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Media Bitch's Diary 24 May

Media Bitch — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:27:00 GMT

This week, Bitch finds out what Mindshare's chief executive gets up to in his spare time, forgets an anniversary, goes shooting with IPC Media, and is crowned champion with the Media Nomads.

Out and About 24 May

Mark Banham — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:34:00 GMT

This week, Out and About goes on a Raid with DCM, visits the Freesat awards, and bumps into virtually all of the media community at The Lighthouse Company founder Kathleen Saxton's birthday party at Kettner's.

Bet365 to sponsor French Open on ITV

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:26:00 GMT

Bet365, the online betting company, has signed a significant six-figure deal to sponsor ITV's coverage of the 2012 French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros.

Sun website traffic little moved by Sunday print launch

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The Sun's website traffic increased 2.8% in April to 1.53 million average daily browsers, only slightly above its levels before the launch of its Sunday print edition, according to the latest ABC data.

DMGT'S national and regional titles axe nearly 600 jobs

John Reynolds — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)'s national and regional papers have reported a 24% fall in operating profits, while nearly 600 jobs have been axed in the six months to 1 April, the company reported today (24 May).

ITV1, C4 and 5USA triumph at Freesat Awards

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:40:00 GMT

ITV1 duo Ant & Dec, Channel 4 shows 'The Million Pound Drop' and 'Educating Essex', and 5USA all took home gongs at last night's Freesat Awards, where the BBC also won five of the 11 categories.

My Media World: Freddie Ossberg

Jeremy King — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:44:00 GMT

Freddie Ossberg, founder and managing director for Raconteur Media, is a massive movie and TV fan, will never miss any of the major football championships, would like nothing better than to work out how Sir Martin Sorrell's mind works, and, of course, earn his level of salary.

My Media Week: Charles Courtier

Mike Fletcher — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

This week, Charles Courtier, worldwide chief executive for MEC, works on the agency's 10th anniversary celebrations, while also traveling to its Amsterdam office for a quarterly meeting and taking conference calls with both Colgate and AT&T.

Media360: Highlights from the conference

Sarah Johnson — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

All the highlights from this year's Media360 event including panel discussions, keynotes, networking, and singing with the London Community Gospel Choir.

Bauer axes Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for Heat TV

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Bauer Media is set to pull the plug on Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for the launch of celebrity-led stablemate Heat TV.

RAB launches planning and creativity tools

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

The Radio Advertising Bureau has launched two new tools aimed at helping advertisers, media agencies and creative agencies get more from the medium.

Foxy Bingo signs up for second summer with Smooth and Real Radio

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:26:00 GMT

Foxy Bingo has signed a multimedia,13-week sponsorship deal with GMG Radio's Smooth and Real Radio brands, to sponsor evening shows presented by DJs David 'Kid' Jensen and David Hearne.

BSkyB to escape restrictions in pay-TV film market

John Reynolds — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:00 GMT

The Competition Commission has found that BSkyB does not hold a competitive advantage in the pay-TV film market, because of the arrival of competition from Netflix and LoveFilm, and the imminent launch of BSkyB's internet TV service.

RAB celebrates 20 years of championing commercial radio

Arif Durrani and Ben Hall — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The success of commercial radio is a testament to the industry's drive and innovation, propelled in no small part by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), which celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

Future plans new launch as iPad sales hit £3m

John Reynolds — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Future Publishing is planning to launch a print magazine to follow up its craft title Mollie Makes, while its iPad sales have now passed the £3m mark, according to chief executive Mark Wood.

Media360: Spotify preaches the gospel of music

Daniel Farey-Jones — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Media360 delegates who thought they were in for just another presentation from Spotify got a surprise when the London Community Gospel Choir led them through a 20-minute singalong.

Ocean Outdoor partners with TalkSport for summer sport bulletins

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

TalkSport, the UTV-owned national station, and outdoor media owner Ocean Outdoor have signed a deal to distribute simultaneous live sports bulletins during the summer.

Regional sales house Clacksons on alert as Archant reviews business

Mark Banham — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:03:00 GMT

Regional newspaper publisher Archant has put its advertising sales contract up for grabs, leaving incumbent independent regional sales house Clacksons, Mediaforce and Amra to pitch for the business.

Future reports pre-tax loss but digital revenues surge

John Reynolds — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:51:00 GMT

Future, the specialist magazine publisher, has reported a pre-tax loss of £700,000 in the six months to March 2012, but said digital revenues have surged by 37% as it becomes a more digital-centric business.

Media360: The Week's commercial leader talks about adapting to the iPad

Arif Durrani — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

It's been six months since Dennis Publishing launched an iPad version of its newsweekly, The Week, and the publisher's head of advertising, David Weeks, shares the challenges and learnings so far.

Newspaper Marketing Agency relaunches as Newsworks amid 'need to think differently'

Arif Durrani — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:06:00 GMT

The Newspaper Marketing Agency, the organisation that has promoted the strengths of the national press sector to advertisers since 2003, has re-launched today as Newsworks, a move said to recognise that "the old language of press or paper doesn't fit any more".