cities, will have a cover price of £3.25 in the UK. The title has previously only been… Continue reading Bloomberg Markets Launches On News-Stands

UK television advertising revenue will grow by 4% this year, in a total market up by 4%-5%, according to new forecasts from media audit consultancy, Billetts. A pick-up in spend that began in Q4 2002 is expected to continue into this year and overall growth is forecast to be the same this year as last,… Continue reading UK TV Revenue To Grow 4% In 2003, Says Billetts

The latest ABC figures for national newspaper circulation reveal a relatively disappointing period for the sector, which saw circulation decline slightly during December.Financial titles, The Business and the Financial Times, were among only a handful of national newspapers to see circulation increase during December. The former improved by 4.1% month on month and the latter,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up December 2002

The high costs of technology and ongoing content issues will ensure that video-on-demand (VOD) does not take off in Europe until 2005. That is the conclusion of a new report from Forrester Research as reported on Europemedia. VOD is seen as the next logical progression of the television experience but there has been a bitter… Continue reading European VOD Revolution On Hold, Says Forrester

Virgin Radio’s sales director, Mark Swift, has left the group after two years.Swift, who was instrumental in the creation of the Access All Areas initiative for advertisers, will be replaced by commercial development director, Lee Roberts.Roberts will report to commercial director, Kathryn Jacob, who said: “Having worked with Lee before I know that he will… Continue reading Virgin Radio’s Sales Director Departs After Two Years