http://www.scrum.com/There are two problems with this site: a fantasy “Dream XV” section which does not allow you to pick your dream XV and sponsorship from Save & Prosper which is overbearing and annoying.The first “Dream XV” bugbear is the process of filling in a lengthy form which probes into all your financial details for the… Continue reading Website of the Week – scrum.com
Media director Beth Atkin has left J Walter Thompson Manchester as a result of the company’s rebranding as Mindshare (subscribers see WPP Buy Buchanan And Create Mindshare). Atkin left at the beginning of last week and is now on gardening leave until Christmas. She has said that she did not wish to work in a… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
By close of trade yesterday most media stocks had suffered a bigger drop than the FTSE all share index which was down 2.6% on the previous day.One of the worst hit was Capital Radio which fell 12.8%, a drop of 66p to 451.5p, while two other radio groups were also hard hit. GWR fell 7.8%,… Continue reading Media Shares Hit Hard In Stockmarket Nosedive
Vibe FM, the new dance station owned by Essex Radio Group, is set to launch on 22 November. It will broadcast across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.Vibe FM: 01702 333 711
Southern Newspapers has signed a deal with Teletext which will allow its customers to advertise both in print and on the television information service.The combined advertising package, launched at the beginning of October, allows advertisers with Southern’s 91 titles across southern England and much of Wales to advertise on Channel 4 Teletext for an extra… Continue reading Southern Newspapers Joins Forces With Teletext
Chime Communications is all set for its £20-25m buyout of the advertising group HHCL & Partners. It is expected that WPP, the largest marketing services group in the world, will be taking a 25-30 per cent stake in the enlarged Chime, thus funding the acquisition of HHCL.A deal of this nature will provide Chime and… Continue reading WPP May Aid Chime’s HHCL Takeover
Following the departure of publishing director Marcus Rich for Australia, Emap Metro are now on the look-out for someone to fill the newly-created position of marketing manager. The marketing manager will replace Andy Semple, head of marketing, who will become general manager of film titles.Emap Metro: 0171 436 1515
The latest CIA MediaLab Sensor survey has discovered that 66 per cent of the British public feel that the Spice Girls have been over-used in the promotion of products and services. Perhaps surprisingly, even more (68 per cent) of 15-24 year olds also felt the ‘Girls had been overexposed.The survey also appears to demonstrate that… Continue reading No More Spice Girls, Please
29/10/9729/10/97ITV Requests Treasury Payments ReductionThe ITV Network has put forward proposals to the ITC which argue that ITV’s licence payments to the Treasury ought to be reduced in the light of the more “fragmented and competitive marketplace” which ITV now finds itself. Its current payments total £400m per year.The Network has outlined the objectives which… Continue reading ITV Requests Treasury Payments Reduction
The UK cable music channel The Box will back The Brit Awards Best British Video Award for the second year running. In order to attract more votes The Box will be screening special Brit Awards features six times a day for the six weeks leading up to the event.The Braben Company: 0171 289 1616
