Visibility is cloudy and the mood not much better in the TV advertising market. Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham, who was at the Commons culture media and sport select committee yesterday, said he now expects advertising revenues in the second half of 2011 will be flat... more
Battle has broken out among the men's glossies as Esquire's new editor, Alex Bilmes, formerly GQ features editor, throws down the gauntlet for his old boss Dylan Jones, editor of GQ for 12 years... more
Lloyds Banking Group poaches Antonio Horta-Osorio, the head of arch-rival Santander’s UK business, to take over from Eric Daniels as its new chief executive... more
Here's a loud message from the ad industry to the Tories: the single biggest client winner at last night’s Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Effectiveness Awards was the Central Office of Information... more
Channel 4 admits its flagship channel crashed to a £61.6 million loss last year but still makes a pre-tax profit of £2.2 million thanks to digital channels E4, Film4 and More4... more
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible”
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The Government has demanded immediate reform of the FA, insisting they implement recommendations made by Lord Burns four years ago in full, or face a cut in grassroots funding and the withdrawal of political support... more
Sir Peter Burt, one of Britain's most respected bankers in the period when he ran Bank of Scotland until it merged with Halifax seven years ago, has come out with an interesting take on moral hazard... more
How can the banks that did avoid the pitfalls reap the benefits of their good judgment if all the others are saved from the consequences of their mistakes?... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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