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The four websites owned by Express Newspapers are to close following an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer for them. Express.co.uk, Allaboutparents.com, sportlive.co.uk and companyleader.com are expected to be put into liquidation today. The websites were transferred to stockbroker Seymour Pierce for a nominal sum last month as part of a series of cost-cutting moves… Continue reading Express Websites To Close

Its been anything but a happy New Year for Future Network shareholders, as the first few days of trading have seen prices sink ever lower. The year 2000 is likely to be remembered as an annus horribilis for the company suffering the fall out of an accounting error, but going back 12 months, things were… Continue reading Sharewatch Focus: Future Network

NTL has made its most senior UK director a member of the board of Two Way TV, a company in which NTL owns a 48% stake. Stephen Carter, managing director of NTL, will represent NTL’s interest in the interactive broadcaster’s development as part of his role as non-executive director. Carter also be working with NTL’s… Continue reading NTL Appoints Senior Executive To Two Way TV Board

The Radio Authority has published its new Advertising and Sponsorship Code to bring it up-to-date with current or imminent legislation. In the first major review in ten years, the changes reflect the increased importance of radio advertising.Presenters will for the first time be allowed to voice live sponsorship messages within their programmes as long as… Continue reading Radio Authority Announces Modernisation Of Advertising Rules

The Radio Authority has published its new Advertising and Sponsorship Code to bring it up-to-date with current or imminent legislation. In the first major review in ten years, the changes reflect the increased importance of radio advertising. Presenters will for the first time be allowed to voice live sponsorship messages within their programmes as long… Continue reading Radio Authority Announces Modernisation Of Advertising Rules

Programmes If last month’s most talked about ITV programme was The National TV Awards with two special appearances courtesy of Judy Finnigan, then this month was a tie between the first ever £1m winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and The David Beckham Story.Focusing on one half of the couple Britain loves to… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – November 2000

ITV confirmed last week that it is likely to miss its 38.5% peak rate viewing target for 2000, despite a sucessful autumn (see ITV To Miss Peak Time Share Target). Major ITV franchise-holder Granada Media appeared unaffected by the news and put in one of the better performances by media shares over the week, ending… Continue reading Sharewatch

Use of mobile phone text messaging (SMS) increased fourfold during the year to November 2000, according to new research from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). When the data was published just before Christmas, figures from the four UK network operators for the calendar year showed that the number of chargeable person to person messages sent… Continue reading Text Messaging Shows Fourfold Increase In Popularity Over Year

Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.A television viewing round-up for November will be available on Newsline.Tuesday Associated Newspapers launches its free morning newspaper, Metro, in Leeds and Sheffield.Wednesday A television market round up for November will be available on Newsline.

The BBC will in future be required to present its proposed new media services to the Government, following the publication of a list of criteria by culture secretary Chris Smith. Approval for the Corporation’s digital services will be granted provided it fulfils a number of requests. Funding of new services through licence fees must be… Continue reading Government Lays Out Criteria For BBC’s Digital Services