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Communications group, Telewest has announced that shares in the company will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 14 July 2004. The ordinary shares will be cancelled on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the admission to trading of such shares on the LSE the day before the Telewest restructuring… Continue reading Telewest To Delist From London Stock Exchange

Over the past few months, there have been numerous reports indicating the advertising recovery is finally underway, but a closer analysis of the underlying figures reveals a different story and explains why many advertising agencies are staying subdued about the turnaround, reports the Financial Times. Figures released yesterday by the Advertising Association revealed that advertising… Continue reading Analysis Of Ad Figures Reveals Recovery May Not Yet Be Here

Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail & General Trust has pulled out of the race to take control of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph at the eleventh hour as bids for the titles approach the £700 million mark.The media group admitted this morning that the price for the titles had now risen too high for it and… Continue reading Daily Mail Pulls Out Of Race For Telegraph Titles

The popularity of Freeview, the free digital terrestrial television service backed by the BBC, shows no signs of slowing as latest figures show it now reaches an estimated 4 million homes. The continuing popularity of Freeview, which launched less than two years ago, means that BBC’s digital television channels, radio networks and interactive services are… Continue reading Freeview Reaches 4 Million UK Homes

Big Brother saw ratings surge last night as almost 7 million viewers tuned into to watch Emma and Michelle return to the main house after five days in the secret Big Brother bedsit.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB show that a peak of 6.9 million reality-TV fans watched the so-called ‘bedsit babes’ return to the Big… Continue reading Almost 7 Million Watch ‘Bedsit Babes’ Return To Big Brother

Virgin Radio has secured Carlsberg in a six-figure promotion of Euro 2004 during the Pete & Geoff breakfast show, broadcasting live from Lisbon throughout Euro 2004 and offering listeners the chance to join the action in Portugal.Carlsberg will be promoted as the official beer of the England football team in a deal that marks a… Continue reading Virgin Radio Secures Carlsberg For Euro Promotion

Internet service provider Wanadoo, formerly Freeserve, has been ordered to make it clear that some of the search results on its website are paid for by advertising following complaints from consumers.The Advertising Standards Commission ruled that internet users had been mislead by the fact that sponsored links on the Freeserve site, which has now been… Continue reading Wanadoo Rapped Over Misleading Search Advertising

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press saw a dip in share price yesterday, sliding 0.85% to 555źp despite positive forecasts for the first half of the year. Yesterday the publisher announced that results will be well ahead of expectations, revealing a growth in advertising revenue of around 5.8%.According to Johnston Press, all categories of advertising have seen… Continue reading Sharewatch: Johnston Press Dips Despite Positive Forecasts

The creation of community radio stations looks increasingly likely as legislation has been laid before Parliament, despite fevered opposition from many commercial broadcasters claiming the new stations will cannibalise their listenership and advertising revenue.The legislation, dubbed the Community Radio Order, must now be agreed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords… Continue reading Community Radio Edges Closer Despite Opposition