The Economist is the magazine industry's undisputed star performer, achieving 61 consecutive circulation rises over the last 31 years, but group chief executive Andrew Rashbass expects global print sales to fall for the first time in 2012, so why is he "delighted"?

Andrew Rashbass, group CEO at The Economist talks to Media Week

This week, Alun Williams, group publishing director at Hearst-Rodale, anticipates the first edition of Women's Health to hit the newsstands, goes for a posh curry at The Red Fort, and admires David Beckham's (circulation) pulling power.

My Media Week: Alun Williams

Automotive ads reigned triumphantly once again at this year's Super Bowl, with Honda and Volkswagen among the most popular.

Volkswagen and Honda reign supreme at Super Bowl 2012

This week Out and About has pictures of the hopefuls queuing up outside Hammersmith Apollo for Britain's Got Talent and posts snaps from Runway at Le Baron and the InStyle Best Beauty Buys.

Out and About 9 February

This week Bitch attends the 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions and meets Ant 'n' Dec, turns out for The Lighthouse Company event and admires David Beckham in his underpants.

Media Bitch's Diary 9 February

We are just over a month into the year and have already seen the stores La Senza and Peacocks fall into the hands of the administrators. Mark Banham talks to media agencies to gauge how they are planning to address retail challenges to help save the high street.

Trend report: Can media help save the high street?
 

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Kathleen Saxton: addresses her media audience in 'that dress'

Media Bitch's Diary 9 February

This week Bitch attends the 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions and meets Ant 'n' Dec, turns out for The Lighthouse Company event and admires David Beckham in his underpants.

 
 

Channel 4 makes promotions in sales restructure

Channel 4 has promoted its controller of sponsorship, Rob Ramsay, to the...

 
 

Zeebox rolls out click-to-buy function

Zeebox, the social TV app, has rolled out a new feature that...

 
 

Ernst & Young kicks off global media review

Ernst & Young, one of the big four accountancy companies, has approached...

 
 

Sport magazine to hand out 'light sabres' for Star Wars promotion

20th Century Fox's promotion of 'Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace'...

 
 

Out and About 9 February

This week Out and About has pictures of the hopefuls queuing up...

 
 

David Rickard takes control of Rickards Media

David Rickard has become the majority shareholder of media auditors Rickards Media,...

 
 

Groupon reins in marketing spend as it reports loss of $42.7m

Groupon has cut its marketing spend by nearly $50m in the three...

 
 

Channel 4 admits February deals will not be delivered

Channel 4 has taken the unusual step of admitting to agencies and...

 
 
 
 

What do you do about a problem like London Underground?

Maisie McCabe,

07 February 2012

An Olympic Dog’s Dinner

Ivan Clark,

06 February 2012

 

Features & Analysis

Sector Analysis: Television in 2012

Television broadcasters are working hard to offer advertiser solutions that go beyond...

 

Media Salary Survey Part 1: Media agencies

Stuck in one of the worst recessions of all time this year's...

 

Media Salary Survey Part 2: Media owners

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Part two of recruitment specialist Sylex's annual salary survey focuses on what...

 
 

Media's glamour puss is out to prove her mettle

MediaCom's new managing director is as much a hard-worker as she is...

 

Media Agenda: Matthew Dearden on the out-of-home sector

Clear Channel's chief executive Matthew Dearden tells Media Week that rather than...

 

Trend Report: How do media owners monetise social media?

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As media owners seek to monetise their social media strategies, Mike Fletcher...

 
 
 
 
Smartphone advertising: the not very good, the very bad, and the generally quite ugly

Smartphone advertising: the not very good, the very bad, and the generally quite ugly

Smartphones have the potential to unlock real consumer engagement, but marketers have to be careful not to alienate their audience.

 
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