Media Stocks saw little movement in Wednesday’s subdued session as the city paid it’s respects to colleagues lost on September 11th.Most traders were reluctant to engage in any aggressive trading activities on such a poignant day. Five thousand brokers and underwriters attended a service at Lloyds of London.On the corporate newsfront the Barclay Brothers, owners… Continue reading Sharewatch
The chief executive at RTL, Europe’s largest broadcaster, has called on the UK government to extend the ban on companies outside the EU investing in British broadcasting firms until similar laws in the US are relaxed. Speaking at the Royal Television Society’s International Conference in London, Didier Bellens voiced his disapproval of US TV ownership… Continue reading RTL Chief Calls For Level Playing Field On Media Ownership
Emap is to increase the take-up of SMS services across its entire media portfolio with the creation of a new role of mobile business director.Former business director of youth, Gillian Kennedy, has been appointed to the role, which will involve working across Emap’s radio, magazine, TV, online and mobile data-bases to create bespoke interactive cross-media… Continue reading Emap To Boost Wireless Up-Take Across Media Portfolio
The London Underground has launched a new magazine, called Tube, which will be distributed by mail to over 300,000 monthly and season ticket holders.The magazine, published by John Brown Citrus, will be A5-sized and its 32 pages will contain a combination of features and advertising.Sian Phillips, editor of the new title, told Newsline: “The magazine… Continue reading London Underground Launches Tube Magazine
A new survey from In-Stat/MDR indicates that business broadband usage is likely to grow in the next few years. However, these findings are tempered by claims that the technology will largely be confined to non-essential applications in small remote branch offices or for home workers. The research found that over a fifth of large US… Continue reading US Firms Reluctant To Commit To Broadband
Emap’s London-based Kiss 100 FM is launching a £1 million cross-media campaign to promote the Bam Bam Breakfast Show.The six-month campaign, which has been designed by Mother, launches later this month across Channel 4, Channel 5 and Emap’s portfolio of digital channels. The main TV push will be supported by a poster campaign comprising 6-sheet… Continue reading Kiss Beats The Rat Race With Six-Figure Campaign
The viability of paid-for content will be the focus of this year’s World Electronic Publishing Conference to be held in Barcelona next month. “Beyond The Printed Word” is organised by the publishing technology association IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the magazine publishers association FIPP. The conference, which will take place on 17… Continue reading Publishers Step Up Search For Online Profits
MediaTel Group’s ladies football team experienced the sweet taste of success again on Sunday when they won the NABS/MediaWeek 5-a-side tournament. Having won the competition the last time they entered two years ago expectations for a repeat performance were high.All the training paid off when the ladies team conceded just two goals during the day… Continue reading MediaTel Ladies Football Team Tastes Success
European consumer spending on interactive TV applications and services will more than double in the next six years, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics. The research firm calculates that 16 million Europeans are active users of enhanced TV applications and predicts that spending in this sector will total $92 million in 2002. This… Continue reading European iTV Revenues Set To Escalate
Emap has announced it is to launch a new women’s weekly magazine called Closer at the end of this month.The first issue will be supported by a multi-million pound marketing campaign including television and radio advertising, combined with point-of-sale promotion.Paul Keenan, CEO of Emap consumer media, commented: “Emap has a record of introducing innovative new… Continue reading Emap Gets Closer To Women’s Market With New Launch
