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Newspaper publishing groups Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror are considering whether to ask approval from the Competition Commission for the proposed acquisition by Johnston of eight free weekly local papers from Trinity. The announcement follows Competition Minister Melanie Johnson’s decision not to allow the deal to go ahead without investigation by the Competition Commission first.… Continue reading Johnston Considers Requesting Regulator Approval For Trinity Papers Acquisition

Week on week analysis revealed another gloomy week for media companies as the outlook continued to worsen for the UK stock market in the wake of the US economic downturn.ITV companies Carlton and Granada continued to feel the pinch as analysts downgraded their forecasts yet again. Shares in Carlton were down 27.44% week on week… Continue reading Sharewatch

WPP is thought to be waiting to have a look at the interim financials of UK media planning and buying agency Tempus before deciding whether or not to proceed with its 555p per share takeover plan (see Tempus Confirms WPP Offer). WPP is now in a position to seal the deal unchallenged, following the withdrawal… Continue reading WPP Waits On Tempus Results Before Making A Move

Chrysalis Radio Interactive has signed a five figure deal with youth media agency Target NMI, to provide SMS campaigns for the next six months.The deal will enable Target NMI, whose clients include RedBus Films, Momentum Pictures and Film Four, to make use of the Galaxy Text Maniacs database to target 15,000 15-24 year olds in… Continue reading Chrysalis And Target Sign SMS Deal

The entire media sector has been substantially downgraded by analysts at ABN Amro, following the attacks on the US on Tuesday 11 September. The broker says that the outlook for advertising has deteriorated ‘significantly’ in the two weeks since the tragedy and there will be a negative short-term effect, particularly for broadcasters. ABN is now… Continue reading ‘Deteriorating Prospects’ For Media Sector

Media industry magazine Media Business has been revamped and will appear on 1 October in a new smaller size format and with new editorial features including an increased number of news stories.The Haymarket title, which launched in 1999 under the title Campaign Media Business, targets media agency decision makers in the UK. It claims to… Continue reading Media Business Revamps

The number of text messages sent each month in the UK has broken the 1 billion mark for the first time, according to figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA).According to the MDA, 35 million person to person text messages were sent each day throughout August, an increase of almost 50% on the same… Continue reading Text Messaging Breaks Billion Barrier

The programmes for the European Television and Radio Symposiums, to be held in Brussels from the 14 to the 16 November, have been released.Beginning on 15 November this year’s Television Symposium will consider how television as an advertising medium is redefining itself. The two day event will examine how smart TV devices like personal video… Continue reading Brussels Symposia Programme Announced

Visitors to this week’s London Fashion Week witnessed more than the latest collections, as the first ever wireless TV advertisement was broadcast to hand held devices.Selected guests were offered the chance to be able to view live broadcasts of the fashion shows on handheld and palm-sized PCs, along with archived footage of previous shows and… Continue reading Fashion Week Goes Wireless

Havas Will Not Renew Tempus OfferHavas Advertising has this morning announced that it will allow its offer for Tempus to lapse after the next deadline, Monday 24th September, has passed. Earlier this week the group extended the period for acceptance of its original offer but resisted the opportunity to make a higher bid. Now Havas… Continue reading Havas Will Not Renew Tempus Offer