Channel 5 lost out to Channel 4 in its attempt to buy the rights to Big Brother, and looking at that programme’s accelerating popularity (see Big Brother Is Watching Audience Figures Go Up) its easy to see why Dawn Airey has decided that Jailbreak, the channel’s most expensive commission yet, will form the centrepiece of… Continue reading From Big Brother To Big Sales Houses, Channel 5 Prepares For Battle
City workers earning the biggest wads in Britain are to be targeted with the biggest billboards in Britain, thanks to US outdoor contractor Van Wagner bringing New York’s idea of advertising to the UK.Four locations on the key traffic routes into the City of London now feature 85ft long back illuminated light boxes. The largest… Continue reading Van Wagner Gives Big Spenders The Big Picture
Emap and Attic Futura have announced the formation of a joint venture partnership to publish men’s lifestyle title, FHM, in Germany. The German edition will be launched in October, with an initial distribution of 500,000. International managing director of Emap, Chris Llewellyn, said of the deal: “This latest launch of FHM typifies the growing international… Continue reading Launches Brief
Daily Mail and General Trust has announced the acquisition of Under One Roof, an internet-based property services company. The price of the deal was undisclosed and net assets acquired were negligible.The group will add it to its existing internet portfolio, Associated New Media, which includes ThisisLondon, ThisisMoney and women’s portal CharlotteStreet.com.Daily Mail & General Trust:… Continue reading Daily Mail Acquires Online Property Company
United News & Media today made a move towards strengthening its B2B portfolio with the acquisition of Healthcare Data. An information services provider for the health industry, the deal, worth £6 million, will allow the group to expand its current health sector titles, which include Pulse and Chemist & Druggist.The group announced its intention to… Continue reading United News & Media Strengthens B2B Portfolio
If you’ve ever wondered why the BBC has had to launch a national campaign to find new talent, look no further than Sky’s autumn schedule to find out where all the old talent went. Sky does not reveal how its budget compares with the BBC’s £189 million, (see BBC To Spend £189 Million On Autumn… Continue reading Terrestrial Stars Go To Sky For Autumn
Scottish Media Group has announced the resignation of its group finance director, Gary Hughes, who is to take up the same position at Emap at the end of September. George Watt, currently financial controller and treasurer, will temporarily replace him with immediate effect.Hughes had been part of the group since 1996 and had followed its… Continue reading Scottish Media Group Loses Finance Director To Emap
GWR Group announced better than expected trading patterns for the first quarter of this year. At the company’s AGM this morning chairman Henry Meakin said revenues had shown “exceptional year on year growth.”As a result the group, which owns Classic FM as well as 38 local licences, across the UK, is trading ahead of its… Continue reading GWR Group Trading Ahead Of Forecasts
The 5% fall in half year profits reported by Reed Elsevier yesterday (see Profits Fall 5% At Reed Elsevier) was not as bad as analysts had expected. As a result, shares in Reed jumped 39p to £5.66.Radio interests appeared to be good prospects during yesterday’s trading, as Scottish Radio rose 75p to end £15.02½ and… Continue reading Sharewatch
Bright Station reported good progress towards the transformation of its business in its interim results released this morning. Despite pre-tax losses of £3.2 million for the six month period to the end of June, the group, which was formed from the remaining e-commerce and web solution assets of Dialog earlier this year (see Dialog To… Continue reading Bright Station Reports Good Progress In Interim Results
