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Newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror, has acquired online recruitment services provider, the hotgroup, for £50.5 million, 20.25 pence per hotgroup share.The deal follows recent purchases by Trinity of GAAPweb.com and Smartnewhomes.com and will further enhance the publishers classified recruitment offering and improve its service to advertisers.Commenting on the acquisition, Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity Mirror… Continue reading Trinity Buys Online Recruitment Site

The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has published a report by former secretary of state for culture, media and sport Chris Smith calling for more DAB Digital Radio frequencies, and a reshuffle of existing services to prepare for digital switchover of the nation’s analogue radio signals.The switch to an all digital environment for radio is,… Continue reading Radio Body Calls For Firm Switchover Date

Viacom Outdoor has announced the next phase of its digital technology investment plan, with the trial of Britain’s first full-colour digital LED screens on the sides of buses.Twenty-five London buses have been adapted to carry the state-of-the-art screens, which occupy half of the “Superside” advertising space on each of the buses.The first advertiser to employ… Continue reading Viacom Signs Lastminute For First Moving Bus Ads

Emap’s Manchester-based radio station Key 103 has announced its largest ever marketing push with extra emphasis on its breakfast show, Toolan in the Morning, ahead of competition in the city from GCap Media’s Xfm, due to launch in October.The marketing onslaught, which is costing Emap a cool £2 million, will feature breakfast show presenter Mike… Continue reading Emap Spends £2 Million To Head Off Key Competition

Regional newspaper group, Johnston Press, has warned that there is little prospect of a recovery in the advertising market in the second half of 2005, describing the market as “challenging” and “difficult”.The group revealed that revenue for the six months to June 2005 reached £264.6 million, up from £261.5 million this time last year. Pre-tax… Continue reading Johnston Continues To Warn Of Difficult Ad Market

UBC Media has signed a deal to sell airtime for Chrysalis and Wireless Group’s new syndicated radio news service, a move which will give the company a presence within stations such as TalkSport, Galaxy, LBC and Chrysalis’ flagship Heart.Commenting on the deal, UBC’s commercial director, John Quinn, said: “Today’s announcement significantly broadens the company’s network… Continue reading UBC Signs Sales Deal For Syndicated News

October 10 will see Channel 4 broaden its digital horizons, with the launch of More4 to offer the broadcaster’s documentaries, news, talk and drama content to a wider audience.The launch, which will span all digital platforms, will represent the first new public service channel from anyone but the BBC since the launch of Channel 4… Continue reading October Launch To Bring More4 To The Masses

Virgin Radio has signed former Yahoo! UK managing director, Fru Hazlitt, as its new CEO, taking full responsibility for the SMG-owned station, with acting CEO Paul Jackson returning his concentration to programming across the Virgin Radio Network.Prior to her role at the head of Yahoo!, Hazlitt held positions at Capital Radio Group, Guardian Media Group… Continue reading Virgin Radio Signs Hazlitt As New CEO

The start of this year’s Football Italia series will see Flextech-owned Bravo embark upon an extensive marketing push, renaming itself “Bravissimo” and colouring its familiar branding with the green, white and red colours of Football Italia.The broadcaster’s high-impact marketing campaign reflects the channel’s increasing sports entertainment output, and its ambition to become the nation’s leading… Continue reading Bravo To Change Name In Football Promotion

Emap’s Magic 105.4 is to open its schedule to a host of music stars, with the creation of new programming strand My Magic Music.The new show will kick off on 17 September, fronted by its first guest presenter – R ‘n’ B star, Craig David.The weekly show, which will air from 7pm-9pm, offers Magic listeners… Continue reading Craig David To Launch New Magic Show