Emap and Chrysalis are reported to be heading plans for an industry body to set standards for measuring website user numbers and to raise the profile of online marketing. Chrysalis’ new media arm has been talking to a number of media companies about setting up the body, which would be similar to the Radio Advertising… Continue reading Media Owners Plan Internet Advertising Body
Publishing and information group VNU releases it full-year financial results tomorrow and is expected to show a 23% growth in operating profit to €703 million, boosted by the consolidation of Neilsen Media Research (NMR). Net profit before goodwill is expected to rise from €320 million to €398 million. According to the predictions from ABN Amro,… Continue reading VNU Expected To Show Strong Rise In Operating Profit
BARB’s viewing figures for February show that non-terrestrial channels command a larger share of viewing across all homes than they did last year, with average weekly share during February having increased from 15.3% to 18.1% in a year on year analysis. Nearly all the terrestrial channels saw a year on year drop in average weekly… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – February 2001
According to the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA), the number of subscribers to mobile Internet services in Japan exceeded 30 million at the end of February, Top service providers were NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode with 19.78 million, KDDI Group’s EZweb service with 6.11 million subscribers and by J-Phone group’s J-Sky service (5.52 million). Subscribers for the three… Continue reading Japanese Mobile Internet Population Exceeds 30 Million
Carlton Communications shareholders have formally approved the sale of Technicolor to Thomson multimedia at an Extraordinary General Meeting held this morning. The terms of the disposal value Technicolor at $2.03 billion (£1.41 billion). The sale has received French, EU and US regulatory approval and is expected to be completed on 16 March 2001.
The Wellbeing Network, a joint venture TV channel produced by Granada Media and highstreet pharmacy Boots, is to launch on Wednesday 14 March on the Sky Digital and ONdigital platforms. The venture, which has received an £18m investment from the two companies will initially consist of the channel, broadcasting between 9am and 9pm daily, and… Continue reading Granada Media And Boots Prepare For Wellbeing Network Launch
Reports in the press over the past couple of days suggest that PA Sporting Life may be put on the market by its owners, the Press Association and Trinity Mirror. The price is rumoured to be somewhere in the region of £25 million and would include the subsidiary site totalbet.com, the online betting site 50%… Continue reading PA And Trinity Mirror Propose Sale Of Sportinglife.com
The Wellbeing Network, a joint venture TV channel produced by Granada Media and highstreet pharmacy Boots (see Granada Media Teams With Boots To Create Internet and Broadband Company), is to launch on Wednesday 14 March on the Sky Digital and ONdigital platforms.The venture, which has received an £18m investment from the two companies will initially… Continue reading Granada Media And Boots Prepare For Wellbeing Network Launch
Radio First has entered a five-year broadcasting deal with BSkyB, it has been confirmed this morning. The arrangement will see Radio First’s network of football club-related digital radio stations broadcast, regionally, via Sky Digital. Shares in Radio First were suspended on Friday pending the announcement (see Radio First Suspends Shares Ahead Of Major Agreement). Radio… Continue reading Radio First Confirms 5-Year Deal With BSkyB
ITV2 has claimed success with the first showing of terrestrial ratings winner Coronation Street on the sister channel to ITV. The digital and cable channel’s showing of Wednesday’s episode in its regular 7.30pm slot last week, while UEFA Champion’s League football was on terrestrial ITV, gained an average of 457,400 viewers, or a 4.6% share… Continue reading Football Drives Corrie Fans To ITV2
