Media AM - UKTV reports record revenues for 2014, plus Amazon; Wacl; David Emin

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19th May 2015

UKTV reports record revenues for 2014 UKTV has reported revenues of £283 million, up 1.8 per cent year on year and a record for the broadcaster. How Amazon is helping the high-street with its new 'Pass My Parcel' service The internet has revolutionised the way we shop, with bricks and mortar outlets losing out. But with the rising use of Click-and-Collect-style services, the high-street could be set for a renaissance, writes Sarah Todd, chief executive, Geometry Global London. Wacl launches tenth Future Leader's Award Wacl, the women's advocacy club for the advertising and communications industries, is offering grants of up to £2,250 for role models identified through its annual award. Tomorrow's world Interacting with a poster used to mean looking up and gawping - but digital out-of-home is changing all that. Ocean's chief executive, Tim Bleakley, picks out his favourite examples from around the globe David Emin solves your dilemmas Media's favourite agony uncle returns to these pages after a five-year absence to dispense more life lessons Media business rankings 15 May 2015: MediaCom enters straight into number one after winning Tesco. Why women should work together to reach the top As Wacl's annual training event Gather kicks off, president Lindsay Pattison explains how women should work together to help more women reach the top. Zoe Jones to head DCM marketing and insight Digital Cinema Media has promoted Zoe Jones, the marketing director, to marketing and insight director. Record numbers of adlanders pass the IPA Foundation Certificate More than 1,000 adlanders have passed the IPA Foundation Certificate, the highest number of distinctions and overall passes since the qualification launched in 2004.   100% viewable mobile ads debut for the first time In the same year Media Week was born, Millennial Media offers advertisers a 100% viewability guarantee for in-app mobile advertising campaigns, an industry first.   Presented by MILLENNIAL MEDIA Twitter focuses on video with Periscope purchase The social network will reap the revenue benefits if it can integrate the streaming app successfully. Standard on track for profit boost ESI Media's group chief executive, Steve Auckland, has made his presence felt during his first few months, but the tough northerner has his eyes on a significant milestone. My Media Week: Mark Henson This week, Mark Henson, head of business development, Primesight, finds a lot of love for 96-sheets but is reminded that clients see audiences, not formats. Media leaders react to Verizon buying AOL Verizon Communications has guaranteed the headlines with its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL, but what has the company with 100 million mobile customers gained? London Live chief executive: 'We can't keep propping it up' The days of Evgeny Lebedev's government-backed local television experiment, London Live, could soon be numbered, as its chief executive admits it is has been ring fenced from the rest of the group and placed under "constant review". The rise and fall of a media giant From humble beginnings, MediaWeek's former publisher Emap went on to become 'one of the most admired media companies in the world'. Here, Colin Morrison recalls how it got there, and the collapse that was to follow Bus ads don't need naked women to get noticed Another week, another misguided attempt to use a naked woman and inappropriate innuendo to sell something. This time, it's bus fares. How magazines have turned over a new leaf From printed page to web page, the medium has been reinvented, says Immediate Media's Tom Bureau. Latest blogs Print pessimism be gone: How Harry Potterfication can reinvigorate publishing Anyone else bored of hearing that print is dying? It's almost as boring as the assertion that "this is the year of mobile" - it's time to change the conversation says Blippar's Jessica Butcher. Why programmatic is not killing creativity Since the advent of programmatic buying, there has been much debate about whether digital advertising is moving towards an era of man versus machine. Was the value of the election poster realised? As the dust settles on the 2015 General Election, Primesight's commercial director Chris Forrester focuses in on the real question of posters. Cinema advertising is at the top of its game Last month's AA/Warc report stated that UK advertising spend grew by 5.8% in 2014, its highest rate since 2010 and for cinema even more exciting times lie ahead, says Karen Stacey, chief executive of Digital Cinema Media (DCM). Media Week celebrates 30 years in style Thanks to everyone who was able to attend Media Week's 30th anniversary celebrations last week and also to our wider support of well-wishers. 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