The Competition Commission today outlined a number of potentially key sticking points in the proposed merger of Carlton Communications and Granada into a single ITV company. In letters to the two companies, the regulator laid down a number of hypothetical remedies which may open the way for the merger should it be found to be… Continue reading ITV Merger ‘May Not Go Ahead’ Finds Morgan Stanley
The Competition Commission has sent letters to Carlton and Granada indicating that they may have to sell their advertising sales houses if their proposed £2.6 billion merger is to go ahead.The letters, which are part of the Commission’s enquiry into the creation of a single ITV, contain a number of “hypothetical” remedies that could come… Continue reading Carlton And Granada May Have To Sell Sales Houses
The Competition Commission has sent letters to Carlton and Granada indicating that they may have to sell their advertising sales houses if their proposed £2.6 billion merger is to go ahead. The letters, which are part of the Commission’s enquiry into the creation of a single ITV, contain a number of “hypothetical” remedies that could… Continue reading Carlton And Granada May Have To Sell Sales Houses
Text messaging reached an all time high in March with an average of 56 million SMS messages sent each day during the month, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The total number of person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks in March 2003 totalled 1.72 billion,… Continue reading Text Messaging Hits All Time High In March
First quarter revenues at global outdoor advertising group JCDecaux declined by 1.6% to €352.9 million, driven down by currency movements, according to the company. After adjusting for foreign exchange, organic revenues increased by 2.6%, it said. The company’s strongest sector was billboards, which saw a 3.8% rise in revenue to €96.7 million. Markets in the… Continue reading JCDecaux Sees Challenging Ad Conditions As Q1 Revenues Dip 1.6%
The number of UK households with internet access increased by 1.6 million to 11.4 million during 2002, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics. The latest Expenditure and Food Survey found that the number of online homes remained constant at more than 11 million in the final three months of the… Continue reading Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002, Says ONS
The number of UK households with internet access increased by 1.6 million to 11.4 million during 2002, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…HDTV Attracts Premium Viewers, Says ReportHDTV is firmly established in the mindset of US consumers although questions remain over the extent to which viewers… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002
The Competition Commission today outlined a number of potentially key sticking points in the proposed merger of Carlton Communications and Granada into a single ITV company (see Carlton And Granada May Have To Sell Sales Houses). In letters to the two companies, the regulator laid down a number of hypothetical remedies which may open the… Continue reading ITV Merger ‘May Not Go Ahead’ Finds Morgan Stanley
Carlton and Granada were seen in focus ahead of today’s announcement from the Competition Commission that it has sent a letter to the two groups detailing its concerns over the proposed merger. The stocks were seen up 1.92% and 0.73% respectively.According to a note from Morgan Stanley, issued today, a number of key industry players… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Waver On Competition Concerns
Streaming media is set to show double-digit growth for both audio and video content through to 2005, according to new forecasts from AccuStream iMedia Research. Streaming media describes audio and video content which is transmitted via the internet in a ‘streaming’ or continuous fashion. The report says that video streams are on course to top… Continue reading Streaming Media Content To Show Double-Digit Growth
