According to French newspaper La Tribune, media group Vivendi Universal is considering the acquisition of sports rights company ISL – itself close to bankruptcy. Vivendi is also close to merging its own sports rights division, Sport Plus, with Group Jean-Claude Darmon and RTL’s UFA Sport. However, this merger will not give Vivendi a huge international… Continue reading Vivendi May Buy Up Troubled Sports Rights Group, ISL
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RevenueRevenue for terrestrial television channels slipped 2.6% during February. The largest fall came from GMTV which was down 15% in a year on year analysis, while the ITV network overall fell 5.8%.Channel 4 increased its revenue by 8.2%, while Channel 5 remained steady at £15.6m. Revenue for satellite channels continues to increase, adding 16% to… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2001
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The latest figures from the NRS show a decline in national newspaper readership for the six month period ending February 2001. Overall the sector was down 3.6% compared to same period last year, with just four titles showing an increase.The Daily Star took the greatest tumble, losing almost 16% of its readership. Its stablemate the… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – February 2001
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Shares in Carlton Communications tumbled 20p to 395p following downgrades from three separate brokers who cite bad timing of the group’s disposal of Technicolor (see Carlton Stock Free-Falls Following Trio Of Downgrades). Stock in the broadcaster has slipped 12% in two days.Scottish Radio Holdings dropped 15p to £13.50. The group was the latest media company… Continue reading Sharewatch
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Radio First this morning said it will launch all four of its planned football club digital radio stations during the 2001/2002 football season. The group has secured £3.5 million of funding through a private placing and has signed a five year carriage deal with BSkyB for the digital stations (see Radio First Confirms 5-Year Deal… Continue reading Radio First To Launch Football Club Stations Next Season
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H Bauer has announced details of its new glossy for women. The magazine, which was codenamed Project Helena, is called Real, and will launch on 3 April with an initial print run of 900,000.Its frequency will be fortnightly, a unique concept in the UK women’s market but a common feature amongst European titles. The group… Continue reading H Bauer’s ‘Project Helena’ Unveiled
Radio First this morning said it will launch all four of its planned football club digital radio stations during the 2001/2002 football season. The group has secured £3.5 million of funding through a private placing and has signed a five year carriage deal with BSkyB for the digital stations (see Radio First Confirms 5-Year Deal… Continue reading Radio First To Launch Football Club Stations Next Season
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Capital Radio was one of the best performers on the FTSE yesterday, climbing 47˝p to 752˝p.ITV companies were down, however, after Merrill Lynch cuts its forecasts for 2001 ad revenue for the network for the third time in recent months. The broker said it expects revenues to fall 1.5%. Granada was down 4p to 180p… Continue reading Sharewatch
Stock in Carlton Communications tumbled this morning after three brokers downgraded their earnings forecasts for the group. By late morning Carlton shares were down 27½p (6.6%) at 387½p. ABN Amro has reduced its full year profit before tax forecasts by 5.5% to £246 million. The downgrade is partly due to the timing of the sale… Continue reading Carlton Stock Free-Falls Following Trio Of Downgrades