BSkyB shares fell back yesterday by 29˝p to close at 550p. Earlier in the week, the satellite broadcaster announced that it is losing its chief executive, Mark Booth (see Mark Booth Leaves BSkyB For New Media Company).Capital Radio has been going from strength to strength over the last few weeks, mainly on the back of… Continue reading Sharewatch
The National Magazine Company has reorganised seven of its publishers in an ‘agressive programme of planned expansion’. A number of publishers have swapped roles in an effort to stimulate fresh challenges and responsibilities.Kevin Adams moves from Country Living to become the new publisher of Esquire magazine. NatMags says that Adams’ skills will be a major… Continue reading NatMags Reshuffles Publishers To Drive Expansion
United News & Media has snapped up leading US technology media group CMP for £575 million in a bid to create a leading business information service in North America. The companies said in a joint statement that they had signed an agreement for UNM to buy CMP for £24.60 a share.The deal will combine CMP’s… Continue reading United News & Media Acquires US Technology Group In £575m Deal
Speaking at IBC’s UK Digital Television conference yesterday, managing director of Sky Enterainment, Ian West, announced that the broadcaster has set a target of one million Sky Digital subscribers by the end of this year. The Radio Authority has received an application from the existing licence holder, Minster FM, for the York local radio licence.… Continue reading Newsline Brief
The end of an era was marked last night as Bill Meredith, director of BARB for the last eight years, was honoured at a retirement party. Held at the Institute of Directors, the event was attended by a number of the current and former leading figures from the TV and research industries – and your… Continue reading Meredith Retires As Director Of BARB
Scottish Radio Holdings today announced that it has acquired Bristol-based outdoor advertiser, Parkin Advertising, for £8.9 million. This is the second outdoor acquisition for Scottish Radio in the last month, after it bought Trainer Outdoor Advertising for £27.5 million in March (see Scottish Radio Moves Into Outdoor With £27.5m Trainer Acquisition).Richard Findlay, SRH chief executive… Continue reading Scottish Radio Acquires Outdoor Contractor For £9m
Digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcaster, ONdigital, has appointed its first sales and marketing director to drive up subscriptions in the face of competition from Sky Digital.The post has been given to Guy Laurence, currently Planet Hollywood’s executive vice-president of marketing for Europe; he joins ONdigital next month. Laurence will be responsible for brand development, advertising… Continue reading ONdigital Appoints First Sales And Marketing Director
A positive first quarter trading statement from global advertising and communications group, WPP, caused shares to rise 6˝p to 566˝p yesterday (see WPP First Quarter Revenues Show 10% Rise).BSkyB strengthened following the news that it was losing its second chief executive in two years. Mark Booth is leaving the satellite broadcaster to set up an… Continue reading Sharewatch
Transport advertising group, TDI, has launched its new website at www.tdimedia.com. The concept for the new site was designed in-house at TDI and developed for the web by MediaTel Interactive.TDI, which sells advertising across buses and the London Underground, has its own audience measurement systems: National BUSADS for bus advertising and TRAC, for Underground campaigns.… Continue reading TDI Launches MediaTel-Developed Website
UK internet portal, Excite.co.uk, is extending its TV branding campaign to include radio, print, outdoor and online all built around the TV strapline, “If they can, why can’t you?”The radio promo began on Virgin Radio’s drive-time show last weekend and offers listeners the chance to live like an astronaut, footballer, supermodel or racing driver for… Continue reading Excite Rolls Out Cross-Media Ad Campaign
