Carlton Communications has confirmed that it is to sell its film and video division, Technicolour, to Thomson Multimedia. The deal, worth £1.43bn, will be settled by cash and shares, and will give Carlton a 5.5% share in Thomson.Carlton announced its proposal to sell the division as part of its proposed merger with United (see Carlton/UNM… Continue reading Carlton Sells Technicolour For £1.43bn
Stuart Prebble, ONdigital’s chief executive, has called for a joint effort from the broadcasting industry to promote the uptake of digital television, including free promotional spots explaining the benefits of the various platforms to the public.Around a quarter of UK homes are now thought to have signed up to digital TV (see Oftel Report Shows… Continue reading ONdigital Chief Calls For Joint Effort In Digital TV Promotion
Month On MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show an overall increase of 1.9% in national newspaper circulation during the month of November. However, most titles recorded a drop in sales across the period.The greatest gains came from Sport First, which added 4.7% – almost 4,000 readers – to its circulation… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 2000
Trinity Mirror launched its latest online venture, an entertainment news site called icshowbiz.com on Friday, as part of its planned £50m new media investment for this year (see Newsline).The site, aiming to be the largest of its kind in Europe, will draw in articles from the Trinity Mirror stable of over 170 newspapers including the… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Launches Showbusiness Website
BlowUp Media, the giant poster sites company which recently launched in Britain, has signed a major property deal with NCP, the UK’s largest car park operator. The group has won exclusive rights to install and sell giant hoardings at NCP sites around the country.Covering all of the UK’s major cities, the car parks provide perfect… Continue reading BlowUp Media Signs Giant Poster Deal With NCP
The BBC is to attempt a fight-back in its ailing sports coverage by launching a commercial sports channel next year. The channel would utilise existing rights and BBC archive material, but funding would come from a partnership with another broadcaster, as it is believed that government approval would not be forthcoming for a sports channel… Continue reading BBC Plans Sports Channel Partnership With Commercial Broadcaster
Carlton Communications released full year results last week (see Profits At Carlton On The Up As Ad Revenues Slip), amid continuing fears of an ad revenue slowdown. With this in mind, short term prospects do not look good, but a more solid performance is expected over the year. Confidence should be boosted by news of… Continue reading Sharewatch
The board of the Scottish Media Group (SMG) has confirmed that it has acquired 4.9 million shares, or a 14.9% stake, in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) this morning. SMG’s broker is said to be acquiring further shares in the market, but there is no intention at present of making an offer for SRH in its… Continue reading SMG Acquires 14.9% Stake In Scottish Radio Holdings
The board of Scottish Radio Holdings has advised its shareholders to take no action following today’s announcement that SMG is to raise its stake in the group. It is believed that SMG’s move may lead to an auction for the company and the board has told its shareholders to cease trading shares in the group… Continue reading Scottish Radio Tells Shareholders To Hold Back
Capital Radio’s online division, Capital Interactive, unveiled the first of its narrowcast stations, n-Rage, this week (see Capital Buys Beat 106, Announces Online Plans Apparently undaunted by recent difficulties experienced by teen sites (see Internet Round-Up) or research suggesting a dwindling interest in the internet from teenagers (see E-revolution Proving Slow To Materialise, Says Report),… Continue reading Internet Round-Up
