Attic Futura has announced plans to restructure its advertising department, becoming the third magazine publisher to redefine itself across its core markets. The group, which publishes titles including TV Hits and Sugar, will now conduct sales across two major genres: youth and entertainment and women’s health and lifestyle.A number of senior appointments have been made… Continue reading Attic Futura Restructures Sales Department
Saatchi & Saatchi confirmed yesterday that it was in merger talks. The company is expected to go on to reveal details today, but yesterday, after names such as Grey Advertising and Interpublic were put forward, France’s Publicis emerged as the favourite. Shares in Saatchi and Saatchi jumped as a result, ending up 90p at £4.21.Details… Continue reading Sharewatch
Sixty-six per cent of football fans prefer the BBC’s coverage of key games, even without Des Lynam to smooth the process. In Saturday’s key clash between England and Germany, BBC1 pulled in almost twice as many viewers as its commercial rival ITV.Overnight figures show that 17.9 million tuned into the game at home, of which… Continue reading BBC Retains Lead In Football Ratings Battle
Granada Media is thought to be strengthening its board in advance of a hostile bid for United News and Media (UNM) or Carlton Communications. Two new non-executive appointments to the Granada board include David Chance, former deputy managing director of BSkyB, and Nigel Rich, currently chairman of Hamptons group and deputy chairman of Ocean. Both… Continue reading Granada Makes Board Appointments Ahead Of Carlton/UNM Decision
Nearly 40% of the UK internet population, or 5.5 million users, have used credit cards online in the last six months. This represents an increase of more than 30% compared with December 1999, when only 4 million had.BMRB’s Internet Monitor, which released these figures, attributes this increase in use to an increase in confidence regarding… Continue reading UK Internet Users Giving Online Shopping More Credit
A beautiful Thursday evening greeted the first BMRB – Richard Poustie had chosen to bowl first.The MRG top order saw valuable contributions from Jones (19), Hiddleston (14) and Tiwari (27), whilst Shirley batted out the rest of the innings on his way to 38. MediaTel’s debutante Neil Guppy gave an exciting climax to the MRG… Continue reading Cricket: MRG Bask In Sunshine Victory
Merger talks between Seagram, Vivendi and Canal Plus (see Sharewatch) are said to be nearing completion. News of the possible deal has had a positive effect on shares in BSkyB, which counts Vivendi among its major stake-holders (see Vivendi Given Clearance For BSkyB Stake). Shares in BSkyB rose 16p on Friday, to end at £13.20.United… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Wednesday BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, publishes its annual report and accounts.Representatives from teenage magazines meet Tessa Jowell at a summit addressing images of women in mass media.Also…TV viewing and market round-ups will appear on Newsline.
More Group and Universal McCann have commmissioned a 6 month study into the effectiveness of outdoor advertising. The project, called Illumination is to examine the relationship between poster advertising awareness and sales and also the effectiveness of posters when combined with other media in campaigns.The research will look at 6, 48 and 96 sheet sites,… Continue reading More Group And Universal McCann Team Up For Poster Effectiveness Research
Paul Chantler (pictured right) is to join The Wireless Group as group programme director with responsibility for TalkSport and its 16 local stations. Paul is currently group programme director at the Essex Radio Group, part of DMG until its takeover by GWR earlier this week (see GWR Acquires DMG Radio Group). In 1997 he was… Continue reading Appointments Brief
