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BSkyB put on 218,000 new digital satellite customers in the six months ended 31 December 2001, beating consensus expectations and taking the group’s customer base to 5.7 million. As well as a healthy growth in subscribers, the satellite broadcaster’s average revenue per user (ARPU) also rose, by 11% to £331. Overall revenues were up 22%… Continue reading BSkyB Growth Beats Expectations

Aegis Group, the media communications and market research network, has acquired Market & More, a European market research company with operations in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France. Market & More provides full-service custom research to a blue-chip client base of major European and multinational FMCG companies, including Procter & Gamble, Interbrew and Danone Group. Aegis… Continue reading Aegis Acquires European Market Research Group

The FT this morning reports that talks are being held today between Rupert Murdoch and key News Corp TV executives regarding the company’s position on troubled German broadcaster Kirch. BSkyB holds a 22% share in Kirch’s pay TV operation and decisions must be made on the future of this arrangement and the put option BSkyB… Continue reading Murdoch In ‘Make Or Break’ Talks Over Kirch

Radio First, the company which has recently launched a set of football club-affiliated radio stations (see Radio First On Target For Football Station Launches), today said that the ventures should become profitable in the medium term. The group managed to reduce losses from £2.0 million to £0.8 million, in the full year ended 30 September… Continue reading Radio First Sees Medium Term Profit In Football Stations

Future Network and Telewest were the worst media performers in yesterday’s market. The former saw shares dip 14.63% to close at 35p, while the latter fare slightly better dropping 7.35% finish at 31˝p, a loss of 2˝p on the day before.Granada also performed poorly with stock slipping 4.61% to close at £1.08žp, 5źp worse off… Continue reading Sharewatch

Natmag Contract Publishing has launched its own website www.natmag-contract.co.uk and has announced that it has joined the Association of Publishing Agencies (APA).The company, which was launched by Natmags last November (see Natmag Launches Contract Publishers www.natmags.co.ukRecent Press stories from NewsLine: Emap To Launch New Teen Weekly IFG Sells Hotdog to Paragon FT To Launch New… Continue reading Natmag Contract Publishing Unveils Website

Granada has announced that fast food brand KFC is extending its sponsorship of ITV1’s SM:TV Live to include a new interactive application.From 16 February viewers watching the Saturday morning children’s programme on ITV Digital will be able to interact with various elements of the show, including Wonkey Donkey and Chums.Granada’s controller of interactive TV sales,… Continue reading SM:TV Goes Interactive With KFC

Flytxt has formed a partnership with global solutions and mobile messaging company Logica, to allow advertisers to run more high-volume mobile marketing campaigns.Under the partnership, which combines Flytxt’s mobile marketing applications with Logica’s text messaging infrastructure, the two companies will work with mobile operators to build a network capable of supporting a greater number of… Continue reading Flytxt Announces Partnership With Logica

Casino-on-net.com‘s position as the most popular online advertiser for women continued throughout December. The site gained exposure among 2,555,000 female internet users during the month and commanded a 17.2% reach of the total UK at-home internet universe. Amazon.com, which was the third most popular online advertiser for women during December, remained strong throughout the month… Continue reading New Media Round-Up

ABC Electronic (ABCe) has completed its first audit of an email publication, meaning that the online publishing industry could soon become as accountable as the magazine and newspaper industries.Brighton-based publisher, Headstar’s “e-government bulletin” is the first to receive an audit of this kind through ABCe. Following an audit process that validated live email addresses, the… Continue reading First E-Mail Audit Completed