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Carlton Communications and Sainsbury’s have launched their joint venture food and drinks portal. The site, www.taste.co.uk, draws together content from Sainsbury’s tasteforlife.co.uk and Carlton’s simplyfood.co.uk. The two companies announced plans to create the UK’s first TV and internet food and drinks channel in November last year. Carlton’s digital channel, Carlton Food, is to be relaunched… Continue reading Carlton Unveils Taste Network

ITN is to continue to supply news to Channel 4 until the end of 2003. The broadcaster has exercised its option to extend its current contract, which began in 1999, for a further two and a half year period. ITN chief executive, Stewart Purvis, said: “ITN has produced Channel 4 News since the channel’s launch… Continue reading Channel 4 Extends News Contract With ITN

Associated’s Metro newspaper was one of the success stories of 2000, leaping from a regional free available to London commuters to the rank of sixth-largest national daily. The morning title may have dented the profits of its parent company but its roll-out continues. Today commuters in Yorkshire will join those in London, the Midlands, Scotland,… Continue reading Insight Feature: Metro Taps Into Lucrative Youth Audience

Carlton Communications and Sainsbury’s have launched their joint venture food and drinks portal. The site, www.taste.co.uk, draws together content from Sainsbury’s tasteforlife.co.uk and Carlton’s simplyfood.co.uk.The two companies announced plans to create the UK’s first TV and internet food and drinks channel in November last year (see Carlton In Joint Venture To Create TV And Internet… Continue reading Carlton Unveils Taste Network

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

Associated’s Metro newspaper was one of the success stories of 2000, leaping from a regional free available to London commuters to the rank of sixth-largest national daily. The morning title may have dented the profits of its parent company but its roll-out continues. Today commuters in Yorkshire will join those in London, the Midlands, Scotland,… Continue reading Feature: Metro Taps Into Lucrative Youth Audience

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 by… Continue reading Express Websites To Close

There were concerns yesterday about the future of automotive advertising in the US. Emap, which has subsidiaries in the States which could be affected, dropped 19p to £8.21 by the end of yesterday’s trading.Fellow magazine publisher Future Network managed to put some brakes on its rapid descent yesterday. After another share price plummet caused by… Continue reading Sharewatch

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