Northcliffe Newspaper Group’s Carmarthen Citizen has been relaunched in a move aimed at providing more of a complement to its sister paid-for title the Carmarthen Journal .The free newspaper will now be called the Carmarthen Herald and will increase its distribution by 500 copies to almost 7,700. This is expected to increase again to 10,000… Continue reading Northcliffe Relaunches Carmarthen Citizen
The National Theatre, on London’s South Bank, played host to the IPA’s tribute to last year’s best advertising campaigns. Good use was made of the setting as the audience in the Oliver Theatre were treated to a spectacular opening as dramatic, gradually louder, music pre-empted the flashing lights of the ‘Guys & Dolls’ backdrop. From… Continue reading It Pays To Advertise
Mills & Allen has promoted its national sales manager, Kevin Shute to director of sales. This follows the resignation of Paul Shearing who has left to become deputy managing director of Poster Publicity.Zest also approved an internal promotion this week, Emma Hewson, previously head of advertising sales, is to take on the newly created position… Continue reading New Recruits
The April issue of IPC’s Family Circle magazine will go on sale tomorrow with a new editorial focus and a new section devoted to supermarket shopping.IPC says that there will be a “re-focus of the magazine’s core values to concentrate on a number of key elements”. These include more of a focus on real life… Continue reading Family Circle To Get New Focus
The FT has offered its opinion on how the general election will affect various companies’ share prices. It consists of two groups of ten firms: one group contains those which might be expected to benefit from a Conservative victory/Labour defeat and the other those which would benefit from a Labour victory/Conservative defeat.Media shares which would… Continue reading FT Predicts Effect Of Election On Shareprices
The cable and satellite broadcasting revolution, whether on analogue or digital, offers almost limitless choice to viewers and a chance for governments to create a regulatory regime of common sense and fairness, according to National Heritage minister Lord Inglewood.Speaking at the UK Association for European Law Media Conference, Lord Inglewood went on to say that… Continue reading Free TV “A Right For Citizens”
The Network Centre has said that it has approached the main political parties with a view to screening a televised debate between the party leaders (see yesterday’s Major Ready For TV Debate).It has made a proposal for the programme and is currently awaiting the parties’ responses. A press release from the Network Centre says: “The… Continue reading ITV Approaches Politicians For Debate
IPC has made the shock announcement that it is closing its new listings title Film & TV Week after only ten weeks. The last issue will go on sale today.In announcing the closure, Nigel Davidson, managing director of the IPC Weeklies Group, said: “This market is a notoriously difficult one to enter, and we always… Continue reading IPC Closes Film & TV Week
IPC Magazines has announced the appointment of Jean Christie as display advertisement controller for the Specialist Group Country Magazines and Leisure Network.Christie will be responsible for core display advertising (including sponsorship and advertorials) across Country Life, The Field, London Portrait, Shooting Times and Sporting Gun, as well as retaining her current responsibility for the consumer… Continue reading IPC Specialist Group Appoints Ad Controller
Martin Sorrell, chief executive of global ad group WPP, yesterday picked up around £3m in company shares as part of an incentive scheme he initiated in 1994.The Capital Investment Plan allows for such a bonus if the group trades above the plan’s required 230p level for 60 consecutive trading days. Yesterday the group’s shares were… Continue reading WPP Chief Gets £3m In Shares
