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Classic FM’s managing director and programme controller, Roger Lewis, is leaving the GWR-owned radio station at the end of next month to join ITV.News of his departure comes on the morning that GWR and Capital agree the terms of their proposed £711 million merger, which will see the creation of the UK’s largest commercial radio… Continue reading Classic FM Loses Managing Director To ITV

IPC Media’s weekly celebrity magazine, Now, has teamed up with mail order specialists Freemans to launch a joint marketing initiative.The market-leading title will this week begin targeting the catalogue’s customers with a specially created email marketing campaign featuring a mixture of special offers and competitions designed to drive sales.A ‘test cell’ of Freemans customers will… Continue reading Now Partners Freemans In Joint Marketing Initiative

BSkyB’s head of advertising sales, Mark Chippendale, is stepping down after fourteen years at the satellite broadcaster to pursue other interests.News of the high-profile departure comes just months after former Five deputy chief executive, Nick Milligan, joined the company as managing director of Sky Media, a newly created position that effectively gave him seniority over… Continue reading BSkyB’s Head Of Advertising Sales To Step Down

GWR, owner of radio station Classic FM, has said that following a strong start to the year, revenues for the first six months are expected to grow by 3% year-on-year.However, revenues in the second quarter, especially during August, were slower than anticipated and as a result its analogue sector, which generates 92% of group revenue,… Continue reading GWR Confident Over Revenue Prospects For the Year

Capital Radio Group has said that it is ‘cautious’ about the outcome for radio advertising in October to December, despite radio continuing to outperform the display advertising market.In a trading update issued this morning ahead of full-year results due on 25 November 2005, the group said radio revenues for the third quarter are forecast to… Continue reading Capital Radio Cautious Over Fourth Quarter Results

MegaPoster has seen off tough competition from rivals Clear Channel and Blow-Up Media to secure the giant-banner advertising contract for Edinburgh.The three to five year deal gives MegaPoster exclusive rights to install giant banners on suitable properties undergoing refurbishment in the city. It is expected that up to twelve new advertising sites will be erected… Continue reading MegaPoster Beats Rivals To Edinburgh Banner Contract

Capital and GWR have this morning agreed the terms of their proposed £711 million merger to create a single broadcaster controlling more than 40% of the radio advertising market.The merger will see the creation of the UK’s largest commercial radio group, reaching around 18 million listeners each week with a total of 55 local analogue… Continue reading Capital And GWR Agree £711 Million Merger Terms

ITV has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with Warner Brothers International Television Distribution for the rights to show a range of high-profile Hollywood movies across its family of channels over the next few years.The deal will give the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster access to feature films from Warner Brothers’ recent theatrical slates including titles such… Continue reading ITV Secures Rights To Show Blockbuster Movies

BSkyB saw shares fall by 3.04% yesterday to close at 485žp after Credit Suisse First Boston took a cautious line on weekend advertisements from the satellite broadcaster promoting free installation for Sky Digital packages costing £19.5 or more. CSFB said this could increase BSkyB’s subscriber acquisition costs because in the past the company has offered… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Dips Following Investor Caution

Britain has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for broadband internet access with new research showing that more than one in five of every UK households now has a broadband connection.The latest figures from Informa Telecoms Group’s Baskerville unit show that Britain’s broadband market topped the 5 million subscriber mark in September, with… Continue reading One In Five UK Homes Now Have Broadband Access