Emap is to launch its monthly music magazine, Q, on the radio.Radio Q will launch on 6 October and will broadcast round the clock on 87.9FM in the run up to Emap’s Q Awards 2001, which take place on 29 October.The station, which will be broadcast across North London on a restrictive service licence, will… Continue reading Emap Launches Radio Q
The Financial Times has restructured its advertisement sales department, incorporating it into the wider display department and promoting the ad sales team.The restructure will give increased responsibility to the existing head of UK display sales, Charlie Brookes and will see James Burton report to Brookes in the role of financial sales manager. Former head of… Continue reading FT Restructures Ad Sales Team
UK public relations and advertising group, Chime Communications, has bought Jaques Russell, a property marketing company, for an initial £350,000, to be paid in cash and shares. A further £350,000 may payable depending upon the gross profits generated by the business in the period of up to 15 months following completion of the deal.
Zenith Media has launched a damning attack on ITV’s decision to press on with the investment in its digital terrestrial TV service, ITV Digital. According to the MediaGuardian website today, the media buying agency – one of ITV’s biggest customers – has said in a report that nothing short of ‘divine intervention’ will save the… Continue reading Zenith Report Scorns ITV’s Digital Plans
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
Around 89m people in the US are thought to have tuned in to the America: A Tribute To Heroes celebrity fundraiser on Friday. The show was shown across over 30 networks, and estimates by Neilsen Media Research put the total number who watched the entire two hour show at 60m.The event was paid for and… Continue reading Millions Tune Into Telethon
