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Emap RIP: 1947 - 2008
Posted in Media, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs January 29th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
In years to come, 2008 will be remembered in the media business as the final resting place of the once mighty powerhouse, Emap plc.
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Tags Emap, Print, Magazines, Media, Guardian Media Group
Who really wants Virgin Radio?
Posted in Media, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs January 22nd, 2008 by Oliver Milman
Virgin Radio must feel fairly unwanted at the moment – its owner, SMG, has been in the process of selling it for the past year and potential suitors haven’t exactly been queuing up outside its studios in London’s Golden Square.
Tags Radio, Virgin, Global Radio, Emap, GCap, Christian O’Connell
Allen’s GCap ambition looks to seal stunning comeback
Posted in Media, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs January 14th, 2008 by Elspeth
Charles Allen has reacted in superb fashion to his acrimonious departure as chief executive of ITV – he is looking to become a genuine media overlord by scooping up most of the UK’s best-known radio brands.
Tags Radio, emap, Global Radio, GCap Media, Charles Allen, Fru Hazlitt, Media
H Bauer and Emap – a match made in heaven or hell?
Posted in Media, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs December 7th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
Speculation is rife now about what is going to happen to well-known brands Grazia and Magic after a relatively low-end publisher of traditional magazines has put its hands in its pocket and coughed up a rather spectacular £1.14 billion for Emap’s consumer magazine and radio business.
First makes a fourth attempt at success
Posted in Media, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs September 11th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
Well it truly is a First – after investing literally tens of millions in its weekly magazine (shock horror) Emap may have finally got the formula for First right.
Will Emap titles be left on the shelf?
Posted in Media, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs September 5th, 2007 by Arif Durrani
It didn’t take Mystic Meg to sense how eligible Emap had become for a sale after the exit of CEO Tom Moloney, but my initial comments in May continue to hold-up to current scrutiny.
Stevie springs up again
Posted in Media, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs June 18th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
So it looks like Stevie Spring has managed to make it on the shortlist for the top job at Emap.
Tags Stevie Spring, Emap, Media, Publishers
Who will fill Moloney’s shoes?
Posted in General, Media, Nikki Preston May 18th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
The resignation of Emap CEO Tom Moloney has sparked immense speculation over who is tipped for the job with a total salary package valued at around £1 million.
Tags Tom Moloney, Emap, Media
A sorry exit for Moloney
Posted in Media, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs May 5th, 2007 by Arif Durrani
News that Emap’s chief executive Tom Moloney is stepping down will have been greeted with cheers by many inside and outside the media, a sorry end after nearly 26 years at the company.
Tags Tom Moloney, Emap, Media, Publishing, Print
Tune in or drop out
Posted in General, Media March 30th, 2007 by Oliver Milman
The commercial radio industry has been talking up consolidation for some time now. In light of GCap and Emap’s financial forecasts out this week, the question has to be who on earth will want to buy a collection of failing radio stations?
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- Emap RIP: 1947 - 2008
- Tune in or drop out
- Who will fill Moloney’s shoes?
- Will Emap titles be left on the shelf?
- First makes a fourth attempt at success
- A sorry exit for Moloney
- H Bauer and Emap – a match made in heaven or hell?
- Stevie springs up again
- Allen’s GCap ambition looks to seal stunning comeback
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