ONdigital faces a further shake-up after the news today that two of its directors have quit. Ashley Faull, the digital broadcaster’s programming head, and Jim Radcliffe, commercial director, have left the company just six weeks after the resignation of the group’s chief executive Stephen Grabiner (see ONdigital Hit By Loss Of Chief Executive).Graeme Stanley, director… Continue reading ONdigital Directors Quit
Independent News & Media, owner of the Independent, has reported an increase in the paper’s display advertising revenue, but a drop in classified revenue due mainly to shortfalls in financial recruitment advertising. The company also predicted ‘continued improvement in circulation’ for the Independent in the second half of this year.The group’s Irish and Australian papers… Continue reading Independent Owner Predicts Second Half Circulation Increases
WPP announced today that it has taken on Irwin Gotlieb, head of MediaVest, to launch its Mindshare media services group in the US. The launch will create the largest media services group in the world. The company is also on the lookout for a new chairman to replace Hamish Maxwell. Bauer Publishing this week launched… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Teen channel Trouble has struck a sponsorship deal with the Royal Mail to encourage this age group to use their services. The Flextech-owned channel has put together a comprehensive sponsorship package which includes advertiser-supplied programming.The main purpose of the venture was to encourage teenagers to write letters. Over the summer the channel invited viewers to… Continue reading Trouble And Royal Mail Unite In Writing Campaign
Shares in the Independent group rose after the announcement of its interim results yesterday (see Independent Owner Predicts Second Half Circulation Increases). Prices were up by over 4% to close at 315p after pre-tax profits rose by 47%.The Scottish Media Group rose 2p to 900p after the news yesterday that it is poised to make… Continue reading Sharewatch
In the latest episode in the newspaper circulation war the Sun and the News Of The World have joined forces with Tesco supermarket in a joint loyalty campaign aimed at women.Customers who buy the newspapers using Tesco’s Clubcard will gain extra points. At present a point is gained with every pound spent but in the… Continue reading Sun And Tesco In Joint Loyalty Initiative
Channel 5 has lined up Beefeater as a sponsor for its relaunch of It’s A Knockout. The 11-week series, which starts on Friday 3 September, will be backed by the restaurant and pub chain as part of its new campaign based around ‘the best of British’.Included in the campaign, which is being developed by Motive… Continue reading Channel 5 Gets ‘Meaty’ New Sponsor
A recent addition to the publishing world, Crimson Publishing has begun to make its mark on the business and computing sector with the launch of What Laptop & Handheld PC. A guide for the mobile computing consumer, the monthly magazine will analyse and review models in this fast-growing market.Costing £2.99 the first issue is already… Continue reading Crimson Publishing Makes Its Mark
The latest set of readership figures, released by the National Readership Survey (NRS) this week, show an overall decline in readers for the national newspaper market. Of the titles listed here, readership dropped by 3.5% year on year for the February-July 1999 period.The Daily Mail continues to go from strength to strength, outperforming the market… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – July 1999
The Scottish Media Group confirmed today that it is about to make a bid for GMTV. The group, which owns Scottish Television and The Herald, already has a 20% stake in the commercial breakfast television company but released a statement today stating that it has tabled proposals with other GMTV shareholders.These include the Guardian Media… Continue reading Scottish Media Poised To Bid For GMTV
