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Telewest Communications’ chief executive, Adam Singer, has been abruptly ousted from the cable operator’s Board following what the Financial Times describes as a ‘boardroom coup’. Singer was ‘forced’ to resign by non-executive directors at the company, according to reports. Taking the helm at the heavily indebted cable group is previous finance director, Charles Burdick, who… Continue reading Telewest Chief Executive Removed In ‘Boardroom Coup’

UK cable operator, Telewest Communications, has this morning posted its first half financials, after a period which newly-installed managing director, Charles Burdick, described as a ‘tough quarter’. Burdick has just taken over the top position at the indebted business, after previous chief executive, Adam Singer, was ousted by the Board (see Telewest Chief Executive Removed… Continue reading Loss Narrows As Broadband Grows At Telewest

RAJAR figures for the second quarter of 2002 bring less than impressive news for the majority of London radio stations. Capital 95.8 FM and Capital Gold London were the only stations to see their weekly reach increase period on period.Among other major London radio stations, Heart 106.2 experienced a slight decline in reach, whilst Kiss… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2002- London Stations

BSkyB, which yesterday announced that it gained 214,000 subscribers in Q4 last year, taking its total to 6.1 million (see Financial Results Released By Trinity And BSkyB), saw shares rise yesterday. Stock improved 1.18% to close at £5.99, an increase of 7p on the day before.Trinity Mirror, which revealed that pre-tax profits fell to £78.4… Continue reading Sharewatch

NRS figures for the first six months of 2002 show that during the period there has been little change in the number of people reading national newspapers. However, there have been winners and losers.GMG group emerged as the main winner in a year on year comparison. The Guardian saw the best percentage increase year on… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – June 2002

ISBA has criticised the Joint Scrutiny Committee for advising the Government to rethink its decision to allow non-European investors to buy UK media companies.The Committee, chaired by Lord Puttnam, is urging the Government not to abolish the current media ownership regulations and is suggesting that the issue of foreign ownership should be dealt with by… Continue reading Joint Scrunity Committee Report Prompts Reaction

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The tables showing the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London are now available to subscribers in Radio reportsThe following stations were reporting with new survey periods: Real Radio Scotland, Saga 105.7 FM, Connect FM and Lite FM, which are now… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2002: Local Commercial Stations

The Football League today lost their High Court case against Carlton and Granada’s collapsed ITV Digital venture over £178.5 million owed from a three-year broadcasting deal.ITV Digital, formerly known as ONDigital, went into liquidation in April when it announced that it could not fully honour the £315 million contract. A number of league clubs have… Continue reading League Loses ITV Digital Battle

This year’s World Cup was expected to benefit radio listening due to the time difference with host nations Japan and Korea. A year on year comparison of listening for the national sports stations seems to suggest this was the case. BBC Radio 5 Live, which carried live match commentary, saw a significant increase in weekly… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2002- National Stations