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Clear Channel-owned outdoor advertiser Adshel has announced what it claims is the largest street furniture deal in 20 years, covering bus shelters around the outer circle of Birmingham city centre for the next decade.The contract, which covers the whole of the west midlands, was awarded to Adshel by transport firm Centro as part of a… Continue reading Adshel Secures Ten Year Birmingham Bus Contract

Outdoor advertising specialists Maiden Group performed well last week, rising by a healthy 10.48% to 242˝p as the company announced deals with Network Rail worth £477 MillionThe new contracts will see the company take control of 2,000 poster sites at 17 railway stations worth £450 million, while the renewal of a separate five year promotions… Continue reading Sharewatch: Maiden Rises Following Successful Rail Bids

The UK’s two cable TV giants, NTL Europe and Telewest, are being urged by shareholders to begin merger talks to form a single company with a market value of $7 billion.According to a report in the Observer, shareholders are pushing for the talks to begin this autumn to bring together more than 1.5 million customers,… Continue reading NTL And Telewest Shareholders Urge $7 Billion Merger

Hachette Filipacchi has secured a pan-European sponsorship deal with Lycra which will see the world-renowned brand sponsor the first ever ELLE Style Leaders supplement.The 20-page supplement will be published with the November issue of five editions of ELLE in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, detailing the best the fashion world has to offer… Continue reading Hachette Secures Lycra For Elle Sponsorship Deal

Ofcom has announced a public consultation on new rules governing the advertising of alcoholic drinks on television.The watchdog claims the new regulations will respond to continued debate between industry and consumer groups and would seek to outlaw advertising campaigns which glamourise or trivialise alcoholic products.Among the watchdog’s new rules are bans on advertisements showing drinks… Continue reading Ofcom Calls Time On Loosely Regulated Alcohol Adverts

The Daily Telegraph has announced a deal which will see the newspaper sponsor the Glyndebourne opera company’s production of La Bohčme by Puccini to support the relaunch of its Telegraph Box Office ticket service.The sponsorship, which covers the production at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London, from December 7th to 11th, will support the Telegraph‘s partnership… Continue reading Telegraph Relaunches Box Office With Opera Sponsorship

German magazine giant H Bauer is to name its forthcoming men’s weekly title Cut, and has a provisional launch date of August 12th, according to reports over the weekend.The publisher is understood to be readying the title, rumoured to be in production last month, and will invest around £8 million in its launch into one… Continue reading Bauer Names Its First Foray Into Men’s Mag Market

ITV will lose one of its best known personalities next year, as long serving newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald steps down from his position with ITV News.The veteran broadcaster has stated that he will not renew his contract with the broadcaster’s news operation when it expires next year. His departure will mark the end of a… Continue reading Trevor McDonald Set To Leave ITV News In 2005

Publishing giant, Reed Elsevier, unveiled yesterday that it had acquired US data services group, Seisint in a deal worth $775 million (£417 million).Reed said that the groups legal and government information arm, LexisNexis, will wholly own Seisint and will fit very strongly with the LexisNexis risk management business and allow it to expand further.A statement… Continue reading Reed Acquires American Data Group Seisint

Dennis Publishing chief executive Alistair Ramsay has announced the closure of the company’s groundbreaking small format men’s magazine, Jack, due to poor sales and increased competition in the sector.The title, purchased by Dennis in June 2003 as part of its acquisition of I Feel Good Plc, had been increasing circulation, with over 39,000 readers according… Continue reading Dennis Closes Jack Following Disappointing Sales