25 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
5pm: London’s free classified advertising website Gumtree.com is branching out into the European cities of Berlin, Rome and Milan in a major programme of expansion.
25 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
ITV faces a decelerating advertising market and could lose share value, as rumours fly within City circles that big-name investors are lining up to buy the broadcaster, according to a leading investment bank.
25 Apr 2005
| by by Sam Matthews
LONDON - ITV's Saturday morning children's show 'Ministry of Mayhem' has been rapped by TV watchdogs for conducting a scientific experiment, which caused a presenter to burn his hand, while leaving out the 'don't try this at home' caution.
LONDON - Chelsea has signed a lucrative £50m five-year deal with mobile phone and electronics firm Samsung after a three-way battle to become the new shirt sponsor of the Premiership leaders.
LONDON - Magnet, the kitchen, bedroom, home office and bathroom manufacturer, is splitting with McCann Erickson Manchester and moving its £9m creative account to CheethamBell JWT.
25 Apr 2005
| by by Staff
NEW YORK - Google is extending its AdSense programme to include display advertising for the first time, along with its pay-per-click service.
25 Apr 2005
| by by Sam Matthews
LONDON – Gap's advertising campaign featuring teen singing sensation Joss Stone kicks off on Thursday with her version of the Lew Herman classic 'The Right Time' offered as the soundtrack for the ad and as a free download for Gap customers.
25 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
Joey, the widely panned Friends offshoot on Five, suffered its latest indiginity last night after plummeting to just 1.3 million viewers, a paltry 5.5% of the market share and the lowest audience since the series began.
25 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
12.15pm: Allan Rich, the legendary adman and former-MediaCom executive chairman, has returned to the industry by taking up a non-executive directorship with marketing services outfit Cello.
25 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
Yahoo! and Mediaedge:cia have revealed the findings of their research into how high speed internet access is affecting people’s daily lives and in turn how they are consuming media.