Media AM - ESI Media, IPC Media, outdoor opportunities in 2014, GNM, digital switchover

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17th December 2013

ESI Media to handle London Live sales in-house ESI Media, the commercial team of the multimedia conglomerate owned by Evgeny Lebedev, will handle sales of its upcoming TV station London Live in-house, after reviewing the marketplace.     IPC Media hires Marcus Rich as chief executive IPC Media has hired Marcus Rich, the commercial managing director at DMG Media, as its new chief executive, replacing Sylvia Auton.     The outdoor opportunity moving into 2014 The outdoor industry, for many decades a business steeped in paper and paste, has experienced unprecedented change in recent years and enters 2014 with a world of opportunities, says Eric Newnham, Talon's chief executive.     Guardian marketer David Pemsel promoted to deputy chief executive role David Pemsel, the chief commercial officer of Guardian News & Media, has been promoted to deputy chief executive of GNM, as the chief executive of Guardian US, Michael Bloom, exits the company.     Ed Vaizey seems 'clueless' So today was 'D day' in the radio industry, with "the announcement of the digital switchover", but Government minister Ed Vaizey appears "clueless", says radio DJ Edward Adoo.     MediaCom on its Media Agency of the Year 2013 award Senior leaders at MediaCom talk about what it feels like to have won Media Agency of the Year in The Annual 2013 from Campaign.     Discovery Networks UK promotes 'stacked' Christmas schedule Discovery Networks UK has launched an ad campaign to promote its Christmas programming, which will include a stack of the same show each day.     Marketers vote Marks & Spencer their favourite Christmas TV ad Marketers picked out Marks & Spencer's campaign as their favourite 2013 Christmas TV ad, ahead of runner-up Sainsbury's, according to a survey on food retailers' ads by recruiter EMR.     Government's Ed Vaizey delays radio switchover Communications minister Ed Vaizey has today resisted calls to set a radio digital switchover programme, acknowledging that when it comes to listeners "there is still much to do before the transition can be completed".     So much for an Olympic hangover - 2013 has been another momentous year By any measure, 2013 has failed to meet expectations. Following the once-in-a-lifetime highs of London 2012, this was tipped to be a rather uneventful 12 months.     ITV's X Factor 2013 bows out with 11.9m The final for ITV's tenth series of 'The X Factor' enjoyed a five-minute high of 11.9 million viewers on Sunday, but the juggernaut struggled, relatively, attracting its lowest audience since 2005.     Global Radio to divest local stations following CAT decision Global Radio is seeking to divest stations in the seven local areas where the Competition Commission blocked its acquisition of GMG Radio, after deciding not to take its appeal further.     Top 10 media suits     Top 10 media buyers     Top 10 media planners     Top 10 sales directors   Latest blogs   Reflections on Web Summit: How 'Davos for geeks' reignited my passion for tech The dust has settled after Web Summit in Dublin earlier this quarter, but I can say that the start-up ethos I witnessed during the two-day conference has genuinely stayed with me.     Digital radio from an advertiser's view This coming Monday, Ed Vaizey, minister of culture, communications and the creative industries, will be speaking at the Go Digital Conference in London.     Beware the 13th: The media industry's unlucky number Blast - it's Friday the 13th. Don't step on the cracks in the pavement - tick. Don't walk under any ladders - tick. Don't pass the path of a black cat - tick. Check all your professional equipment is safe, secure and away from liquids - perhaps one for the to-do list.     Will online ads ruin Christmas as well as UX? There is an interesting debate going on between the advertising industry and those that look into it from the outside about what's best for the consumer.     The mistaken death of the British High Street The High Street is not dead, it's just changing around the new holy trinity of modern retail - bricks, clicks and touch - says Primesight's commercial director, Chris Forrester.

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