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The UK inflation rate has risen to its highest level in a year on the back of high oil prices and increasing transport costs.The latest official figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the consumer prices index (CPI) rose to 1.5% last month, up from just 1.2% in April.Concerns over inflationary pressures have… Continue reading UK Inflation Pushed Higher By Rising Oil Prices

JCDecaux has created a dedicated team to concentrate on the selling and marketing of Tesco TV following its appointment as the sole media partner for the new in-store advertising network.The company has recruited former Viacom Outdoor account director, Janice Fernandes, to take up the position of deputy head of sales with responsibility for selling advertising… Continue reading JCDecaux Creates Dedicated Tesco TV Sales Team

German magazine giant H Bauer is reported to be readying an entry into the men’s weekly magazine market in the form of a new title codenamed Project Sue and headed by former Men’s Health editor, Simon Geller.A spokeswoman for the publisher of Take a Break and That’s Life this morning strongly denied that such a… Continue reading H Bauer Rumoured To Be Preparing New Men’s Weekly

WPP saw its share price dip by 1.34% yesterday to close at 551p ahead of news of a long-awaited upturn in the UK advertising market. The latest figures show that the sector is continuing to recover with expenditure rising by 4.8% in the first quarter of 2004 (see UK Adspend Increases By 4.8% In First… Continue reading Sharewatch: Buoyant Advertising Market Fails To Boost WPP

The Government has announced the appointment of an independent panel to oversee the BBC’s charter review, featuring six media heavyweights who will advise Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell on key issues throughout the process.The panel was agreed with Terry Burns, Tessa Jowell’s independent advisor on the charter review, and includes Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey,… Continue reading Government Finalises Panel for BBC Charter Review

BSkyB was the best performer in last week’s media market with shares rising by 4.69% after revealing plans to launch a free-to-air satellite package of more than 200 television and radio channels to compete with the BBC-backed Freeview service.The City has responded positively to the broadcaster’s announcement and reports suggest that the BBC is in… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Outperforms Buoyant Media Market

BBC Radio Five Live has been forced to withdraw a promotional trailer claiming it had exclusive broadcast rights for the Euro 2004 tournament, following the threat of legal action from Kelvin MacKenzie’s rival talkSPORT station.MacKenzie threatened to sue the BBC after making the claim relating to Five Live’s coverage of the event, despite the fact… Continue reading talkSPORT Threatens To Sue BBC Over Football Claims

Future Publishing has announced plans to launch a special one-off magazine covering the rapidly expanding world of digital DJ-ing technology.The 100-page Digital DJ title will appear as a special edition of this month’s Future Music magazine. It will target men aged between 16 and 20 years-old who are either beginners on the turntables or long-time… Continue reading Future Publishing To Launch One-Off Digital DJ Magazine

The Audit Bureau of Circulations has announced a change to its rules to allow publishers to report sales of digital editions on their existing ABC print certificates from next month.The move, which was agreed in principle last December, clears the way for publications produced in both print and digital formats to include the latter on… Continue reading ABC Amends Rules For Reporting Electronic Circulations

The BBC is currently holding talks about the possibility of launching a free-to-air digital satellite service to rival BSkyB’s proposed package of more than 200 television and radio channels.It is understood that the Corporation is in negotiations with a number of other broadcasters about launching a service to go head-to-head with the satellite package unveiled… Continue reading BBC Contemplates Taking On BSkyB With Satellite Service