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Times Online has announced plans to re-launch its travel website with the backing of an electronic brand marketing campaign designed to raise awareness of the initiative.The new look website, available at www.timesonline.co.uk/travel provides travel information to users by country, city and type of holiday. It brings together content from The Sunday Times and The Times… Continue reading Times Online Re-Launches Travel Website

National speech-based radio station talkSPORT has secured car manufacturer Seat UK as the six-figure sponsor of its new Sports Performance of the Month awards.The deal will see talkSPORT’s breakfast and drivetime shows discuss possible winners of the award before announcing shortlists for listeners to vote on. The award will then be presented to the winning… Continue reading TalkSPORT In Pole Position With New Sponsor

The Guardian and the Observer have become the latest national newspapers to cash in on the increasing popularity of the internet with the launch of digital editions for online readers.Both titles will next week follow in the footsteps of the Times and the Telegraph with the launch of e-papers that replicate the layout of their… Continue reading Guardian And Observer Launch Digital Editions

Financial Times owner, Pearson, saw shares slide by 0.4% yesterday despite announcing a 2.8% increase in pre-tax profits in its full-year financial results. However, the Financial Times posted a loss of £32 million during 2003, despite a wide ranging cost-cutting programme across the flagship business daily (see Losses Widen At FT And The Outlook Remains… Continue reading Sharewatch: Pearson Drops Despite Rising Profits

BT Group has reduced the price of its cheapest broadband service to less than £20 per month in an attempt to further increase the take-up of high-speed internet access across the UK.The telecoms giant yesterday announced the launch of a new cut-price service aimed at attracting the large numbers of dial-up customers normally put of… Continue reading BT Launches New Cut-Price Broadband Service

The Barclay brothers have withdrawn their £260 million offer to buy Conrad Black’s stake in Hollinger Inc, in a move that exacerbates the uncertainty surrounding the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.The decision to cancel the bid was something of a foregone conclusion after a US court last week stopped Black from selling his majority stake in… Continue reading Barclay Brothers Withdraw £260 Million Telegraph Bid

The BBC has secured the broadcast rights to Six Nations Rugby until the end of the decade, in a deal that could bring the Corporation an average of more than 4 million viewers per match.The wide-ranging deal, which covers television, radio, online and interactive coverage of the tournament, could prove valuable for the BBC after… Continue reading BBC Wins Six Nations Coverage Until 2010

MediaCom was the most successful individual media buying agency in terms of billings during 2003, according to the latest league table published by Nielsen Media Research.The Grey Global-owned agency rose from third place in the previous year’s rankings, overtaking ZenithOptimedia and Carat to take the top spot with an 11% increase in billings to almost… Continue reading MediaCom Comes Out Top In Terms Of Billings

The Financial Times posted a loss of £32m during 2003, as advertising revenues slumped 15% and sales continued to fall. A cost-cutting programme across the business daily has failed to stem losses, which were £9m higher than in 2002, according to the full-year results of its parent company Pearson released today.The company blamed a “savage… Continue reading Losses Widen At FT And The Outlook Remains Uncertain

The Football League has secured a ground breaking multi-million pound deal with Coca-Coal that will see the soft drinks company become the exclusive sponsor of Divisions One, Two and Three.The deal represents the largest title sponsorship in history and secures Coca-Cola and Diet Coke as the official soft drinks of the Football League for three… Continue reading Coco-Cola Scores With Football League Sponsorship