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French media group Vivendi Universal (VU) has reached an agreement to buy the Italian pay-TV platform, Stream, from News Corp, according to a report in the Financial Times. The paper reports that VU will pay $390 million for the business. In principle, Stream will be merged with Vivendi’s Telepiu business, although the Italian regulation authorities… Continue reading Vivendi To Buy News Corp’s Stream In Italy, Says FT

Look out for NewsLine’s end of year news round-ups on New Media and Ambient/Outdoor on tomorrow, when we return on 2 January 2002, Cinema and a media financial round-up from MediaTel Insight.JanuaryThe year began badly for Future, which issued its second profits warning in three months and saw its share price begin the year in… Continue reading End Of Year News Round-Up: Magazines

BSkyB has been awarded the multimillion pound contract to produce the successor to Channel 4’s flagship breakfast programme, The Big Breakfast.The initial contract runs for a year and BSkyB will produce the as yet unnamed programme, which will occupy the same 7am to 9am slot as the Big Breakfast, in partnership with Princess Productions.Sharon Powers,… Continue reading BSkyB To Serve Up Next Big Breakfast

The BBC is launching a major advertising campaign to promote digital TV and radio in the UK ahead of the launch of its new digital services next year.The “Everyone’s BBC” campaign will begin in February and aims to educate consumers about digital TV and radio services in the UK. The campaign is based on research… Continue reading BBC To Promote Digital Services

Amazon.co.uk was the top online advertiser among silver surfers during October. The online retailer gained exposure among 313,000 unique internet users aged 65 and over during the month and commanded 2.1% reach of the total UK at-home internet universe. Britishairways.com appeared in fifth position with visits from 198,000 silver surfers during October. The site achieved… Continue reading New Media Round-Up

Absolute Radio, a joint venture between Absolute Radio International, Ulster TV and Euronet, has launched in the UK with the intention of acquiring radio licences across the country.Created by former Capital Radio head of programming Clive Dickens, Absolute Radio UK’s first bid will be for the East Midlands Radio licence and the company is submitting… Continue reading Absolute Radio Launches In The UK

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is launching a new consumer campaign to develop consumer trust and confidence in direct marketing and is calling on the industry for support.The “Its Your Choice” campaign begins in February and aims to promote the commitment by “responsible” direct marketers to respect consumers’ data protection and privacy rights.The DMA is… Continue reading DMA Aims To Boost Trust In Direct Marketing

53% of the UK adult population, or 24 million people, accessed the internet during the last year, according to the latest quarterly figures from the October 2001 National Statistics Omnibus Survey.The survey shows that 39% of all UK households now have internet access, which amounts to 9.7 million households across the country, a figure that… Continue reading 53% Of UK Adults Use The Internet

2001 was ‘one of the most capricious years in decades’ for the media and advertising industries, according to a new report from the Billetts, with UK TV prices ending up at their cheapest since 1994. This appraisal of the year comes from Billetts’ Media Forecasts 2002 report, which predicts that there will be a slow… Continue reading Billetts Sees Return To Ad Growth Around September 2002

Look out for NewsLine’s end of year news round-ups on New Media and Ambient/Outdoor on tomorrow, when we return on 2 January 2002, Cinema and a media financial round-up from MediaTel Insight.JanuaryThe Radio Authority published its new Advertising and Sponsorship Code to bring it up-to-date with current or imminent legislation. This was the first major… Continue reading End Of Year News Round-Up: Radio