Associated Newspapers has won its court battle to prevent Richard Desmond from calling his new London paper the Evening Mail or the London Mail for fears it could be confused with the Daily Mail.Desmond, who owns the Express Newspaper Group, is set to launch the Evening Mail later this year. The title would compete directly… Continue reading Associated Maitains Control Of Mail Title In London
Maiden Outdoor has beaten-off competition from incumbent Clear Channel to secure the £20 million contract for Manchester City Council’s outdoor sites.The ten year contract includes 200 48-sheet sites and 20 96-sheet sites and makes Maiden the biggest outdoor contractor in the Manchester area.Commenting on the deal, a spokesman for Maiden Outdoor said: “We will be… Continue reading Maiden Secures £20m Outdoor Contract For Manchester
Media Audits UK has bolstered its management team with the appointment of former Mediahead managing director, Philippa Hainsworth.Hainsworth, who joins the company next month, will work alongside the recently recruited Tony Emment and Nick Sparey to further the growth experienced by the group last year.Her departure will come as a blow to Mediahead, which appointed… Continue reading Hainsworth Takes Up Senior Role At Media Audits
NME is to promote the summer festival season with four special issues covering a range of forthcoming live music events.The first of these goes on sale this week and includes a 28-page glossy supplement entitled the 50 Greatest Festival Photos Of All Time, in celebration of the best of live music.The following week IPC will… Continue reading NME Highlights Festival Season With Special Issues
The Telegraph Group has come together with the Association of Independent Financial Advisors to release the findings of a survey into the media consumption and readership habits of independent financial advisers.The study into what is considered a key target group for advertisers of financial products and services, rates The Daily Telegraph as the most read… Continue reading Daily Telegraph Proves Its Worth To Financial Advertisers
The ASA has refused to censure a series of national press ads for Ryanair featuring Sadam Hussein, despite complaints they were offensive and trivialised the Gulf war.One of the ads showed a statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down and stated: “Fares falling faster than Saddam”. Another pictured Iraqi information minister, Muhammad Sai’d al-Sahhaf, appearing… Continue reading ASA Clears Ryanair’s Controversial Saddam Ads
2002 was a pivotal year for the European broadband market, as the number of high-speed internet connections and associated revenues went through the roof, says a new study from IDC. The research company predicts that the numer of connections will grow to almost 62 million in 2007.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US To Lead Global Ad… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband Casts Its Net Across Europe
Carlton and Granada remained in focus yesterday on continued reports that venture capital group, Apax Partners, is forging ahead with its plans to make a bid for a merged ITV company. It is understood that the group has tried to persuade Lord Hollick to buy back into the network. The stocks were seen down 2.69%… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Shares Dip Amid Take-Over Rumours
Channel 4 has pledged to bring more high-brow programming to its Saturday night schedules after announcing it has axed Chris Evans’ gameshow Girls and Boys after just one series.The show, which saw 100 men and 100 women compete for the chance to spend £100,000 in a week, marked Evans’ much anticipated return to broadcasting (see… Continue reading Channel 4 Calls Time On Boys And Girls
WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell has reiterated his belief that the advertising upturn will not take place until next year and it could be 2008 before the real boom arrives.The respected protagonist told delegates at the World Association of Newspapers in Dublin that the media and advertising sector would finally rebound in 2004. This is… Continue reading Advertising Boom Is Five Years Away, Says Sorrell
