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Radio giant GCap has backed down from its threat to sue media regulator Ofcom over the creation of a second national DAB multiplex.GCap, which holds the majority share in the UK’s only national digital network, Digital One, had previously threatened legal action against the watchdog, with claims that it had acted unfairly and, according to… Continue reading GCap Abandons Legal Action Over Second Multiplex

Newspaper giant Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), has appointed David Emin as its new director of advertising, poaching the media heavyweight from an identical post with arch rival News Group Newspapers.Emin currently oversees the ad operations of The Sun and News Of The World, but will now be responsible for heading up advertising sales across the… Continue reading MGN Poaches News Corp Ad Boss For National Position

Emap’s Kerrang! magazine is to create a unique musical proposition next month, with a one off re-recording of Metallica’s iconic rock album, Master Of Puppets, gracing the cover of its magazine.The special re-recording by eight of the hottest new rock bands is intended as a celebration of album’s twentieth anniversary, with magazine editor Paul Brannigan… Continue reading Kerrang! Re-Records Classic Rock Album For Unique Covermount

Channel 4 has fixed its focus firmly on emerging media platforms, hiring brand consultancy Branded to shape its long-term strategy ahead of a push into video on-demand and mobile media.Channel 4 director of marketing, Polly Cochrane, has brought Branded in to combat the threat of the broadcaster’s brand being diluted in the move to increasingly… Continue reading Channel 4 Strategy To Push VOD And Mobile

Independent News & Media PLC (INM) has bought the entire issued share capital of PropertyNews.com, along with the PropertyNews monthly newspaper, covering Northern Ireland and neighbouring countries in the Republic of Ireland.The acquisition of PropertyNews.com is part of INM’s strategy of becoming the number one classified website in every market in which it operates, with… Continue reading Independent News & Media PLC Extends Reach In Property Field

Emap has announced that it is trading in line with full-expectations, outperforming the market in its consumer magazine and radio divisions, with its business to business division expected to deliver strong underlying growth.The publishing body expects full-year revenues to rise by 8%, helped by a 5% increase in underlying revenues from UK consumer magazine advertising.In… Continue reading Emap Outperforms Consumer Magazine and Radio Market

Carling has announced plans to launch a major outdoor advertising campaign, promoting one of the biggest music events to hit London in 2006, “Carling Live 24”, using innovative 6-sheets with specific creatives that light up in sequences.The “Carling Live 24” campaign will use posters produced by EL International and outdoor agency Kinetic feature the call… Continue reading Carling Lights Up Major London Music Event

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced the sale of Aberdeen Journals Limited to Scottish publisher, D.C Thomson, for £105 million.Following the deal D.C Thomson will pay £27 million into DMGT’s pension scheme, with the payment giving Aberdeen Journals an enterprise value of £132 million.Aberdeen Journals reported operating profit of £8.1 million in the… Continue reading DMGT Sells Aberdeen Journals

ITV drew an impressive audience with the terrestrial premier of the Pixar hit Ice Age, attracting an average of 5.54 million adults.The broadcaster retained its strong audience, with an average of 5.52 million adults staying tuned for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, dipping to an audience of just over four million for Celebrity Stars… Continue reading Ice Age Sees Success For ITV

Radio giant Chrysalis has this morning unveiled its expectations for the first fiscal half, stating that it should meet targets thanks to an “encouraging” period of trading for its flagship station, Heart 106.2.In a statement to the City, Chrysalis described a “challenging” market for radio advertising, but remains confident that it has “comfortably outperformed the… Continue reading Chrysalis Sees Forecasts On Target For First Half