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 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
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
Future Network released its second profit warning in three months yesterday (see Future Network Issues Second Profits Warning), causing another drastic reduction in its share price, which ended down 59p on yesterday’s price at 85p, in sorry comparison to the 52 week high of £9.26 achieved last February. The company in part blames the slowness… Continue reading Sharewatch
Julie Ferguson, the director of ABC Newspapers and Consumer Magazines, has left the organisation after holding this position for two years. During this period she played an important part in developing the expanding services offered to members and improving the clarity and transparency of the consumer division audit rules.Amongst other developments, Julie was responsible for… Continue reading Consumer Press Director Leaves ABC
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has announced the closure of its internet arm, News Digital Media. Production of its websites – Foxnews.com, Foxsports.com, and Fox.com – will be transferred to the respective news, sports and general entertainment divisions of the television company.The decision to combine the TV and online platforms of Fox will lead to “significant… Continue reading Murdoch Announces Closure Of Internet Arm
WPP has announced the acquisition of Imaginet, an US-based e-services consultancy. This is the second deal the group has made since the New Year, following the purchase of Deen + Black on Wednesday, and continues its strategy of developing new media interests both internally and through new ventures. Imaginet develops advanced e-business solutions and took… Continue reading WPP Acquires Imaginet
Despite its success in attracting women to mid-market newsprint with the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers’ Associated New Media (ANM) failed to transfer the formula online the first time around with CharlotteStreet.com. Tomorrow will see the start of the second assault, with the launch of femail.co.uk, which aims to keep the aspects of CharlotteStreet which worked… Continue reading Website Review: femail.co.uk
Exploding mobile Internet usage and subscriptions won’t make up for a 36% decline in traditional mobile operator revenues, leading average revenue per user (ARPU) to fall 15% in Europe by 2005, according to a new report by Forrester Research. The report asserts that mobile carriers’ operating profits will disappear in 2007 and take six years… Continue reading Europe’s Mobile Internet Won’t Pay For UMTS, Says Forrester
WPP has announced the acquisition of Imaginet, an US-based e-services consultancy. This is the second deal the group has made since the new year, following the purchase of Deen + Black on Wednesday (see WPP Buys US-Based PR Firm), and continues its strategy of developing new media interests both internally and through new ventures.Imaginet develops… Continue reading WPP Acquires Imaginet
