Capital Radio has put its 13% stake in GWR up for sale. The placing will raise around £28m for the London radio group. The move coincides with GWR’s decision to move its national sales team to one central London site alongside the Classic FM sales operation (see today’s GWR Announces New Sales Operation).Capital Radio: 0171… Continue reading Capital Sells GWR Stake
Newsquest has announced details of its flotation plan which will see around £100m of extra funds being raised. The float, due to take place on October 23, would see the regional publisher valued at £540m, with shares being offered for between 250p and 290p.Newsquest is now thought to be on the look-out for acquisitions in… Continue reading Newsquest Raises £100m And Looks To Expand
Sunday Business advertisement director, Peter Gould, has announced that Vicki Beazley has joined the paper as advertisement manager. Beazley moves from the Evening Standard‘s ES Magazine and Hot Tickets where she held the same role.The new Sunday Business commercial team has been built from scratch following European Press Holdings’ take-over of the title on 26… Continue reading New Advertisement Manager Joins Sunday Business
Chief executive of ITV Richard Eyre, and director of programmes David Liddiment, have promised a new programming and scheduling strategy in an attempt to halt declining viewing figures.The announcement was made at the ITV 98 presentation for advertisers and agencies where Ricahrd Eyre asked for a hundred days to implement the strategy. A progress report… Continue reading ITV Heads Promise New Schedule
Monday Maiden Group announces interim financial results.ITV Network Centre launches its Website (http://www.itv.co.uk/).Newsquest will finalise details of its stockmarket flotation plan (subscribers see Newsquest Set For Float)Tuesday Manchester United release final year financial results. An announcement regarding the launch of a TV channel dedicated to the club may occur.Cordiant will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Haymarket title Marketing is to launch a revamped Website on 1 October. Marketing Online (http://www.marketing.haynet.com) will feature more functionality including a new interactive recruitment section.The relaunched Marketing Website was constructed and is hosted by MediaTel Interactive.Haymarket: 0171 413 4136 MediaTel Interactive: 0171 439 7575
Manchester United has appointed Greg Dyke, chairman and chief executive of Pearson Television, as a non-executive director at the club. This bolsters recent rumours that the football club is arranging a deal with Granada and BSkyB to launch their own digital television channel (subscribers see BSkyB And Granada In Man United Channel Rumours). Mr Dyke… Continue reading Manchester United Appear To Move Towards Dedicated Channel
Accurate cinema admissions data by contractor share, which will enable the UK’s two cinema sales houses to calculate their correct market share, is to become available to the cinema industry.This is the result of an agreement between the Cinema Advertising Association and the Cinema Exhibitors Association which means that CEA members are recommended to release… Continue reading New Cinema Share Data To Be Released
Charterhouse Communications has released a new title this month called Investor. The magazine is targeted at the top end of the personal investment market and will focus on equities and other ‘sophisticated’ investment products. There is also an online version of the whole publication which appears as part of the Infotrade/Mitsubishi financial information service (http://www.infotrade.co.uk).The… Continue reading Charterhouse Launch New Magazine And Website
