BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies, yesterday resigned following the critical conclusions of Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of Ministry of Defence weapons advisor Dr David Kelly.Lord Hutton yesterday unveiled a report that was heavily critical of the way the BBC handled developments following a story on Radio 4’s Today programme, which claimed that the Government… Continue reading Davies Resigns Following Hutton Report Criticisms
Independent News & Media (INM) is to sell its 50% stake in its Irish cable operation, Princes Holdings, to Liberty Media International for an undisclosed sum. INM had already confirmed that it did not intend to hold its investment in Princes Holdings – which trades under the brand name Chorus – for the long-term, as… Continue reading INM Sells Irish Cable Group Stake To Liberty Media
BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies, yesterday resigned following the critical conclusions of Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of Ministry of Defence weapons advisor Dr David Kelly.Lord Hutton yesterday unveiled a report that was heavily critical of the way the BBC handled developments following a story on Radio 4’s Today programme, which claimed that the Government… Continue reading Davies Resigns Following Hutton Report Criticisms
Chris Moyles could be facing an uphill struggle as the self-styled saviour of BBC Radio One with the station recording its lowest weekly reach of 2003, according to the latest unofficial listening figures from GfK.The National Broadcast Survey, which electronically measures radio and television audiences, shows that Radio One had a weekly reach of 11.8… Continue reading GfK Claims Listening Hits All Time Low At Radio One
Yahoo! UK & Ireland has secured a deal with Benjys national sandwich-shop chain to promote its personal finance site to upmarket city workers.The deal, which is designed to tie-in with the Chinese New Year, will see around 100,000 fortune cookies containing a Yahoo! branded motto distributed in more than sixty Benjys outlets in the London… Continue reading Yahoo! Links With Benjys To Promote New Finance Site
The global economic recovery now appears to be shaping up, with the US leading the way, according to Jean-Philippe Cotis, chief economist for the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cotis was keen to point out that in most countries the upturn is weaker than… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Global Economic Recovery Shapes Up
The global economic recovery now appears to be shaping up, with the US leading the way, according to Jean-Philippe Cotis, chief economist for the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
ITV is investing in its interactive television capabilities by appointing Eckoh Technologies to provide interactive telephony services for the channel. Eckoh is one of Europe’s largest speech application service providers. Eckoh offers technology that will build on ITV’s existing interactive elements in programmes including This Morning, CITV and Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Eckoh… Continue reading ITV Builds Interactive TV Platform With Eckoh Deal
Carlton has secured a major deal that will see mobile phone manufacturer Motorola become the exclusive broadcast sponsor of ITV1’s movie presentations for the next year.The deal, agreed through Sponsorvision, follows a series of shorter-term arrangements between Motorola and ITV1 that began in October 2002 when the mobile phone manufacturer signed to sponsor an autumn… Continue reading ITV Secures Motorola To Sponsor Movie Strand
GWR was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping by 3.15% following the announcement that Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has been appointed to its board of directors.The radio group also recently denied speculation that it is holding £840 million merger talks with Capital about a potential £840 million merger… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Sees Stocks Dip As Hodgson Joins Board
