22 Dec 2006
| by Media Week
This is the latest Media Week bulletin of 2006. Daily bulletins will return on 2 January 2007.
22 Dec 2006
| by Elizabeth Barrett
Starcom has won the hotly contested £32m media planning and buying account for music company EMI...The agency beat incumbents Carat and Media Campaign, plus the7stars and MindShare to the business following a lengthy five-way pitch. The win caps a fruitful month of new business activity for the Publicis ...
shoot out with rival agency Carat. According to Nielsen Media Research, EMI spent £11.9m on media over ...
22 Dec 2006
| by Robin Parker
Digital advertising distribution company Independent Media Distribution has bought web-based ad...Among Optimad's assets is Caria, which processes spot ad campaign deals, agreed between media agencies and media owners, that account for more than 80% of UK TV ad revenues. The company also offers online services for print and outdoor advertising. IMD said the purchase would enable it to integrate ...
21 Dec 2006
| by Elizabeth Barrett
Digitas Inc incorporates digital agencies Digitas and Modem Media, plus healthcare marketing agency Medical Broadcasting Company. Maurice Lévy, chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, said ...
media agencies ZenithOptimedia and Starcom. With the new deal, marketing services will account for 34 ...
20 Dec 2006
| by Elizabeth Barrett
Media Planning Group marketing director Simon Pont has been poached by Naked to return to a more
20 Dec 2006
| by Elizabeth Barrett
Media communications network Aegis Group's strong trading in the first half of 2006 has helped...The network, which includes media agencies Carat and Vizeum, posted a record first half for net new business, with account wins in the second half of the year including the £30m UK Alliance ...
arm was performing well in spite of softer market conditions, while Aegis Media EMEA continues ...
19 Dec 2006
| by Robin Parker
Guardian Media Group plc has confirmed that it has conditionally acquired Saga Radio, a deal
19 Dec 2006
| by Robin Parker
Independent magazine publisher JF Media has become the outright owner of Golf Punk, the golfing...Phil Babb, the former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland soccer player who runs JF Media, was one of the founding investors in the magazine, which aims to offer an irreverent, youthful take on playing ...
figure of 18,801 in the January to June reporting period and JF Media claims it reaches around 80 ...
18 Dec 2006
Business-to-business publisher VNU is selling off its European media business....a possible sale of the business. The review did not include VNU Business Media USA, or VNU's joint ...
18 Dec 2006
BSkyB is to acquire the online sports information and gaming firm 365 Media Group in a £96m deal....365 Media, previously known as UKbetting, owns sports and gambling sites including Football365, Cricket365, Sportinglife and Planet Rugby. The broadcaster believes the acquisition will complement its ...
, called SkyBet. Sky's chief financial officer Jeremy Darroch said: "Bringing together 365 Media ...