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SMG has this morning announced yet another stake increase in Scottish Radio Holdings, taking its stake up to 27.7%. SMG has acquired a further 2.8% in SRH for £14.6 million, in two separate purchases: 644,000 shares yesterday and 275,000 this morning. All the shares were priced at 1,587½p each, its closing price yesterday. SMG has… Continue reading SMG Builds Scottish Radio Stake To 27.7%

BSkyB is aiming to gain an additional £50 per customer each year as a result of its interactive TV services, according to CEO Richard Freudenstein. Speaking at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference yesterday, he said that in addition to existing interactive services on news and sports channels, new services such as SMS messaging,… Continue reading BSkyB Outlines Plans To Gain £50 More Revenue Per Customer Each Year

BSkyB is aiming to gain an additional £50 per customer each year as a result of its interactive TV services, according to CEO Richard Freudenstein. Speaking at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference yesterday, he said that in addition to existing interactive services on news and sports channels, new services such as SMS messaging,… Continue reading BSkyB Outlines Plans To Gain £50 More Revenue Per Customer Each Year

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) have joined forces to produce a new set of best practice guidelines for the production of press advertising. The guidelines, which aim to help advertisers and agencies, identify four potential “pressure points” which can damage efficiency.Bob Wootton, ISBA’s director of… Continue reading IPA And ISBA Issue Best Practice Guidelines On Press Advertising Production

Media group Emap is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, Emap USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, Emap has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers.Emap bought the… Continue reading Emap Reported To Be Close To US Sale

When United Business Media last week announced an 11.4% rise in headline profit during 2000 (see UBM Shares Surge On Strong Profit), the company reporting was almost completely unrecognisable, even in name, from this time last year. United has chosen its way forward and begun the new millennium making certain it is on track.The new… Continue reading Sharewatch Focus: United Business Media

A survey into the credibility of organisations in the eyes of the public has put the BBC ahead of other media companies including Granada and BSkyB. Telewest, ONdigital and Channel 5 received the lowest ratings of the nine media companies featured in the survey.TMP Worldwide’s EmCred survey presented eight statements about 125 companies to 10,000… Continue reading Survey Puts BBC Top Of The Credibility League

Media group EMAP is understood to be in discussions to sell off its US consumer magazine business, EMAP USA, as the division continues to lose the company money. According to a report in this morning’s Financial Times, EMAP has received ‘several’ approaches from interested parties and is understood to be pursuing these offers. EMAP bought… Continue reading EMAP Reported To Be Close To US Sale

Shares in Pearson, which reported higher than expected final year profits yesterday (see Pearson Embraces The Internet Where Others Falter) rose initially after the results were released, but slipped back as the day went on and finished as one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100, down 64p at £14.97.More heavy falls were seen… Continue reading Sharewatch

Speaking at the FT New Media & Broadcasting conference yesterday, Granada chief executive Steve Morrison confirmed reports that he is in talks with potential European partners that could help his company gain a foothold on the continent. Granada already has production businesses in Australia and China and hopes to build similar divisions across Europe.