WPP, which is rumoured to be making a counter bid against Havas for Tempus Media (see WPP Poised To Make Counter Bid For Tempus), saw shares fall 2.14% yesterday to finish at £6.87, a loss of 15p on the previous day.Cordiant, which released its interim results on Monday (see Cordiant To Cut More Jobs), continued… Continue reading Sharewatch
New research by Ovum suggests that in the wireless communications market, companies which charge for content will be the long-term winners. Spending on content which is then offered free to users will be unsustainable in the long term and will rely on revenues from transactions, marketing and – neither of which are are likely to… Continue reading Winners In Wireless Will Charge For Content
Former Chief Executive of Channel 4, Michael Grade, has been added to the list of candidates favoured for the role of BBC chairman, as speculation surrounding the appointment increases.If press reports are to be believed then Grade, current head of Pinewood and Shepperton studios and an outspoken critic of the BBC, will be running against… Continue reading Grade Enters Race For BBC Chair
ITV Digital’s attempt to cash in on the publicity of the Planet Of The Apes premier backfired yesterday when the company was told to remove a giant poster it had erected in Leicester Square.The poster, which measured 22 metres by 15 metres, and featured the Monkey character from ITV Digital’s current Al and Monkey campaign… Continue reading Monkey Business Backfires For ITV Digital
The mid market in national newspapers could still be described as a two horse race, although the odds on the Daily Express get longer each time circulation figures are released. However, while the Daily Mail may be pulling further and further ahead, both titles may need to look to their long term future, as the… Continue reading Feature: Old Age And The Mid Market
IPC Ignite’s music magazine NME has teamed up with Virgin Radio to launch NME Radio.The new station will launch later this week as an online radio service via www.nmeradio.com and will be available as a data service on London’s Digital multiplex allowing listeners to tune in via their PC’s. It will also be developed across… Continue reading IPC Ignite To Launch NME Radio
Speculation is rife that Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, is poised to make a counter bid for the Tempus media buying agency just a month after reports that French group Havas Advertising was to take over the agency.Sorrell’s offer is thought to be an all cash bid worth considerably more than the £425m… Continue reading WPP Poised To Make Counter Bid For Tempus
The latest wave of Right Of Admission Reserved (R.O.A.R) research into the media habits, lifestyles, attitudes and brand preferences of 15-24 year olds is under way.Running form August to October the research will look closely at the role of media in the lives of 15-24 year olds, and will examine their attitudes towards TV advertising,… Continue reading Youth Research R.O.A.R’s Again
New data from Jupiter MMXI reveals that traditional consumer brands are not exploiting the potential of the internet, despite a continually growing online population who are spending more and more time online each month.Jupiter analyst Staffan Engdegard says that this is because the internet lacks the mass-market reach of TV or radio and brand owners… Continue reading Brands Don’t Use Net Enough
Speculation is rife that Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, is poised to make a counter bid for the Tempus media buying agency just a month after reports that French group Havas Advertising was to take over the agency (see Tempus Shares Soar On Havas Takeover Reports). The Havas bid of 514p-a-share values Tempus… Continue reading WPP Poised To Make Counter Bid For Tempus
