We are now 5 questions into the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz. The current leader is motor-racing and Arsenal fan, Sam Leberl (pictured), of Optimedia who is putting the lads to shame, having correctly predicted the answers to all 5 questions so far.So far, the required predictions have been:– the number of… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz: Results Update
Scottish Media Group’s Ginger Television has secured its first drama series for ITV1, a factual-entertainment show about a funeral home, provisionally entitled Don’t Drop The Coffin.The show is believed to have been inspired by HBO’s Six Feet Under, which was recently screened on Channel 4 and was a hit with audiences and advertisers alike. It… Continue reading Ginger Television Secures First ITV1 Series
Channel 4 is to air the ninth series of Friends on Channel 4 and digital platform E4 almost simultaneously.The show will premiere on E4 on Thursday 9th January with Channel 4 viewers being able to watch the new series from Friday 10th January.The move marks a turn-around in strategy at Channel 4 which has previously… Continue reading New Series Of Friends Heads Straight To Channel 4
The Wireless Group has confirmed its commitment to digital radio by winning the digital radio multiplex licence for Swansea.Emap has also taken a 30% stake in the venture, which will see its Kiss and Smash Hits radio stations broadcast alongside the Wireless Group’s The Wave and Swansea Sound stations on the new platform. The new… Continue reading Wireless Group Expands Digital Reach
Five has demonstrated its commitment to mobile marketing by appointing Flytxt to provide mobile solutions and marketing strategies across the channel.Flytxt’s appointment will involve executing email and SMS campaigns across all of Five’s programmes, including Hot Property, 5th Gear, Pop and Britain’s Worst Drivers.According to Flytxt, mobile marketing is an integral component of the channel’s… Continue reading Channel Five Appoints Flytxt
Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has said that it does not expect to witness an upturn in ad sales at the title next year. This follows news that advertising revenues at the FT were down 11% in the second half of 2002.The FT Group, which includes the Investors Chronicle and a number of other… Continue reading Pearson Sees No Revival In Financial Sector
Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has said that it does not expect to witness an upturn in ad sales at the title next year. This follows news that advertising revenues at the FT were down 11% in the second half of 2002. The FT Group, which includes the Investors Chronicle and a number of… Continue reading Pearson Sees No Revival In Financial Sector
Joe Sinyor, chief executive of Trinity Mirror’s newspaper division, is believed to be stepping down following the appointment of Sly Bailey as chief executive of the group last week (see Bailey Leaves IPC To Replace Graf At Trinity Mirror). According to a report in the Sunday Times, Sinyor, who has been at Trinity Mirror for… Continue reading Sinyor Rumoured To Be Departing Trinity Mirror
US advertising will grow by 1.6% in 2002, leading the global ad industry out of two years of decline, according to a consensus of recent advertising forecasts. Growth is then expected to rise to around 3.6% in 2003, hit 4.2% in 2004 and fall back to 3.7% in 2005. These averages were taken from the… Continue reading Insight Analysis: US Advertising Forecast Comparisons
Internet usage has continued its inexorable rise in most countries and across the world, the web is increasingly regarded as an essential tool in everyday life. These are the findings of a new report by the global market research company Ipsos-Reid. For The Face of the Web 2002, citizens in twelve different countries were interviewed… Continue reading Internet Joins The Mainstream Media
