Future In Investment TalksEmbattled magazine and internet group, Future Network, is in talks with potential financial investors, according to reports from Reuters today. The news agency says that Electra Partners and Duke Street Capital are separately considering bids of between £80 million and £100 million.Future has declined to comment and it is thought that the… Continue reading Future In Investment Talks
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ITV is believed to be planning on cutting the number of episodes of revived daytime soap Crossroads from five to four a week. The soap will also be broadcast at a slightly later time than its current 1.30pm slot and will be scheduled next to new programming including a cash prize gameshow.Crossroads original run was… Continue reading ITV To Cut Crossroads
Zenith Cuts Ad Forecasts AgainThe advertising industry looks set for its worst year since the recession of the early 1990s, as Zenith Media has downgraded its global forecasts yet again. According to a report on FT.com, the agency is now predicting a global adspend decline of 2.6%. A couple of months ago it estimated a… Continue reading Zenith Cuts Ad Forecasts Again
Granada have appointed one of the Conservative party’s senior press spokesman as head of its communications unit.Ed Young, who worked on William Hague’s press team in the recent election, takes on responsibility for corporate media relations and internal communications. He will oversee a team of eight and will work closely with Granada’s chairman Charles Allan.Young… Continue reading Tory PR Man Joins Granada
The coming month should see the long awaited launches of junior versions of women’s lifestyle titles Cosmopolitan and Elle. Natmags’ Cosmo Girl and Emap’s Elle Girl are based on a successful US concept, but will launch into a teen market which saw an 11.9% circulation slump in the latest ABC figures. Another struggling sector, the… Continue reading Consumer Magazines Round-Up
Beeb Ventures, the BBC’s commercial internet venture, is expanding the marketing function of its shopping portal beeb.com and ISP beeb.net with four new appointments. Jane Metcalf has been promoted from marketing executive to marketing manger with responsibility for overseeing the day to day promotion of the beeb.com portal and its BBC branded shopping guides. Former… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Johnston Press’ interim results yesterday sounded a note of cautious optimism (see Johnston Press Sees Revenue Growth) which was matched by an equally cautious rise in share price of 3½p to £3.03½, an increase of 1.17%.Granada chief executive Steve Morrison may have been upbeat about ITV Digital’s post-rebrand take-up figures at the weekend (see Uptake… Continue reading Sharewatch
Shopaholics are to be targeted at their most vulnerable from September as campaigns are run on panels in fashion store changing rooms for the first time. The A3-size poster sites are currently available in 1,500 of Arcadia Group’s Topman and Miss Selfridge stores through ambient media company Fitting Exposure.Managing director of Fitting Exposure, Stephen Connor,… Continue reading Ads Hit The Shops
debtbusterloans.co.uk was home to the most visited banner ad during July gaining exposure among 2,426,000 individual at home internet users, the site had 7.2% digital reach and an average of 3.3 page impressions per user. Web giant msn continued to dominate the table with msn.com and msn.co.uk occupying seven positions. Msn’s most visited banner ad… Continue reading New Media Round Up
