Virgin Radio’s sales director, Mark Swift, has left the group after two years.Swift, who was instrumental in the creation of the Access All Areas initiative for advertisers, will be replaced by commercial development director, Lee Roberts.Roberts will report to commercial director, Kathryn Jacob, who said: “Having worked with Lee before I know that he will… Continue reading Virgin Radio’s Sales Director Departs After Two Years
UK TV Revenue To Grow 4% In 2003, Says BillettsUK television advertising revenue will grow by 4% this year, in a total advertising market up by 4%-5%, according to new forecasts from media audit consultancy, Billetts.European VOD Revolution On Hold, Says ForresterThe high costs of technology and ongoing content issues will ensure that video-on-demand (VOD)… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
Week on week analysis of the media sector saw stocks under pressure as the FTSE 100 bowed to continued pressure from bearish earnings reports and the continued threat of US-led military action against Iraq.On the corporate news-front, Emap was seen in focus following news that chief operating officer, Tom Moloney is to become the group’s… Continue reading Sharewatch
Jane Lighting, head of Telewest’s TV production arm, Flextech, is being tipped as the front runner to become the new chief executive of Channel Five.A report in yesterday’s Observer claims that Lighting, a protégée of Telewest’s former chief executive Adam Singer, has emerged as Channel Five’s preferred choice to succeed, Dawn Airey, who stepped down… Continue reading Flextech Boss Tipped To Succeed Airey At Channel Five
Emap Performance has launched its TV music channel, The Hits, on digital radio in London.The new station, which will take a direct feed from The Hits TV channel, will play a broad range of chart-based music aimed at 15 to 45 year-olds. Emap plans to extend the brand onto the analogue radio platform if it… Continue reading Emap Moves The Hits Onto Digital Radio
Channel Five has secured GlaxoSmithKline as the sponsor of its weather programme in a deal rumoured to be worth around £1.5 million.The deal, which will run throughout 2003, follows the current three month sponsorship with Venos, which ran until the end of 2002. GlaxoSmithKlien will use the year long sponsorship to promote a range of… Continue reading GlaxoSmithKline To Sponsor Channel Five Weather
GWR has extended its Vibe FM brand with the launch of a new dance and R’n’B station called Vibe 101.The new station will broadcast across South Wales and the West, including Bristol and Cardiff and will target the 15 to 24 year age group. GWR claims that the new station will bring the Vibe brand… Continue reading GWR Extends Vibe FM Brand With New Launch
Channel Five has signed up BBC journalist Donal MacIntyre as the new face of its current affairs programming.MacIntyre, who is best known for his controversial BBC1 series, MacIntyre Uncovered, is to front at least 12 hours of programming on Channel Five in 2003, including investigative journalism, social affairs and other current affairs topics.Director of programmes… Continue reading Five Signs MacIntyre As Face Of Current Affairs
Zenith Optimedia has warned that ITV’s audiences could continue to decline during 2003, as the new free-to-air digital service, Freeview, becomes more popular.The media buying agency claims that the rate at which Freeview decoders are selling since they became available last year (see BBC Revives Digital Terrestrial TV With Freeview Launch), suggests that 1.5 million… Continue reading ITV Could Lose Audiences To Freeview In 2003
Emap Performance has appointed Brendan Moffet as brand director of its Big City network of radio stations, replacing Cath Murphy who stepped down last year to start her own business in Manchester.The appointment marks a return to Emap for Moffet, who resigned as brand director of the Magic Network in 1997 to join Sheffield-based interactive… Continue reading New Brand Director For Emap’s Big City
