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The battle to take control of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph took another turn yesterday after Hollinger International moved to scupper Conrad Black’s £260 million deal to sell the titles to the Barclay brothers. The reclusive Barclays claim to have reached an irrevocable agreement with Black to assume control of a range of titles including… Continue reading Hollinger Moves To Scupper Black’s Telegraph Sale

Channel 4 saw profits triple last year as its wide-ranging effort to reduce costs began to bear fruit, despite the ongoing downturn in the television advertising market. The terrestrial broadcaster is understood to have improved its performance after advertising revenues remained flat during 2003 and non-programme costs were cut to focus on core businesses. The… Continue reading Outlook Improves For Channel 4 As Profits Triple

Like-for-like radio revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) jumped by 10.5% during the company’s first financial quarter, thanks to an improvement in national advertising and a continued ‘robust’ performance from local spend. SRH said that overall its revenues had risen by 7.7% from October to December. Within this the Score Press newspaper business saw revenues… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees 11% Revenue Jump In First Quarter

The £260 million Barclay brothers bid for the Telegraph newspapers (see Dispute Grows As Barclay Brothers Move On Telegraph Titles) looks set to be derailed as a range of rival bidders prepare to move on the global newspaper group formerly headed media mogul Conrad Black. It is understood that Daily Mail & General Trust is… Continue reading Rival Bidders Prepare To Move On Telegraph Titles

GWR Group has denied speculation that it is currently holding talks with Capital Radio about a potential £840 million merger of the two companies to be completed later this year. The Sunday Express reported that GWR chairman, Ralph Bernard, has been in formal talks with Capital Radio chief executive, David Mansfield, about the two radio… Continue reading GWR Denies £840 Million Merger Talks With Capital

One of the strongest performances in last week’s media market came from SMG, which rose 6.33% week on week after selling its 27.8% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings to Emap for £90.5 million. The deal will allow SMG to reduce its mounting debt burden and is expect kick off the long awaited consolidation of the… Continue reading Sharewatch: SMG Boosted By Scottish Radio Sell-Off

The increasing uptake of personal video recorders, such as Sky Plus and TiVo, will transform the media planning and buying process by 2006, according to new research uncovered by NewsLine.A study into the effect of PVRs carried out by PHD suggests that the ability to skip through commercial breaks will fundamentally challenge the currency of… Continue reading PVRs Could Transform Media Planning Process

Channel 4 saw profits triple last year as its wide-ranging effort to reduce costs began to bear fruit despite the ongoing downturn in the television advertising market.The terrestrial broadcaster is understood to have improved its performance after holding advertising revenues flat during 2003 and cutting non-programme costs to focus on its core business.The channel is… Continue reading Outlook Improves For Channel 4 As Profits Triple

The £260 million Barclay Brothers bid for the Telegraph titles looks set to be derailed as a range of rival bidders prepare to move on the global newspaper group headed by troubled media mogul Lord Black.It is understood that Daily Mail & General Trust is preparing a substantial £500 million-plus bid for the Daily Telegraph… Continue reading Rival Bidders Prepare To Move On Telegraph Titles

Opus has announced that former Mail on Sunday agency account manager, Karen Eccles, is to replace Nigel Clarkson as group head of sales for Classic FM.Eccles, who takes up the position on 8 March, will assume responsibility for a team of six handling major agency business across the Classic FM portfolio, which includes radio, digital… Continue reading Opus Appoints New Group Sales Head For Classic FM