News Releases

Robert Ray is to present at the forthcoming INMA/OPA Conference in Krakow later this month.

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Agencies are rushing to sign up for the inaugural 'wanted ads Young Comms. Planning Team of the Year' competition on 8 October, hosted by the NS.

Friday 8 October will see the wanted ads Young Comms Planning Team of the Year awards take place at the London Art House in Islington.

At a lunch meeting in London set up by the NS, president Georgina Harvey, Marketing Committee chairman Danny Cammiade and marketing director Robert Ray are meeting with agency heads from top London agencies...

Orange has signed up to the wanted ads IV which aims to discover the contribution local media makes to overall campaign performance.

Johnston Press has reported its first increase in operating profits since 2006 (+5.9% to £40.5m) amid signs of improving advertising and circulation revenues.

The NS is to attend a media industry meeting with John Whittingdale, chairman of the Department for Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, next month.

Local media publishers can apply for accreditation to cover the 2012 London Olympics and applications can be made via the British Olympic Association website.

Local media titles across the UK have been running features on Playday, a national day highlighting the importance of Play in children’s lives, which was promoted through a Featurelink campaign.

Local media planning tool JICREG is strengthening its database by including telephone-based reseach for the first time.

Local news publisher Archant has announced a period of increased profitability for the first six months of the year.

As requested by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Ofcom has now reported on the feasibility and implications of the full removal of all local cross-media ownership rules.

Southampton Football Club’s decision to take the unprecedented step of refusing all photographers access to home matches has been roundly condemned by local and national newspapers.