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Commercial radio network Galaxy 102 has announced plans to embark on a cross-network promotional campaign with Sony Playstation, designed to give its breakfast listeners the chance to demonstrate their singing skills and win Sony prizes.The campaign will launch today across all four Galaxy stations, with the promotion centered around the launch of kareoke computer game,… Continue reading Galaxy Signs Cross-Network Campaign With Sony

Research specialist, Henley Centre, has merged with well respected research and brand consultancy, HeadlightVision, to offer what the company claims is an unrivalled knowledge of global trends and insights.HeadlightVision, which was founded nine years ago, is known for its creativity and irreverence, as well as for its deep qualitative research base. The combination of its… Continue reading Henley Buys HeadlightVision To Boost Offering

Independent News & Media (INM) has sold its 37% stake in European mobile content company iTouch for €100 million to Japanese company For-Side.com, making a profit of £51 million.For-side are hoping that the acquisition of iTouch will give them a greater share of the mobile content market in Europe.iTouch deals with games, news content and… Continue reading INM Makes Massive Profit On Mobile Firm Sale

Channel Five may be launching a women’s lifestyle channel in an attempt to strengthen its digital offerings as terrestrial programmers prepare for the impending multi channel dominance.As rival broadcasters inject their programming strategies with a raft of digital options, Five has been criticised for being left behind, being the only UK terrestrial channel with no… Continue reading Five May Launch Digital Channel

UK publishing group Pearson’s flagship Financial Times newspaper is continuing to improve, enjoying a 3% increase in advertising revenues so far this year, compared to 2004.Pearson said that if advertising sales in the Financial Times follow this upward trend then the newspaper is expected to break even this year.Commenting on the group’s strong start to… Continue reading Financial Times Looking To Break Even

International special-interest consumer magazine group, Future Publishing, has announced the acquisition of 38 magazine titles from rival publisher Highbury House Communications, for a cash consideration of £30.5 million.The titles purchased include, Fast Cars, Fast Bikes, DJ, DVD Review, the What Video group of magazines and Highbury’s puzzle offerings. The deal also includes Highbury’s US division,… Continue reading Future Acquires 38 Magazines From Highbury House

Britain’s first compact paid-for TV Listings guide, TV easy is launching a heavyweight national TV campaign with creative by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, the agency behind the Nuts advert campaign.The campaign breaks the day before TV easy hits the newsstand, May 2, running until May 29 across broadcasters ITV, Five, Sky, IDS Channels, Viacom, E4… Continue reading TV easy Launches National TV Ad Campaign

Pearson has no intention of selling its flagship newspaper the Financial Times, according to Dennis Stevenson, outgoing chairman of publishing group Pearson.Speaking at the companies annual general meeting, Stevenson said that while the group is “always looking at its options…we are not considering selling the FT”.Stevenson also said that cost-cutting at the Financial Times means… Continue reading Pearson Will Not Sell Financial Times

Broadcaster ITV has bought UK digital multiplex operator SDN for an upfront deal of £134 million, furthering its growth in the digital arena.SDN is jointly owned by United Business Media (UBM) and S4C digital media, with its customers including Channel 5, the BBC, QVC and Disney.ITV is also said to be paying a further £15… Continue reading ITV Pays £134 Million For Multiplex Operator

The Competition Commission (CC) has today formally cancelled the reference concerning the proposed acquisition by Future Plc of Highbury House Communications, after the CC received assurances from Future that the deal had been abandoned.The case was sent to the CC earlier in the month, after concerns were raised that the merger of the two publishing… Continue reading CC Cancels Proposed Future Bid For Highbury