Channel 4 has promoted Dan Brooke, the general manager of E4, to head up all of its digital TV, interactive and online activities.Brooke will become managing director of the broadcaster’s 4 Channels division, which includes E4, FilmFour, Channel4.com and its interactive platform, 4 Active.4 Channels is part of the 4 Ventures division formed last October… Continue reading Channel 4 Promotes Brooke To Head Digital Operation
Over 100 million young people aged between 5 and 24 will own a mobile phone by the end of 2003, according to a new study from the Wireless World Forum (W2F).mobileYouth 2003 examined ownership in twenty prominent markets and it is estimated that 104 million or 44% of 5-24 year olds will have a mobile… Continue reading Young To Drive Mobile Revenues During 2003
Radio advertising specialist Radio Works has appointed well known industry figure Stan Park as its new company chairman.Park brings over 20 year experience to the newly created role, having most recently worked as the commercial director for travel news provider, Traffic Link. Prior to this he held a number of high-profile roles within the radio… Continue reading Radio Ad Specialist Appoints Park As Chairman
The ITC has received a record number of complaints about the new ‘dog breath’ TV commercial for Wrigley’s X-cite chewing gum.The advertising watchdog has received almost 600 complaints about the ad, which features a man waking up on the sofa after an apparently heavy night out. As he wakes up a dog’s paw comes out… Continue reading ITC Flooded With Complaints Over ‘Dog Breath’ TV Ad
Virgin Radio is to promote UIP’s new science fiction thriller, The Core, in a cross-platform deal utilising the station’s Access All Areas initiative.The week-long bespoke campaign launches next Monday on the Daryl Denham Drivetime Show and is designed to raise awareness of The Core, by offering listeners the chance to win a trip to LA… Continue reading Virgin Secures UIP For New Movie Promotion
The commercial radio industry is outraged at the Government’s plans to give Ofcom the power to regulate the amount of advertising on local radio.In an attempt to protect the content of local radio following the relaxation of the media ownership regulations (see Draft Communications Bill Relaxes Cross Media Rules), the Government is proposing to give… Continue reading Radio Industry Outraged At Plans For Local Advertising
The market for interactive sports coverage is set to undergo massive expansion in coming years and new revenue streams will generate almost $3 billion worldwide by 2008, according to a new report issued by Screen Digest.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…DSL Growth Is ‘Telecoms Success Story’, Says Point-TopicThe rate of worldwide DSL broadband subscriber growth increased… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Sport Sees Salvation In Interactive TV
IPC Media has poached Emap’s Phil Hilton to oversee new launches in the specially created role of development editor.Hilton will report directly to IPC’s newly appointed editorial director, Mike Soutar (see IPC Shakes Up Management For New LaunchesIPC has remained tight lipped about its plans to launch new titles. However, the group has implemented a… Continue reading IPC Poaches Hilton To Oversee New Launches
Reuters was seen in focus, falling to levels seen last after the crash of October 1987. Persistent concerns over the effect of continued job cuts in the city and competition concerns were seen weighing on the stock, which was seen down 11.98%.The media sector was under pressure yesterday as the London equity market slumped to… Continue reading Sharewatch: Reuters Dives On City Concerns
News that Carlton and Granada’s proposed £2.6 billion merger has been referred to the Competition Commission raises the question: What can we expect to see in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2003?Following a raft of M&A activity in 2000, which peaked with the (arguably disastrous) AOL Time Warner deal, the number of high-profile… Continue reading Feature: Is Synergy Still A Dirty Word?
