14 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON – Carlton and Granada have agreed to the conditions imposed upon their merger by the Department of Trade and Industry that will ensure that the deal does not operate against the public interest.
14 Nov 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Rupert Murdoch has had his own way at BSkyB's annual general meeting today, with Lord St John of Fawsley being kept as a member of the board, despite shareholder protests.
14 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON – The Illustrated London News, which debuted in 1842 as the first magazine to use pictorial reporting on a regular basis, has been relaunched with a view to taking it monthly if it is a success.
14 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The Home Office is stepping up its campaign to reduce car crime with face-to-face activity to encourage Christmas shoppers to observe simple security measures.
14 Nov 2003
| by Maja Pawinska,
LONDON - The Electoral Commission is running a campaign with MTV to promote political awareness among young people, and has tasked MTV's media house Viacom Brand Solutions with producing the creative work.
14 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - NME editor Conor McNicholas has completed his revamp of the magazine's editorial line-up with the appointment of former Muzik magazine editor Malik Meer as features editor.
14 Nov 2003
| by Maja Pawinska,
LONDON - Radio network Capital Gold has joined forces with the Biography Channel in a sponsorship deal to promote the TV station's music biography series during November.
14 Nov 2003
Since Bill Bernbach developed it, it has been heresy to doubt the validity of the creative pair, but, as Claire Beale writes , this view is changing. Here, top creatives discuss if the alternatives can work as well.
14 Nov 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON – BSkyB has reported that first-quarter operating profit has doubled to £151m, as revenues climbed 17% during a strong third quarter that saw it hit its target of 7m subscribers three months early.
14 Nov 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - The advertising industry has said that the government should tackle the problem of obesity, not with a ban on junk food ads but by funding a long-running campaign to promote healthy living in a similar manner to the anti-drink driving campaign.