19 Dec 2002
| by RAYMOND SNODDY, media editor of The Times
Until now Terry Wogan has been the most famous product of the Irish broadcasting system, with fellow broadcaster Gay Byrne following behind in his wake.
19 Dec 2002
| by MARK PRIESTLEY, Broadcast account manager, Carat
With a prodigal return in Coronation Street, Midsomer Murders scheduled against BBC's EastEnders and a new, and 'final', episode of Only Fools and Horses on BBC One on Christmas Day, ITV may argue it is not the case, but it appears to have accepted the inevitable and conceded the Christmas ratings war...
19 Dec 2002
USP Radio Projects has appointed former Martini Rossi marketer Paul Brewer as its managing director. Brewer joins from below-the-line agency Brewer Blackler, which he ran, and replaces Rob Jones, who becomes chairman. USP Radio Projects specialises in promotions, radio advertising, sponsorship and...
19 Dec 2002
Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, remains pessimistic about the prospect of an advertising recovery at the paper next year. In a trading update issued on Friday, it warned that full-year profits for the FT Group, which includes business magazines such as Investors Chronicle, will be down 20%...
19 Dec 2002
| by TANIA MASON
The Ministry of Sound's chief executive of media, Rebecca Miskin, has left the nightclub and...brand group' encompassing all of its non-music services, such as media, travel and the eponymous ...
19 Dec 2002
Rivals Digital Media is relaunching its two e-commerce sites, Football365Shop and WorldRugbyShop in
19 Dec 2002
| by POPPY BRECH
Kellogg and media owners. Earlier this year Kellogg linked with Cartoon Network in a deal that saw ...
19 Dec 2002
| by POPPY BRECH
Channel 4 has devised a campaign to publicise what is widely expected to be the final series of its top-rating sitcom Friends.
19 Dec 2002
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has added its voice to that of the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) in calling for the planned merger of Carlton and Granada to be referred to the Competition Commission.
19 Dec 2002
The Radio Authority has awarded The Wireless Group (TWG) the licence to operate the Swansea digital local multiplex. TWG will use the Swansea multiplex to broadcast its commercial stations The Wave and Swansea Sound as well as Emap-owned Kiss and Smash Hits. Emap has a 30% stake in the venture. The...