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BSkyB is reportedly considering paying up to £1 billion to secure the rights to broadcast Premier League football matches, despite facing less competition from rivals. The £1 billion that BSkyB is believed to be willing to pay for the rights is only slightly less than the £1.1 billion that it paid in 2000 to broadcast… Continue reading BSkyB Could Pay Up To £1bn For Premiership Rights

The media sector saw slight gains across the board on Friday with the exception of BSkyB and Reuters, which fell 0.98% and 0.13% respectively.Elsewhere, Capital Radio was seen up 0.51% after chief executive, David Mansfield, declared that radio could claim 8% of the advertising market by the end of the decade in the group’s annual… Continue reading Sharewatch

Morag Blazey, the IPA’s media policy group spokesperson for radio, has been appointed as the new chairman of JICRIT, replacing Douglas McArthur who has held the position for the last four years.JICRIT, a joint Venture between the commercial radio industry and the IPA, was established to create an electronic trading system for use by buyers… Continue reading IPA’s Blazey To Replace McArthur As JICRIT Chair

The BBC is considering approaching ABC with the intention of creating a news gathering alliance, after merger talks between the American television network and CNN stalled.ABC had been in merger talks with CNN, the cable news network owned by AOL Time Warner, for some months until it was announced that the discussions had been put… Continue reading BBC Considering News Gathering Alliance With ABC

BSkyB is reportedly considering paying up to £1 billion to secure the rights to broadcast Premier League football matches, despite facing less competition from rivals.The £1 billion that BSkyB is believed to be willing to pay for the rights is only slightly less than the £1.1 billion that it paid in 2000 to broadcast Premiership… Continue reading BSkyB Could Pay Up To £1bn For Premiership Rights

Advertising on the London Underground directly influences tube travellers to buy products, according to research commissioned by Viacom Outdoor.The Project Siren study, which was carried out by NFO WorldGroup, shows that 39% of regular Tube users have bought something as a result of seeing an ad on the Underground, with 69% claiming to read cross-track… Continue reading Underground Ads Influence Tube Travellers

The Financial Times is to relaunch its UK edition early this year in an attempt to boost sales.The FT has refused to confirm details of the new-look but it is expected to include a new tabloid style insert similar to T2 in the Times and G2 in the Guardian.Speculation has also suggested that former Daily… Continue reading Financial Times Set For New Year Relaunch

Merrill Lynch Sees ‘Cautious Optimism’ For 2003 US Ad OutlookThe investment bank is forecasting 4% growth in the US advertising market and 3% growth globally this year but warns that tough comparables, a shaky economy and the possibility of war are all likely to influence trends in 2003.UK Economic Prospects Tougher Than Forecasts SuggestThere is… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…

Chrysalis has today re-launched its London based speech station, LBC, on its new 97.3 FM frequency.It is understood that the re-launch will be supported by an outdoor ad campaign, which will run across London from the 13 January to encourage Londoners to give the new-look station another try.Chrysalis acquired London News Radio, which encompasses the… Continue reading Chrysalis Re-Launches LBC On FM Wavelength

Despite a number of more optimistic forecasts released recently, the ‘impulse’ for a real recovery in advertising spend will not come until 2004, WPP chairman Sir Martin Sorrell told the German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag this weekend.In an interview with the paper, Sorrell said that current factors give little cause for hope for a recovery… Continue reading No Impulse For Ad Recovery Until 2004, Says Sorrell