Granada has announced the appointment of James Crosby, chief executive of respected bank HBOS, as a non-executive director.Crosby, who is also a non-executive director at St James’s Place Capital, has had a long and distinguished career in the financial services sector and it is believed that he is being brought to the board to improve… Continue reading Granada Hopes To Woo City With New Appointment
Hachette Filipacchi has shaken up its women’s titles with the introduction of a new commercial structure and director in an attempt to provide better targeted advertising solutions.Hachette’s commercial structure will be split into two divisions, its women’s titles; B, Red, Elle and Elle Deco, and its teen entertainment titles; Inside Soap, All About Soap, tvhits!,… Continue reading Hachette Shakes Up Women’s Titles
The BACC has been accused of regulating for regulations sake after banning ads for the video and DVD of ITV1’s satirical animated show 2DTV.The show’s producer, Giles Pilbrow, told the Media Guardian that he was informed by the broadcasting advertising watchdog that he could only screen an ad featuring George Bush if he obtained written… Continue reading BACC Accused Of Humour Bypass
Yesterday was a day of mixed fortunes for the media sector as investors exercised an element of caution ahead of tomorrow’s pre-budget statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.Chrysalis, which owns the Galaxy and Heart radio stations, performed well yesterday after releasing an positive set of full-year figures and an upbeat trading statement (see Chrysalis… Continue reading Sharewatch
BTLookSmart has secured a range of new retail ad plans with high street brands and online e-tailers to provide them with search targeted marketing solutions in the run up to Christmas.The group has secured an advertising deal with Argos, which will see the high street retailer appear in banner ads and featured listings. Other high… Continue reading BT Openworld Secures Christmas Campaigns
Ambient media is now worth in excess of £100 million and with an increasing number of options available within the sector, Rick Weir, marketing director of Hi-Tech Solutions, explains why advertisers need look no further than washroom media.The ambient media market place is huge. According to Concord, it’s worth over £100m and there are in… Continue reading NewsLine Column: The Secrets Behind Selecting Ambient
Carlton Communications has reported continuing pre-tax profits up by 76% to £53.3 million, although losses after tax and including discontinued operations stood at £156 million, down 60% year on year. The majority of losses came from the closure of the ITV Digital business, jointly owned with Granada.The company also indicated that advertising conditions are strengthening,… Continue reading Carlton Sees Improving Ad Trading As Loss Hits £156m
UK cinema admissions for October totalled 13.4 million and averaged over 3 million admissions a week, according to the latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).Whilst this represents no change on the same period last year, the January to October 2002 period is up 13% year on year, with a total of 142.5 million… Continue reading October Cinema Admissions Hold Level
The biannual Media Research Group Conference takes place in Budapest later this week to examine the subject of media research in an ever-changing media environment.Speakers at the event, which runs from Wednesday 27 until Friday 29 November, include chief strategic officer at Publicis Derek Morris; COI head of research Jeremy Found; BSkyB’s head of client… Continue reading Conference To Examine Changing Face Of Media Research
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has unveiled a wide-ranging plan which aims to double the size of the online advertising market in two years.According to IAB’s managing director, Danny Meadows-Klue, there is a vast disparity between the share of advertising budgets spent on the internet and the size of internet audiences.In an attempt to tackle… Continue reading IAB Plans To Double Internet Ad Spend In Two Years
