GWR’s sales house Opus has been awarded the contract to sell advertising across Vibe FM and Galaxy 101 following the recent joint venture deal between GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings.The newly created Vibe Radio Services, which is 52% owned by Scottish Radio Holdings and 49% owned by GWR, yesterday acquired Galaxy 101 from Chrysalis Radio… Continue reading Opus Secures Galaxy 101 Sales Contract
Analysis of the latest TV revenue figures for August reveal an over-all year on year increase for the UK’s main terrestrial channels. Increases were seen across the board, with the exception of GMTV. Channel 5 saw biggest increase, with revenue rising by 30% year on year during August. The coming months will be crucial for… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 2002
Julie Harris, deputy managing director and group publishing director of the Elle and Top Sante titles, is leaving Emap to join Hachette as general manager of the women’s magazine group.The departure of Harris is the first, of what some are predicting will be a steady stream of departures from Emap since the end of its… Continue reading Handbags At Dawn For Emap And Hachette
Telewest Broadband’s head of marketing for interactive services, David Caswell, has stepped down following a further round of restructuring at the troubled cable group.The latest restructure comes less than two months after the appointment of Charles Burdick as managing director following the departure of Adam Singer, who was reportedly forced to resign by the company’s… Continue reading Telewest Broadband Marketing Chief Steps Down
The Telegraph has secured BMW as the sponsor of its Ryder Cup golf supplement.BMW will be the only advertiser in the supplement, which appeared in the newspaper today. The 8-page magazine, which is 70% editorial and 30% advertising, is being promoted with radio adverts on national talk-based radio station, TalkSPORT.The deal was negotiated by Richard… Continue reading Telegraph Secures BMW Sponsorship
GWR Revenues Stay Flat In First HalfAirtime revenues at GWR Group are forecast to be flat for the six months to 30 September, slightly behind the trading at Capital Radio, which saw a rise of 2% over the same period. In a trading statement today, GWR says that UK like for like revenues will be… Continue reading Radio Groups Paint Gloomy Picture Of UK Market
RTL has appointed Channel Five’s head of advertising, Nick Milligan, as acting chief executive of the channel ahead of the departure of Dawn Airey at the end of the week.The channel’s owner announced yesterday that it would not be holding Airey to the one-year notice period specified in her contract and would be letting her… Continue reading Five Appoints Milligan As Acting Chief Executive
Chrysalis Radio is in advanced discussions to take control of LBC’s owner, London News Radio, from GWR Group, the group has confirmed this afternoon.No figure was cited in Chrysalis’ statement, but press reports speculate that the group will pay in the region of £25 million for LNR. However, the acquisition would be part of an… Continue reading Chrysalis To Swap Galaxy 101 For London News Radio
Media Stocks experienced another poor day of trading on Tuesday as traders signalled there is little sign of any light at the end of the tunnel, as fears surrounding war with Iraq and an increasingly gloomy corporate outlook weighed.Granada extended losses after hedge fund Fidelity Investments announced it no longer had a substantial interest in… Continue reading Sharewatch
Media Stocks experienced another poor day of trading on Tuesday as traders signalled there is little sign of any light at the end of the tunnel, as fears surrounding war with Iraq and an increasingly gloomy corporate outlook weighed.Granada extended losses after hedge fund Fidelity Investments announced it no longer had a substantial interest in… Continue reading Sharewatch
