BBC Radio Five Live has been forced to withdraw a promotional trailer claiming it had exclusive broadcast rights for the Euro 2004 tournament, following the threat of legal action from Kelvin MacKenzie’s rival talkSPORT station.MacKenzie threatened to sue the BBC after making the claim relating to Five Live’s coverage of the event, despite the fact… Continue reading talkSPORT Threatens To Sue BBC Over Football Claims

Future Publishing has announced plans to launch a special one-off magazine covering the rapidly expanding world of digital DJ-ing technology.The 100-page Digital DJ title will appear as a special edition of this month’s Future Music magazine. It will target men aged between 16 and 20 years-old who are either beginners on the turntables or long-time… Continue reading Future Publishing To Launch One-Off Digital DJ Magazine

The BBC is currently holding talks about the possibility of launching a free-to-air digital satellite service to rival BSkyB’s proposed package of more than 200 television and radio channels.It is understood that the Corporation is in negotiations with a number of other broadcasters about launching a service to go head-to-head with the satellite package unveiled… Continue reading BBC Contemplates Taking On BSkyB With Satellite Service

The three-horse race to take control of the Telegraph titles is expected to reach its conclusion later this week amid widespread speculation that bids for the newspaper group could exceed £700 million.The last three interested parties – the Barclay brothers, Daily Mail & General Trust and a consortium of investment firms – were asked to… Continue reading Race For Telegraph Titles Could End This Week

Global advertising giant, WPP has announced that it is backing the launch of media network KR Media, which will be headed by former Aegis Media Europe chief executives Bruno Kemoun and Eryck Rebbouh.WPP will hold a minority stake in the new European network which is set to launch in Paris in September.WPP has agreed to… Continue reading WPP Takes Share In Kemoun And Rebbouh’s Media Venture

Global advertising giant, WPP has announced that it is backing the launch of media network KR Media, which will be headed by former Aegis Media Europe chief executives Bruno Kemoun and Eryck Rebbouh. WPP will hold a minority stake in the new European network which is set to launch in Paris in September. WPP has… Continue reading WPP Takes Share In Kemoun And Rebbouh’s Media Venture

The BBC is currently holding talks about the possibility of launching a free-to-air digital satellite service to rival BSkyB’s proposed package of more than 200 television and radio channels. It is understood that the Corporation is in negotiations with a number of other broadcasters about launching a service to go head-to-head with the satellite package… Continue reading BBC Contemplates Taking On BSkyB With Satellite Service

Beleaguered cable operator Telewest has announced the appointment of Eric Tveter as president and chief operating officer following the departure of acting chief Barry Elson last month. The appointment comes just weeks before the expected completion of the company’s crucial £3.9 million debt for equity swap, which was agreed last September after months of wrangling… Continue reading Telewest Names New Chief Ahead Of Financial Restructuring

IPC Media’s flagship celebrity weekly Now and Time Warner stable-mate, Warner Home Video, have secured an exclusive deal with Asda to promote the video and DVD release of the final series of Friends.The partnership will see co-branded dump-bins – designed to hold copies of Now and Friends DVDs and videos – placed in the majority… Continue reading Now And Asda Team Up To Promote Friends DVD Launch

The Times has announced plans to roll-out its compact edition across the UK, but insists it remains totally committed to publishing its broadsheet version alongside the commuter-friendly tabloid.The announcement comes just weeks after the Independent went completely tabloid, in a move that consigned the broadsheet edition of the paper to the scrap-heap after more than… Continue reading Times Rolls Out Compact Edition Across The UK