Carlton and Granada are expected to ask competition regulators to broaden the definition of the advertising market in which they operate, in a bid to secure approval for their proposed £2.6bn merger (see Carlton And Granada Move Closer To £2.6bn Single ITV Company).According to a report in today’s Financial Times, the two ITV partners, who… Continue reading Carlton And Granada To Appeal To Regulators Over Merger
Carlton and Granada are expected to ask competition regulators to broaden the definition of the advertising market in which they operate, in a bid to secure approval for their proposed £2.6bn merger (see Carlton/Granada Move Closer To £2.6bn Single ITV Company). According to a report in today’s Financial Times, the two ITV partners, who will… Continue reading Carlton And Granada To Appeal To Regulators Over Merger
Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset group has refuted reports that it has rejoined the auction for KirchMedia but has vowed to keep a watching brief on developments involving the bankrupt media group. It was reported yesterday that Mediaset, which owns three Italian national TV channels, had joined forces with French broadcaster TF1 and US media magnate Haim… Continue reading Berlusconi Denies Swoop For KirchMedia
NTL, Britain’s largest cable TV company, is looking to renegotiate a $500 million debt facility in a move that will delay its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says a report in the Financial Times today. Bondholders have already agreed to a $10.6 billion debt-for-equity swap but NTL needs the facility to fund working capital when… Continue reading NTL Seeks To Change Debt Facility
Mediaset, the Italian television group, is understood to have re-entered the auction for Kirch Media, the German media division of the collapsed Kirch empire (see News Corp Out Of The Running For Kirch, Says Report). According to the Financial Times, Mediaset has joined a consortium bid involving leading French broadcaster TF1 and US billionaire investor,… Continue reading Mediaset Rejoins KirchMedia Auction
Channel 4 and Channel 5 are understood to be preparing to approach competition regulators to prevent the creation of a single ITV on the grounds that it will control too much of the TV advertising market. Carlton and Granada announced plans to merge earlier this month ending a period of intense speculation about the future… Continue reading Rival Commercial Broadcasters Challenge ITV Merger
Week-on-week analysis of the media sector saw stocks mixed as investors considered negative guidance from major banks over the speed of the advertising recession and continued geopolitical uncertainty.Reuters was seen down 6.84%, despite heavy losses due to continued concern over weakness in the corporate finance sector. The group has also reportedly denied speculation that Unilever… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Millennium Stadium, Old Trafford and Murrayfield are just a few of the high-profile venues secured by Stadia, a new national advertising contractor set up to target sports fans at stadia across the country.The company, which was set up by former Wwwatt sales and marketing executive Ben Caulfield, specialises in placing ads on seat backs… Continue reading Stadia Targets Sports Fans With Seat-Back Ads
Freeserve has raised the stakes in the broadband price war by announcing plans to cut the cost of its high-speed internet package by 7%.The move, which will reduce the cost of Freeserve’s monthly subscription fee to £27.99, matches the price cut implemented by its main rival, AOL, earlier this month (see Broadband Connections Break The… Continue reading Freeserve Ups Stakes With Broadband Price Cut
Emap-owned FHM.com is moving into paid-for content with the launch of its High Street Honeys Uncut offering.The subscription only zone will require readers to pay £1 per month for access to a previously unseen database of pictures from the High Street Honeys supplement, which was published with October’s issue of FHM.The supplement was the result… Continue reading FHM Moves Into Paid-For Online Content
