Headline-grabbing shows Footballers’ Wives and Big Brother are set for further appearances on UK screens, following announcements by ITV and Channel 4.The first series of ITV1 drama Footballers’ Wives aired earlier this year, gaining interest from both the public and the press. The series has since been sold around the world to territories including Ireland,… Continue reading Big Brother and Footballers’ Wives To Return
The Observer‘s supplements are the latest titles to join the spate of redesigns occurring across the print industry, by re-jigging its Life and Observer TV magazines.From 21 April, Life will appear in a new size glossy format and be called the Observer Magazine, while Observer TV will be changed to an A5 format and have… Continue reading Observer Revamps Life and TV Listings
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has unveiled a new brand identity and logo for use by all its members, in an attempt to create consistency across the industry.The new logo (pictured) can be used under licence from national digital radio broadcaster Digital One on all literature and point-of-sale material and advertising. It has been… Continue reading DRDB Unveils New DAB Identity
Carlton and Granada saw shares fall yesterday as press reports suggested that ITV Digital could be closed by Monday unless more money is invested to keep it afloat (see ITV Digital Could Be Closed By Monday). Carlton was down 1.17% to close at £2.53, while Granada slipped 4.21% to finish at £1.25ź, a loss of… Continue reading Sharewatch
BT is to re-enter the wireless market less than six months after de-merging its mobile phone business and plans to launch the UK’s first public wireless broadband network.The telecommunications group is pursuing a two pronged strategy that will see it re-establish its brand in the mobile phone market and set up a public access broadband… Continue reading BT Re-Enters Wireless Market With Broadband Offering
There’s certainly no shortage of lad’s mags on the market, but the sector that was once booming appears to have fallen on hard times. The majority of titles saw circulation decline in the July-December 2001 ABC results and it seems unlikely that anyone would put money on the magic returning.James Brown’s I Feel Good Publishing… Continue reading Feature: Bringing The Magic Back To The Men’s Market
BSkyB has denied press rumours that it is interested in making further investment in Premiere World, the pay-TV business of Kirch. Sky already holds a 22% stake in the KirchPayTV operation (see Murdoch In ‘Make Or Break’ Talks Over Kirch), but has made it clear that it will not be seeking any further investment in… Continue reading BSkyB Denies Further Investment In KirchPayTV
Capital Radio and supermarket chain Safeway have struck a “mutually beneficial” deal surrounding Safeway’s ‘Picnic 2002’ event, which will feature artists including Diana Ross, Rod Stewart and Ronan Keating and draw on Capital’s experience at putting on the ‘Party in the Park’ events.The deal evolved after initial discussions regarding Safeway using Capital FM’s event infrastructure… Continue reading Capital Partners Safeway For ‘Picnic 2002’
Two UK radio stations were ranked first and second in the world in terms of hours of programming streamed on the web during March. Virgin Radio streamed over 1.2m hours of programming during the month, taking first position in a chart compiled by internet radio audience measurement service Measurecast, while Jazz FM, which ranked first… Continue reading Virgin Radio Tops Net Streaming Table
The BBC and BSkyB are thought to have been asked by industry regulators to come to the rescue of digital terrestrial television if the beleaguered ITV Digital closes.According to a report in today’s Guardian, the ITC has approached a number of broadcasters including the BBC and BSkyB about ways to maintain Britain’s lead in the… Continue reading BBC And BSkyB May Rescue Digital TV
