Active Value, the largest shareholder in beleagured advertising group Cordiant, has denied that it has any plans to launch a joint bid for the company with WPP Group.WPP is embroiled in a bidding race for control of Cordiant and was the favourite until the last minute intervention of Publicis. The French media giant has teamed… Continue reading Cordiant Shareholder Rules Out Deal With WPP
The Competition Commission has been given an extra two months to investigate the proposed £2.6 billion merger of Carlton and Granada and will now report back to Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt on 26 August.The Commission, which was due to have completed its inquiry by the end of this month, says it needs more… Continue reading Competition Commission Delays Verdict On ITV Merger
The Sunday Telegraph is publishing a special one-off supplement to support the forthcoming Wimbledon tennis championships.The supplement, entitled John McEnroe’s Wimbledon, will appear next weekend with the support of an extensive television and radio advertising campaign. It will contain a range of features and interviews about Wimbledon over the years and John McEnroe, famed for… Continue reading Sunday Telegraph Limbers Up For Wimbledon
Analysis of the media sector shows that ITV partners Carlton and Granada fell by 9.50% and 7.78% week on week following warnings that proposals to link advertising rates with audience figures in an attempt to secure approval for their planned £2.7 billion merger (see ITV May Link Advertising Rates To Audience Figures), would not go… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Waver On Competition Concerns
While Carlton and Granada go to greater and greater lengths to save their merger, analysts have warned that the second half of 2003 is likely to bring only ‘minimal’ growth for UK TV advertising. Further down the line, there are fears that PVRs could lead to greater fragmentation in the TV industry.Also On MediaTel Insight… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadcasting Chiefs Look To The Future
MTV is launching a global ad campaign across its 16 channels in a bid to increase its brand impact in the increasingly crowded music television market.The global campaign, which will be made up of a montage of 3 second clips from MTV’s world-wide channels, will launch later this month. The branding initiative has been entitled… Continue reading MTV Launches Global Ad Campaign
BT is merging its Openworld high-speed internet service into a new joint venture with Yahoo! The move, which comes as BT pledges to put broadband at centre of its strategy, will see the creation of a new endeavour called BT Yahoo! Broadband. The co-branded service will give BT Openworld users access to a range of… Continue reading BT Goes Down Broadband Road With Yahoo!
The BBC has resolved its dispute with BSkyB over the positioning of BBC1 and BBC2 on the satellite broadcaster’s electronic programming guide.Earlier this year the Corporation’s decision not to renew its digital encryption deal with BSkyB sparked a row between the two broadcasting heavyweights, with the latter threatening to relegate the BBC’s flagship channels to… Continue reading BBC Resolves Digital Distribution Dispute With BSkyB
The number of active internet users worldwide will rise to almost 725 million in 2004, according to the latest forecasts from eMarketer. Recent studies have indicated that North America is no longer the world leader in terms of number of users (see Global Internet Population Tops 600 Million). This is supported by the eMarketer research… Continue reading Double Digit Internet Growth Continues
The latest NRS figures for the six months to April 2003 reveal another impressive period for Richard Desmond’s Daily Star, which continues to shine with its no-nonsense approach to celebrity news and sport boosting readership.The title outperformed its tabloid rivals during April, with readership increasing by a notable 31.5% year on year. The Sun managed… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2003
