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MTV to launch first digital-only programme

Mark Banham — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:49:00 GMT

MTV is to launch a digital-only programme, the Scottish teen drama 'Being Victor', next month, in a first for the music broadcaster.

UK online retail market to hit £25bn in 2010, research claims

John Reynolds — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT

LONDON - Nearly seven in 10 people will buy some of their Christmas gifts online this year, new research claims.

ITV renews Krypton Factor ad-funded deal

John Reynolds — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:00 GMT

LONDON - ITV is to renew its ad-funded programming deal with technology company Sage for a second series of The Krypton Factor, which will be aired early next year.

PHD creates most-watched AFP

Ben Kerr — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Challenge Sage specialises in business software and works with a range of clients from sole traders to FTSE 100 companies. Every company is different, but they all desire to achieve success. The challenge was to do their work quietly, so that business people could forget much of the day-to-day work and focus on the big obstacles to success.

VCCP Search lands Sage search account

Tristan O'Carroll — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:15:00 GMT

LONDON - Sage (UK) has handed its paid and natural search accounts to VCCP Search without a pitch.

Hires precede Stylist launch

John Reynolds — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMT

LONDON - ShortList Media has made several commercial appointments ahead of the October launch of Stylist, its new free women's magazine.

Why agencies need a new business model

Tom de Castella — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:25:00 GMT

Declining margins and a move towards greater transparency are forcing media agencies to review their methods of doing business. Media Week reports on how agencies are raising their game.

In tough times, even a supporting role benefits advertisers

Richard Eyre — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Two early memories of my advertising career came back to me this week.

ITV strikes its biggest ad-funded programming deal

Tristan O'Carroll — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:30:00 GMT

LONDON - ITV has struck its biggest advertiser-funded programming deal, with business software outfit Sage to back the return of hit '80s game show The Krypton Factor.

Melancholic Brits overreact to global economy gloom

Colin Grimshaw — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

My attempt at raising spirits last week were rather undermined by subsequent breaking news - a slew of headlines featured the dreaded "axed" word - 100 unfortunates to be chopped at News International, the cutting of the magazine and digital sales directors at Bauer (does Bauer Advertising exist any more in anything but name?) and expectations of at least 20 job losses at Sky Media.