Mediaforce, the regional sales house has acquired fellow sales house Newspaper Representations, to take effect in the New Year. Mediaforce has also acquired Selling Point, the specialist magazine sales operation.The new media sales company, which will be based in Mediaforce’s Fleet Street offices, will now comprise of Mediaforce, Taskforce, News Reps and Selling Point. Russell… Continue reading Mediaforce Takes Over News Reps

The Regional Advertising Company (Derby) has today announced that it has gained the account to handle the national sales for a Welsh title, the Cambrian News. RAC (Derby) which already handles sales for around 25 titles won the account for the independently published weekly paid-for from Newspaper Representations.Contact Doug Price: 01332 293330

Regional Publishers Adscene, have moved sales responsibility for all their titles to saleshouse Mediaforce. Adscene’s Kent and Lincolnshire Standard groups had been sold by Mediaforce for 9 years until the last year when Amra took over.Mediaforce will again have responsibility for Adscene’s Kent and Lincolnshire Standard groups; sales for Four Counties Newspapers, the Scunthorpe Star… Continue reading Amra Loses Adscene To Mediaforce

Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television is suffering a split between top management and directors over differences in how the company should be run. John Fairley, managing director of Yorkshire TV has submitted his resignation. Fairley is believed to have submitted a proposal to the board calling for more executives to be directly involved with running the… Continue reading YTTV Row – MD To Leave

Media Sales and Marketing announced yesterday that it was forming a separate management board, giving it more autonomy from its parent Capital Radio. With immediate effect the company will be managed by three Executive Directors Paul Davies, Managing Director; Andrew Oldham, Sales Director and Linda Smith, Marketing Director.David Mansfield, Group Commercial Director of Capital Radio… Continue reading MS&M Forms Separate Board

Following the policy statement the ITC made on 22 March, the ITC has today announced its decision on the outstanding issues on which it had requested further representations.Regarding the 25% market share, the ITC has concluded that flexibility should only be applied to situations concerning the smaller Channel 3 licensees. The ITC has also decided… Continue reading ITC Further Statement On TV Sales Arrangements

The ITC has announced its policy regarding television advertising sales arrangements. It has decided that sales houses will be allowed to sell airtime for TV companies up to a limit of 25 per cent of UK television advertising revenue, rather than 25% of ITV revenue. This follows the line set by the Office of Fair… Continue reading TV Advertising Limit Raised

The Independent may become a private company if MGN’s takeover bid is successful. Shareholder documents have revealed that the consortium bidding for Newspaper Publishing, led by MGN, plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting on winning control of the newspaper, at which it will seek permission to register the company as a private one.The documents… Continue reading Independent Privatisation Plan

According to a report in today’s Standard, Tony O’Reilly has been snubbed by the European shareholders of the Independent, who say they will oppose his plans for board representation. The directors of the Independent meet today to discuss the proposals drawn up by O’Reilly, and the plans put forward by the MGN consortium.

Senior executives from Independent Newspapers of Ireland are planning to hold talks today with the management of The Independent newspaper, following Friday’s coup when Tony O’Reilly bought 24.99% of Newspaper Publishing from institutions at £3.50 per share. As the largest shareholder, the Irish group is seeking board representation and is likely to get it.Members of… Continue reading Irish Independent Seek Place On Board