In October awards for 14 categories of advertising excellence in the regional press will be presented for the first time.Categories include Campaign of the Year, Advertisement of the Year, Media Planning Award of the Year and Colour Advertisement of the Year.Details from the Newspaper Society: 071 636 7014
Hugh Wright has been appointed database manager of the Newspaper Society’s Press-Ad database department.
A syndicate of 20 banks is planning to sell almost all its shares in WPP, the advertising group which includes JWT and O&M. The £200m placing is to be carried out this autumn.The banks received the shares as part of a £176m debt-for-equity swap two years ago when WPP ran into financial difficulties. The placing… Continue reading WPP Share Sale
News International has commissioned research from Arthur Andersen into media concentration in the UK. The study was commissioned as a result of two other major enquiries into Media Concentration, the first the EC’s Green Paper, and the second the Government’s investigation into Cross Media ownership.The aim of the survey was primarily to discover a methodology… Continue reading Media Concentration Research
The Independent has today cut its price to 30p, devoting the entire front page to its own news. The 30p price, which matches the Telegraph, and is 15p cheaper than the Guardian, will not remain in place indefinitely. A statement from the shareholders says, “It is felt that the premium quality the Independent achieves will,… Continue reading Independent Joins Price War
EMAP should learn tomorrow if its bid for Trans World Communications can proceed. If the Radio Authority’s decision that their bid is legal is upheld, then it may spark a flood of similar media take over bids.
The next MRG Annual Conference is to be held on 8-11 November 1995, in Barcelona.
It is understood that Scottish Television and Grampian will both join the ITV sales house TSMS. TSMS will then deal with more than 25% of revenue, but the ITC, although it will need to give its approval, has said it will be flexible regarding the smaller TV stations.
Andrew Cole-Bulgin has left Faulds Advertising in Edinburgh. He was deputy to media director Christine Tulloch, and was formerly at DMB&B. He is replaced by Sara Maclean.
