News International last week announced plans to plough investment into a relaunch of its Times website in an attempt to transform it into the UK’s most popular online news service. Its plans coincided with a new study from Forrester Research which found that many newspaper-based internet sites are failing to use the web to its… Continue reading Study Finds Newspapers Failing On The Net
Outdoor group Maiden has announced the acquisition of HG Vasey Poster Advertising. The deal will see Maiden issuing 863,636 company shares to the outdoor contractor group, valuing it at £3.7m.Vasey’s operations take place in Yorkshire and the North East and focus on the 48-sheet outdoor sector. The acquisition will reinforce Maiden’s position in this market,… Continue reading Maiden Buys Outdoor Contractor HG Vasey
Carlton Communications is joining up with Sainsbury’s to create a definitive food and drink portal on the internet. The deal is one of a series of partnerships aimed at strengthening the media group’s online and interactive services.Carlton Food Network, and Sainsburys.co.uk will work together to promote and sell online groceries as well as specialist food,… Continue reading Carlton Announces Partnership With Sainsbury’s
Maiden Group plc expects its revenues for the first half of this year to be at least 29% ahead of the same period last year. Chairman Martin Boase made the announcement at today’s AGM. “We indicated at the preliminary results in March and in our annual report that the strong performance in the last six… Continue reading Maiden Expects To Be Bowled Over By First Half Results
Chrysalis and Capital Radio have reached an agreement for the handover of sales for the three regional Century Radio stations, following Capital’s successful acquisition of Border Radio Holdings (see Capital Radio Wins Battle For Border).Don Thomson, commercial director of Chrysalis, expressed his regret at seeing the stations amalgamated with Capital Radio Advertising. “Having more than… Continue reading Capital And Chrysalis Plan Century Hand Over
The editor of the News of the World, Phil Hall, has quit his position today. He will be replaced by Rebekah Wade, currently deputy editor of the Sun, with immediate effect.No reason for his departure has so far been given. Les Hinton, executive chairman of News International, which owns the paper, issued a statement of… Continue reading News Of The World Editor Quits
Promotions website www.cheekymonkey.com is the latest internet start-up to gain investment from Channel 5. The broadcasters have invested £¼m, giving a total value of £5m to the site, which gives registered visitors the chance to enter competitions for prizes such as consumer goods and holidays.The site was launched last week, accompanied by a press-based marketing… Continue reading Channel 5 Invests More Than A Monkey In Competition Website
Programmes Man United’s disastrous Champions League match against Real Madrid proved, that while they may be the team that everyone loves to hate, they can still pull in big ratings for televised football. The second leg quarter-final match, which finished 3-2 to Real Madrid, attracted an audience of 9.83 million (with a consolidated viewing share… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – April 2000
James Brown’s new publishing company I Feel Good has yet to launch a title but is already worth £5 million after it floated on the stock exchange last week. Since resigning from GQ last year the controversial editor has been building up his new publishing venture and is preparing to launch a number of major… Continue reading Interview: Anna Hyde, Ad Director and Adam Porter, Online Editorial Guru: I Feel Good
Programmes Man United’s disastrous Champions League match against Real Madrid proved that while they may be the team that everyone loves to hate, they can still pull in big ratings for televised football. The second leg quarter-final match, which finished 3-2 to Real Madrid, attracted an audience of 9.83 million (with a consolidated viewing share… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – April 2000
