The Italian Government has said that it is not concerned that the merger of pay-TV operators Stream and Telepiù will created a monopoly in the market (see News Corp Completes Telepiu Transaction). Telepiù is being acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for E920 million and will be merged with News Corp’s Stream division to form… Continue reading Italian Government Sees No Problem With Murdoch Monopoly
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Almost 90% of European newspaper publishers believe that digitally printed newspapers will be a commercial reality by 2010. This is one of the findings of a new report from Digital Dots, published in partnership with Ifra, the international organisation for media publishing. The Digital Newsprint for Roaming Readers report, which surveyed 50 European newspaper publishers,… Continue reading Digitally-Printed Newspapers Will Be Commercial Reality By 2010, Say Publishers
Magazine publishers should look to developing Asian economies such as China and South Korea for sales growth over the next twelve months, according to data from the FIPP/Zenith Optimedia World Magazine Trends 2002/2003 report. The study says that whilst traditional markets continue to stagnate, China’s role in the global magazine sector is growing substantially and… Continue reading Magazine Publishers Should Look To Asia For Sales Growth
Mobile phone operators who ploughed millions of pounds into third generation investments will not see a return on their outlay for about twelve years, according to a sobering report from Forrester Research. In a survey, nine out of ten senior executives at European 3G licence holders expressed confidence that the technology, which features audio, video… Continue reading 3G Operators Face Long Wait For Profits
One in four households will not be able to receive digital terrestrial television (DTT) when the BBC launches its new Freeview service later this month. The BBC, which is launching the service in conjunction with BSkyB and Crown Castle, said that universal coverage will only be possible when the signal is strengthened in four years… Continue reading One In Four Households Will Not Receive Freeview
AOL Time Warner chairman, Steve Case has vowed to become more involved in the running of the corporation as it looks to emerge from a difficult year. There had been widespread speculation that the falling share price, allegations of accounting malpractice and the slowing growth of the America Online internet unit had made Case’s position… Continue reading AOL Chief To Take More Active Role
Deutsche Telekom has received four bids for its cable television assets, all of which are below the troubled company’s expectations, according to an article in today’s Financial Times. The paper reports that the values of the bids range from E2.0 billion to E2.3 billion; Deutsche Telekom had hoped to raise between E2.5 and E2.8 billion… Continue reading Deutsche Telekom Cable Offers Are Below Expectations
Recent political and economic events have conspired to create an air of uncertainty in the media and advertising industries according to Lauren Rich Fine, a media analyst at Merrill Lynch. She says that negative earnings announcements, volatile share prices, confusing economic forecasts and the ongoing threat of war are resulting in advertisers becoming ever more… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – September 2002
UK consumer magazines’ share of total advertising spend is set to increase over the next 12 years according to the Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast from the Advertising Association, to be released this week. According to a report from the PPA, the AA figures predict that consumer mags’ share of adspend will rise from 6.1%… Continue reading UK Consumer Mags To See Rising Share Of Adspend In Long-Term
BSkyB will be able to secure the rights to Premiership football for a significantly reduced amount when the current deal comes up for renewal. That is the conclusion of a study from business information providers Sportcal out this week. The report predicts that Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster will be the only bidder for live matches… Continue reading BSkyB Is The Only Winner In Football Recession