Satellite television group BSkyB was seen in focus yesterday, down 1.79% as investors considered reports that the broadcaster is to consider up to five external candidates to replace Tony Ball as chief executive.The management re-shuffle has been eyed with suspicion by many investors, who claim that the company’s chairman, Rupert Murdoch, ousted Ball to make… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Falters Amid Race To Find New Chief
BBC Magazines is to to build on the success of its Top Gear Turbo title with the launch of another special issue targeting 10 to 14 year old boys with an interest in cars.The one-off issue will hit the news-stands today with a cover price of £1.95. It will include a range of news, features… Continue reading BBC Magazines Extends Top Gear Brand With Special Issue
BSkyB will this week embark on its biggest promotion since the launch of Sky Digital five years ago, with a £20 million advertising campaign to push its Sky Plus personal video recording service.The integrated through-the-line campaign is part of a major strategic move to use Sky Plus to drive the satellite broadcaster’s subscriptions towards the… Continue reading BSkyB Launches £20 Million Campaign To Promote Sky Plus
US online retail will hit $88.1 billion by 2005, whilst total US business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce revenues will hit $133.3 billion by this time, according to a new report from eMarketer. The report predicts that by 2005, 66.7% of the population aged 14-plus will be online and 78.0% of these will be using the web for… Continue reading US Ecommerce Forecasts From eMarketer
JCDecaux is to promote Eurostar with a new outdoor advertising campaign that will form part of a wider pan-European push.Seven special build 96-sheets have been converted to show a Eurostar train flying diagonally into the sky. There will also be a specially designed creative featuring the Champs Elysees and ten 48-sheet posters featuring the Eiffel… Continue reading JCDecaux Gets On Track With New Eurostar Campaign
Internet users now spend more time online than watching television, according to new research commissioned by the recently launched BT Yahoo! Broadband service. The NOP survey makes grim reading for TV advertising sales chiefs by revealing that the average internet user now spends 3.5 hours a day online, compared to just 2.8 hours watching television.… Continue reading Consumers Are Spending More Time Online, Says Study
Conrad Black, chairman and chief executive of Hollinger International, is set to announce a “comprehensive reconstruction” of parts of its parent firm, according to press reports.Hollinger Inc, which controls Hollinger International, publisher of the UK’s Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times faces a potential funding shortfall after a profits warning in August.However, Lord Black has… Continue reading Hollinger Chief Plans Reconstruction
Wireless email has boosted the amount of time that employees can put into their work and its effect will become increasingly obvious in the next few years, according to a new study from The Radicati Group. The report claims that despite the shaky economy and relatively unstable carrier networks, almost 2 million business professionals will… Continue reading Wireless Email To Benefit Productivity
ABC is launching a new personalised email service to allow users to request and recieve automatic updates of new ABC data.The new service, entitled e-alerts will provide users with notification of newly issued certificates, audit reports, changes in membership status of ABC registered titles and exhibitions. The service will also inform subscribers of complaints and… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Remain In The Spotlight
BSkyB has today confirmed that James Baker is to replace Sara Ramsden as controller of Sky One following her decision to step down after less than a year in the job.Baker has been at Sky One since 1996 and is currently head of content and creative affairs at the satellite television group. He was also… Continue reading Baker To Replace Ramsden As Controller Of Sky One
