European internet and mobile sports data provider, Sports.com, has bought the Daily Star website, MegaStar, from United Business Media (UBM) for an undisclosed sum. MegaStar has over half a million unique users and 14 million page views per month, according to Sports.com. Its audience is primarily UK-based 18-45 year old males.MegaStar was launched in 1997… Continue reading UBM Sells MegaStar Site To Sports.com
ITV has unveiled its line-up for coverage of the General Election. ITN coverage is to be backed up with four midweek election specials hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, and leader profiles on Tonight With Trevor McDonald, while News at Ten will be extended during the campaign in order to carry in-depth reports on the main issues.… Continue reading ITV Reveals Plans For Election Coverage
Channel 4 has launched its new commercial arm, 4 Ventures, and said it will continue to spend heavily on digital and online projects. More than £200m has been set aside for new media investment.Details of the new company were unveiled yesterday as the group released its annual report and accounts for 2000. Chairman Vanni Treves… Continue reading Channel 4 Increases New Media Investment
Cable’s position as the platform of choice for the broadband revolution has never been in doubt. Offering bundled telephony and TV services it is ideally placed as the system through which television, internet, interactive and telephonic services can be delivered.But roll-out of cable networks has stalled while satellite continues its domination of the emerging markets.… Continue reading Feature: Cable Tipped To Regain Momentum Despite Dip In TV Share
Bright Station lost nearly a quarter of its share price once again yesterday, as its funding crisis appeared increasingly serious (see Bright Station Seeks Funds As Cash Runs Out). Shares ended the day down 3¾p at 11½p.SMG found market favour yesterday, after featuring positively in an analyst publication. Shares in the broadcaster rose 9½p to… Continue reading Sharewatch
The planned merger between Attic Futura owners PMP and the Independent Print Media Group (see Attic Futura To Be Sold Off By Parent Company) is said to have been called off, after it was found that the concessions necessary to please Australian authorities would reduce the value of the deal.This means that the future for… Continue reading Attic Futura Parent Company Merger Called Off
Viewers are not convinced that the larger choice brought by digitalisation and convergence will mean a better offering, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC). In addition, viewers want more respect for their interests, intelligence and privacy from broadcasters.Lord Dubs, chairman of the BSC, said, “Broadcasters and regulators should ensure that the… Continue reading BSC Study Reveals Public Attitudes To Regulation
ITV’s first major bid to attract large scale web traffic has been declared a success by the company after its online Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? game achieved 45m page impressions during its first three weeks of operation.Comparing itself to last year’s TV/web success Big Brother, which averaged 3m page impressions per day on… Continue reading ITV’s Millionaire Proves Major Online Ratings Winner
Reuters announced yesterday that its bid to acquire some of the assets of Bridge Information Systems had been declared “highest and best” by Bridge. The company’s business operations were put up for auction following reorganisation proceedings.The Reuters bid was primarily for Bridge’s content and trading applications for US institutional securities businesses. It is thought that… Continue reading Reuters Shares Boosted By Bridge Information Systems Purchase
ONdigital and supermarket chain Tesco have teamed up to add Tesco’s online shopping service to the ONnet service. The new service, Tesco Access, will be available through the internet set top boxes distributed by ONdigital to its subscribers for £5 per month and non-subscribers for £8 per month.John Browett, chief executive of Tesco.com, commented, “We… Continue reading Tesco Signs Up To ONnet To Offer Groceries Via TV Set
