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The Daily Mail & General Trust has failed to overturn a ruling by the Office of Fair Trading that one of its Scottish newspaper divisions was guilty of predatory pricing against a rival. The OFT ruled last September that Aberdeen Journals, owned by DMGT subsidiary Northcliffe Newspapers, had been guilty of anti-competitive conduct (see Northcliffe… Continue reading DMGT Fails In Predatory Pricing Appeal

Trinity Mirror has refused to comment on speculation that it is planning to sell its titles in Northern Ireland as part of a shake-up at the UK publisher.According to a report in the Financial Times, senior executives from Trinity Mirror have approached regional publishing groups Gannett and Johnston Press to sound out the possibility of… Continue reading Trinity Mirror May Sell Irish Titles

RTL, the pan-European broadcaster, plans to retain its stake in UK terrestrial station, Five, despite the Government’s plans to clear the way for non-EU investors to acquire the business. The relaxation of the media ownership regulations has prompted fierce speculation that RTL may decide to sell its 65% stake in the channel to Rupert Murdoch’s… Continue reading RTL Not Interested In Selling Five Stake

Emap Elan has announced details of the £3 million revamp of its fortnightly young women’s magazine, More, as the title attempts to appeal to a broader readership.The relaunch will see the fifteen year-old magazine repositioned to appeal to an older 20-something audience in a bid to challenge rival glossy, Glamour, which toppled Cosmopolitan last year… Continue reading Emap Elan Unleashes Revamped More On Rivals

The BBC has underlined its commitment to digital radio and has unveiled its first ever promotional campaign, which will incorporate TV, radio and online elements.The campaign will promote the BBC’s portfolio of digital stations, which includes 1Xtra, Five Live Sports Extra, 6 Music, BBC 7 and the Asian Network.The Corporation has also confirmed details of… Continue reading BBC Reveals Commitment To Digital Radio

Over the last six months, the uptake of free-to-air digital services – including FTA satellite – has accounted for 60% of the growth of the UK’s digital TV market, according to the ITC. Overall, the number of multichannel TV homes rose by 4.2% between Q4 2002 and Q1 this year and the sector now accounts… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Digital Reach Of Free Services

IPC has secured a three year sponsorship deal with a range of the UK’s largest festival promoters to ensure that the NME brand is at the forefront of some of the season’s key live music events.The sponsorship deals have been secured with Mean Fiddler, which handles the Reading and Leeds festivals, DF Concerts for T… Continue reading NME Secures Festival Sponsorship Deal

Digital radio group UBC Media was the sector’s big mover on Monday, up 24.53% after revealing it had broken into operating profit, although its losses at a pre-tax level remained over £2 million. The group also announced that airtime sales have shown recent signs of recovery (see UBC Moves Into Profit In 2003, Airtime Outlook… Continue reading Sharewatch: UBC Rises On Strong Results

The rate of growth of the number of women online in Europe is so slow that if current patterns continue, it will be 2010 before there are as many women as men using the internet. According to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings, 42% of European internet users were women as of May 2003; this represents a… Continue reading Gender Parity Of Online Europeans Will Take 7 Years

The chances of the Government’s Communications Bill becoming law in its current form looked increasingly tenuous yesterday as opposition to the proposed legislation gained momentum in the House of Lords.A group of peers, headed by Lord Puttnam, chairman of the Joint Scrutiny Committee (see Government To Face Opposition Over Media Ownership) have already successfully tabled… Continue reading Lords Flex Muscles In Communications Bill Debate