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Emap Esprit, publishers of the UK’s leading parenting titles Mother & Baby and Pregnancy & birth has teamed up with QuickWise Brand Research to create a continuous research programme, offering fresh and actionable insights into the UK’s rapidly changing parenting market.The key focus of the research, named ‘iMum’ and standing for Insight for Marketing through… Continue reading Emap Launches Planning And Buying Tool For Parenting Market

Telewest has expended the range of its fledgling on-demand service, Teleport, to offer customers access to complete TV series at the touch of a button.The service bolsters the company’s existing on-demand programme portfolio, extending it from around 60 hours of content to over 300 hours, comprising shows from the National Geographic channel, Discovery, LIVINGtv, Bravo… Continue reading Telewest Boosts On Demand Content Fivefold

ITV saw its share price plummet this morning, following reports that a takeover bid for the company by Apax and Time Warner had been abandoned following concerns over the company’s pension deficit.A bid for control of ITV from private equity firm, Apax, and American media giant, Time Warner, has long been expected, following rumours earlier… Continue reading Pension Fears Call Halt To ITV Takeover Bid

ITV has announced that it is bringing boxing back to the network as a key part of its sporting portfolio, with a two year deal seeing Europe’s leading boxing promoter, Frank Warren, return to the channel for the first time in a decade.The deal will see ITV1 screen up to eight Big Fight Live shows… Continue reading ITV1 To Bring Back Primetime Boxing

Simon Amstell will be hosting a Saturday afternoon show on Xfm, presenting the 1-3pm slot from tomorrow for six weeks until mid September.Amstell is the latest celebrity filling in for comedy duo, Adam and Joe, and is taking over from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant who made a welcome return to Xfm’s Saturday schedule in… Continue reading Amstell Fills Xfm Saturday Slot

Five and Paramount Comedy have co-commissioned their first series in a joint comedy initiative announcing plans to produce a UK version of hit US series Desperate Housewives with the new comedy Suburban Shootout.The eight-part, 30 minutes series from production company Feelgood Fiction, will follow the surreal world of two power-crazed housewives embroiled in a turf… Continue reading Five And Paramount Commission First Joint Comedy

Beer manufacturer Carlsberg will be running their first ever magazine promotion through the August issues of Emap’s men’s magazine portfolio, with a five month campaign positioning Carlsberg Export Extra Cold as a stylish premium Danish export.The deal, brokered by ZenithOptimedia, will run across titles including Arena, FHM, Q, Empire and Mojo, with the creative for… Continue reading Carlsberg Chooses Emap For First Magazine Ads

Mark Cranmer, chief executive of the Europe, Middle East and African division of media agency Starcom MediaVest, has resigned after five years in the role.Cranmer is due to leave the company in March, but a replacement has not yet been named. According to Jim Marshall, Starcom UK chairman, the agency has informed its clients and… Continue reading Starcom Chief Executive Resigns

Richard Webb, general manager of News Group Newspapers, has resigned after ten years in the company, as part of a reshuffle in the senior management team at Times Newspapers.Webb will be replaced by Mike Gordon, commercial director for the group, while Clive Milner, managing director at TNL, will be broadening his role in the shake… Continue reading Webb Resigns From News International

Roly Keating, controller of BBC Two, has launched Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s much anticipated sitcom, Extras, lauding the new show as having “all the hallmarks of a great BBC Two comedy series” and underlining the station’s commitment to “pedigree comedy.”The much-anticipated new series will feature in the broadcaster’s spring schedule, along with several other… Continue reading BBC Pins Hopes On Extras For Audience Growth