Week-on-week analysis of the media sector reveals a mixed-performance as bargain-hunters cheered stocks depressed by AOL’s creative accounting.On the corporate news front Cable & Wireless was seen in focus following news the group is to meet this week to consider the fate of its loss making data service business, C&W Global. The stock was seen… Continue reading Sharewatch
BBC is to relaunch its motoring magazine, Top Gear, to coincide with the show’s return to BBC2.The magazine has undergone a complete overhaul, with new design and added content. It also features a new 20-page section containing news, sport, humour and writing from broadcaster and columnist Jeremy Clarkson.Clarkson has signed a new contract with the… Continue reading BBC’s Top Gear Magazine To Relaunch
A new survey from the telecoms watchdog, Oftel has found that one-third of dial-up internet users in the UK are interested in subscribing to broadband services.Over a million UK households now have a high-speed internet connection but the latest research indicates that a further three million homes are prepared to upgrade. Not surprisingly, heavy internet… Continue reading One In Three Dial-Up Users Want Broadband
The Disney Channel is launching an interactive media campaign to promote its Kim Possible cartoon across both print and broadcast platforms.The campaign will see special decoder gamecards inserted into a variety of children’s magazines between the 24 October and 4 November. When the cards are held against television screens during the Kim Possible show, a… Continue reading Disney Channel Launches New Interactive Promotion
Real Radio has secured Wales & Borders Trains as the new sponsor of its early morning breakfast show.The £100,00 deal, which is due to begin on the 4 November, is designed to raise awareness of the group’s online ticket purchasing facility www.walesandbordertrains.co.uk. It will run for an initial 12 months during the early 5am to… Continue reading Real Radio Secures Breakfast Sponsorship
Shares in Aegis, Europe’s largest advertising media buyer, were up almost 10% in early trading after the company said it expected full-year results would be “significantly better” than in 2001. The group said that there were clear signs of improvement in US broadcast media while the European and Asia Pacific markets were performing in line… Continue reading Aegis Group Optimistic On Recovery
Radio executives in the US have predicted that the industry is set to see further consolidation in the next two or three years, according to a report from MediaPost. The report quotes Westwood One CEO, Joel Hollander, as saying that he ‘absolutely believes’ that some of the medium-sized operators will merge to take on the… Continue reading US Radio Set For Further Consolidation
Virgin Radio has secured Tic Tac as one of the first brands to use its recently launched Spotlight initiative, which has been created to give advertisers access to the station’s programming for the first time (see Virgin Offers Advertisers Access To Programming).Tic Tac is investing a six-figure sum in a bespoke package of on air… Continue reading Virgin Gets Fresh With Tic Tac Promotion
The number of mobile devices shipped in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region has more than doubled in the past year, reports eMarketer. Shipments increased from 578,600 in the third quarter of 2001 to 1.17 million in the same period this year, according to research by Canalys. This can largely be attributed to the… Continue reading Mobile Device Shipments Surge In Third Quarter
Lord Puttnam, chairman of the joint scrutiny committee on the Communications Bill, has called for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to be given full control over the new super-regulator, Ofcom.The creation of Ofcom, which will regulate radio and television broadcasting (see Communications Bill Lays Down OFCOM Framework), as well as the telecoms industry,… Continue reading Peer Calls For DCMS Powers To Be Extended
