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Suzanne Russell has been appointed group advertisement manager of The Southern Publishing Company, a division of Westminster Press. Titles in the sector include the Brighton & Hove Leader and the Brighton Evening Argus.

Suzanne Russell has been appointed group advertisement manager of The Southern Publishing Company, a division of Westminster Press. Titles in the sector include the Brighton & Hove Leader and the Brighton Evening Argus.

The latest media prospects poll conducted by Media Week shows that recovery may be just around the corner for the advertising industry. Optimistic results from the survey show that 80% are more postive about the future than they proved to be six months ago when questioned. Ad spend over the next year will increase, according… Continue reading Media Week Poll Shows Recovery

TV-am, the breakfast TV company that was replaced by GMTV on January 1, looks as if it could be heading towards voluntary liquidation. The latest indication of this is the fact that the company has plans to sell a 16% stake in the Metro Radio Group, worth up to £4m.It has also been suggested that… Continue reading Ousted TV-Am Sells Stake In Metro Radio

Richard Wade has resigned as chairman of the Advertising Association, having been in the position for three years. He is now set to take up the role of director of development at St Edmund Hall in Oxford.

Richard Wade has resigned as chairman of the Advertising Association, having been in the position for three years. He is now set to take up the role of director of development at St Edmund Hall in Oxford.

BBC World is issuing its final edition at the end of this month, with talk that it may merge with another BBC title, Geographical. The anthropology magazine, published monthly, has suffered badly from the recession and advertising never quite reached required targets according to the publishers. Sales for the magazine fell by over 20,000 since… Continue reading BBC Magazine To Call It A Day

Del Boy and Rodney won the greatest TV audience on Christmas Day with 20.13m viewers tuning into Only Fools and Horses, according to BARB figures released today.Also on BBC , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the most watched film attracting 15.80m and Birds of a Feather had an audience of 16.88m. Eastenders and… Continue reading BBC Wins Christmas Audience

Carolyn McCall is to take over as display advertisement manager with The Guardian, having been with the paper as advertisement development manager. She will take over from Martina Dobson who is leaving to go to Capital Radio.

David Campbell has been appointed chief executive of Virgin Radio . The station is due to go on the air in March and is jointly owned by TV-am and the Virgin Group.