Granada has announced that Walkers Snacks is to sponsor ITV1’s Saturday morning children’s show SM:TV.The sponsorship, which was brokered by MediaVest, will begin on the 16 November and will run for 12-months. Abbott Mead VickersBBDO is designing the creative concept for the credits, which will feature a variety of Walkers brands throughout the year, starting… Continue reading Granada Secures Walkers To Sponsor SM:TV
ITV Digital, the defunct pay-TV operator, has been put into liquidation and the trail of creditors which includes BSkyB, the Football League and Crown Castle International will see little of the £1.25 billion due to them.Liquidator, Grant Thornton, has valued the company’s remaining assets at £27.3 million, a paltry sum compared with the £1 billion… Continue reading ITV Digital Creditors Lose More Than £1 Billion
AOL and Lycos have voiced their enthusiasm for putting their online services on digital television in the UK.A spokesperson for AOL told NewsLine: “An awful lot of households have got digital television and while the usage is still relatively low, it represents a huge opportunity. The medium clearly has potential in the long run.”Interaction, convergence… Continue reading UK Internet Portals Look To Digital TV For The Future
Trinity Mirror’s revamp of the Mirror and other main national titles is unlikely to result in any substantial increase in circulation, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch.The broker says that whilst the rationale behind the strategy is sound (adding that something does need to be done after “years of mismanagement”), the paper is unlikely to… Continue reading Mirror Revamp Unlikely To Bear Fruit In Declining Sector
Vivendi Universal has entered discussions with its bankers in an attempt to secure the funding necessary to take control of Cegetel, the French telecoms firm. A report in the Financial Times claimed that the indebted media group plans to head off a challenge from Vodafone and launch a bid for BT’s 26% stake in Cegetel.… Continue reading Vivendi Seeks New Funds For Cegetel Bid
Premiere, the German pay-TV operator that was held responsible for the collapse of the Kirch Group, has announced a sharp fall in third quarter losses as it attempts to attract a buyer (see Struggling Premiere Goes Under The Hammer). A cost cutting programme instigated by chief executive Georg Kofler saw net losses go down by… Continue reading Premiere Boss Steadies The Ship
ITV Digital, the defunct pay-TV operator, has been put into liquidation and the trail of creditors which includes BSkyB, the Football League and Crown Castle International will see little of the £1.25 billion due to them. Liquidator Grant Thornton has valued the company’s remaining assets at £27.3 million, a paltry sum compared with the £1… Continue reading ITV Digital Creditors Lose More Than £1 Billion
Advertising network, Interpublic Group, last night sent tremors through Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, after indicating that its 2002 earnings will be much lower than had been anticipated. To add to its woes, Interpublic, the world’s second largest network of advertising companies, is also implicated in America’s recent flurry of corporate accounting… Continue reading Interpublic Earnings Warning Shocks Markets
Media stocks were under pressure on Wednesday after a profit warning from Reuters and widespread profit-taking across London equity markets.Reuters saw the sector’s biggest loss with shares slipping 22.72% to a 12-year low. According to reports, the stock has fallen 76% this year as subscription levels from its core investment banking business continue to slide.… Continue reading Sharewatch
BBC1 gained its highest Wednesday night audience for over a year last night with a peak of 10.6 million people tuning in for the England versus Macedonia Euro 2004 qualifier.The average audience for the BBC’s coverage of the game was 9.3 million, which equates to a 39% share of viewing. Despite the record viewing figures… Continue reading BBC Scores With England’s Disappointing Draw
