Jazz FM and Guardian Media Group (GMG) have reached an agreement following a revised takeover offer from GMG for the radio station, the two groups announced yesterday evening.GMG had previously tabled an offer of 180p per share, or £41 million, but the Jazz FM Board had urged its shareholders to take no action with respect… Continue reading Jazz FM Agrees To £44.5m Takeover By GMG
BARB has this month issued a newsletter to the media industry which gives an update on the situation regarding the much-criticised new contract for viewing data collection (see BARB Controversy Continues), which began in January this year. The newsletter insists that the focus at present is on quality control in this, the setting up stage.BARB… Continue reading BARB Emphasises Quality In Newsletter Update
Less than a month after sparking a tabloid pricing war by reducing its cover price to 20p (see Daily Mirror Cuts Cover Price), the Daily Mirror has announced that the price of the title will return to 32p in selected regions.When the first price cuts were announced, some media commentators thought that Trinity Mirror was… Continue reading Mirror Brings Partial End To Price Cut
Natmags has promoted health magazine Zest’s acting deputy editor Rebecca Frank to the post permanently. Previous editor Linda Bird is now editor of She… …Also at Natmags Liz Kershaw is to return from maternity leave to take on the role of executive group publishing director for Good Housekeeping and Country Living. Chris Hughes, publishing director… Continue reading Appointments Brief
The Newspaper Society has launched an online guide to key areas of advertising and marketing law, in an effort to help its members avoid falling foul of the laws regarding press advertising, and incurring subsequent legal costs.Advertising Points To Watch uses checklists to help identify copy content issues on subjects as diverse as betting and… Continue reading Newspaper Society Launches Advertising Guide
The ITC has banned Microsoft from broadcasting a TV ad for its new Xbox games console after 136 viewers complained that it was “offensive” and “inappropriate.”The ad, created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, features a new born baby boy being shot through a window. The baby ages as he travels through the air before finally crashing… Continue reading ITC Puts An X In Microsoft’s Box
Translucis has signed a deal with Stella Artois to advertise the drinks brand’s outdoor film screenings via its digital media network.From next week a month-long campaign promoting the Stella Screen On Location Tour 2002 will run across the company’s Magnetic channel in 230 bars throughout the UK. The creative, which includes footage from last year’s… Continue reading Translucis To Promote Stella Via Magnetic Network
Chrysalis-owned Rivals Digital Media has formed a marketing partnership with PlayboyTV that will see Rivals.net sponsor two of the adult channel’s programmes.From today Rivals.net branded credits and break bumpers will appear during PlayboyTV’s Session Pravda and UK Centrefolds programmes, both of which are targeted at ABC1 football fans aged between 15 and 45. UK Centerfolds… Continue reading Rivals Turns Up The Heat With PlayboyTV Ad Deal
Week on week analysis shows that Emap, which recently posted a 6% rise in profits for the twelve months ending 31 March 2002 (see EMAP ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ On Future Trading), was one of the best performers in last week’s media market. Shares rose 4.02% week on week to close at £8.80, an increase of 34p… Continue reading Sharewatch
The advertising campaign that accompanied the launch of Channel 4’s new breakfast show RI:SE featured the strapline ‘Are you awake?’. After just over a month on air, the answer so far seems to be a resounding “No”The programme, which has been conceived by Sky and Princess Productions to fill the void left by the Big… Continue reading Feature: RI:SE Fails To Shine For Channel 4
