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Carlton Communications today announced the appointment of Paul Murray as group finance director and executive director, with effect from 1 January 2002. This follows the decision of Bernard Cragg to step down as finance director at the end of this year in order to develop other business interests.

Confusion reigns over the proposed deal between Liberty Media and Kirch Gruppe (see Murdoch In Talks To Sell Stake In Kirch To Liberty Media) as German regulators decide whether the proposed acquisition may go ahead. The deal, which would see Liberty Media become the largest cable operator in Germany, came about following talks between Liberty… Continue reading Confusion Over Kirch TV Deal As Regulators Approval Is Sought By Liberty

According to a report in the Independent this morning the restrictions governing radio ownership in the UK may soon be relaxed, allowing mergers between the larger groups for the first time. Following speculation that TV regulators may scrap the 20% rule, introduced in 1996 to prevent Rupert Murdoch from gaining a controlling interest in UK… Continue reading Government May Soon Relax Radio Ownership Regulations

Capital Radio showed one of the most significant retreats in share price among the media companies yesterday. A downgraded rating from Credit Lyonnais sent shares down 40p, or well over 4.5%, to end at £7.83½.As further details of ITV’s deal with BSkyB emerged (see £13m Price Tag Put On ITV’s Sky Carriage), the digital satellite… Continue reading Sharewatch

MediaTel celebrates 20 years in the media industry todayLaunched in 1981, the company can claim a number of firsts over the years: First online information service for the media industry in 1981 First media system to move to the Internet in 1995 Developers of the first media e-commerce (trading) system – J-ET MediaTel’s range of… Continue reading MediaTel Celebrates 20th Birthday

The PPA has reported good news for print media, as new figures from ACNielsen MMS show that magazines have increased their share of main media adspend year on year. The figures show that in the year to September 2000 the magazine industry’s share was 15.6%, while in the year to September 2001 it was up… Continue reading Magazines Benefit In Media Slowdown

ITN, news provider for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, has confirmed that up to 133 jobs may be lost during the roll out of its new digital technology. The cut ITN was forced to make in the value of its contract with ITV when challenged by a rival bid from the Channel 3 News… Continue reading ITN Confirms Raft Of Job Cuts

BSkyB has announced a £5m investment in training for its customer service staff, in order to enhance customer loyalty.The news was announced at the opening of the digital service provider’s upgraded customer contact centre in West Lothian, the refurbishment of which forms part of a £50m investment in improving its call centres.Richard Freudenstein, BSkyB’s chief… Continue reading Sky Invests In Staff For Customer Loyalty

Viacom Outdoor has signed a five year deal with Railtrack which will allow it to sell advertising on the rail operator’s subsurface freehold land and property across the UK outside major stations including several London locations, challenging Maiden’s dominance in this area of outdoor advertising.Dapo Obatusin, Viacom Outdoor’s head of franchise and development, said: “The… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Signs Railway Deal

Leicester could become a testbed for subsidised digital radio if Emap’s application to the Radio Authority for the local digital radio licence is accepted. The company proposes making digital radio sets available for £49 if the bid, its first in an area where it does not run the local incumbent analogue radio service, is successful.Shaun… Continue reading Emap Proposes Subsidised Digital Radio