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Carat has secured Renault Clio as the exclusive six-month sponsor of Friday Night Kiss in a deal designed to bring a slice of ‘va-va-voom’ to the station’s core 15 to 24 year-old youth audience.The deal centres around a bespoke programming strand comprising a daily 60-second entertainment round-up presented by flagship Kiss DJ, Bam Bam. It… Continue reading Carat Sponsorship Brings Va-Va-Voom To Kiss Listeners

The management of London creative agency WCRS has signed a deal to buy 75% of the business from its parent company, French advertising giant Havas.WCRS, which devised the high-profile 118 118 campaign, is held by Havas Arnold Worldwide Partners division. Under the agreement management will take a 75% share in the business, with AWP retaining… Continue reading WCRS Management Takes 75% Stake From Havas

Consumer magazine publisher Highbury House Communications saw yesterday’s largest percentage increase amongst media stocks with shares rising by 1.06% to close at 23žp despite revealing a difficult year in its annual results (see Highbury House Loss Hits £25.7 Million).The company unveiled pre-tax losses of £25.7 million for 2003, a disappointing performance compared to 2002, when… Continue reading Sharewatch: Highbury House Rises Despite Poor Results

BT has announced the latest in a line of new features to encourage the take-up of broadband internet access with the launch of a rich media platform allowing anyone to create and distribute digital content online.The service has been created in partnership between BT and internet streaming specialist Real Networks and will allow anyone from… Continue reading BT Drives Broadband With New Rich Media Launch

Hollywood media mogul Haim Saban (pictured) has teamed up with German publisher Axel Springer in his bid to take control of Hollinger International, the beleaguered newspaper group which owns the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.It is understood that the consortium secured backing from venture capitalist house Hellman & Friedman to table the first all-paper offer for… Continue reading Two New Bidders Battle For Control Of Hollinger

Mirror Group Newspapers has strongly denied reports that its general manager Ellis Watson will move back to rival News Group to take up a senior position that will include marketing as part of a wider role.Speculation has been mounting that Watson, a former News Group marketing director, will return to the publisher after Belinda Furneaux-Harris… Continue reading Mirror Denies Watson Will Defect To Rival News Group

The Daily Telegraph saw its readership slump by 8.5% year on year to just under 2.2 million in the six months to February, in a development that could push the newspaper closer to launching a tabloid edition.Rumours have been circulating that the newspaper could be the third broadsheet to go tabloid with £8 million rumoured… Continue reading Readership Slump Could Fuel Tabloid Telegraph

Ask Jeeves, the UK’s third largest search engine, has announced plans to remove all banner advertising from its website in an attempt to improve user loyalty and satisfaction.Until recently banners were the most widely used advertising format on the Ask Jeeves website. However, the search engine claims they are turning users away and plans to… Continue reading Ask Jeeves Ditches Banners From UK Website

GWR’s sales house Opus has announced the creation of a dedicated brand partnerships team to forge stronger links between clients and programmers.The move will allow the company to incorporate the former local radio group sponsorship and promotions teams with immediate effect under the leadership of programmer, Lizzie Moran, former sponsorship and promotions controller.Each member of… Continue reading Opus Launches Dedicated Brand Partnerships Team

Internet search giants Yahoo! and Google have announced plans to drop advertisements for gambling and betting services from their websites in an attempt to curb their effects on underage users.It is understood that the move will initially only affect Yahoo and Google websites in the US, although it is expected that the ban will quickly… Continue reading Yahoo And Google To Drop Gambling Advertising