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
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
Cordiant remained the media sector’s big mover on Monday, falling 25% on suggestions that the troubled ad group has entered into exclusive negotiations with WPP. If correct this move could prove disastrous for shareholders and could quash dealers’ hopes of a bidding war to restore value to the company.Meanwhile, GWR was also in the spotlight… Continue reading Sharewatch: Cordiant Plummets Despite Take-Over Talk
Viacom Outdoor is responding to the increasing demand for pan-European outdoor advertising strategies with the appointment of Clive Punter to the newly created role of director of international sales.Punter, currently joint managing director of Viacom Outdoor UK, will continue to be based at the company’s London office and will take on the role in addition… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor To Capitalise On International Sales
Global communication company, Aegis Group, is bringing all its media operations under an umbrella platform called Aegis Media.The network will comprise all Aegis’ client-related media brands including Carat, Posterscope and its portfolio of specialist communications services agencies.Aegis Media will also support the company’s new independent media network, Vizeum, which will be launched on 16 June.… Continue reading Aegis Centralises Media Operations
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
UK advertising spend posted a 1.5% nominal growth in the first quarter of the year, although after adjusting for inflation, expenditure showed a decline of 1.5%, according to the latest figures from the Advertising Association and World Advertising Research Centre (WARC).The high spots in Q1 were outdoor and direct mail, which turned in current currency… Continue reading War In Iraq Slows Growth In UK Adspend
