United News and Media has announced that it is to seek shareholder permission to change its company name. Under the new title United Business Media plc, the company is planning build on its core businesses, CMP and PR Newswire, “through a combination of organic growth, investment, partnership and acquisition.”At a presentation this morning, representatives of… Continue reading United Proposes Name Change As Future Growth Plans Announced
This week has seen the launch of BBC Worldwide’s new teen magazine, Star. Linking with the Live & Kicking series of the same name, the fortnightly title focuses on entertainment and celebrities of interest to 12-19 year olds.The first issue has Sarah Michelle Geller as its cover star and features include Backstreet Boy Nick Carter… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Launches Star Magazine
Consumers continue to use old media to find information about the internet, according to new research from the Telegraph Group. More than half of respondents said that they were as likely to ask friends or consult newspapers to find out information on the internet as they were to use the net itself. Newspapers were the… Continue reading New Media Still Relies On Old Media, Says Survey
Regional programming will play a strong role in the digital future, according to the chairman of the Independent Television Commission (ITC), Sir Robin Biggam. Speaking in Birmingham yesterday, he said that regionalism and the importance of regional programming has been strongly endorsed by viewers and must be acknowledged by broadcasters.Increased competition from pay-tv broadcasters in… Continue reading Regional Programming Must Be Preserved, Says ITC Chairman
Consumers continue to use old media to find information about the internet, according to new research from the Telegraph Group. More than half of respondents said that they were as likely to ask friends or consult newspapers to find out information on the internet as they were to use the net itself.Newspapers were the biggest… Continue reading New Media Still Relies On Old Media, Says Survey
The price target for Carlton Communications was reduced by Lehman Brothers yesterday, causing shares in the media group to fall by 11p to £5.20. Merrill Lynch raised BSkyB from “neutral” to “accumulate” which raised its share price during the morning, but selling activity in the US meant the the company ended down 11p at £8.91.On… Continue reading Sharewatch
IPC’s online version of music paper NME has relaunched for the second time in two years and now features improved levels of user interactivity. The NME.com site now includes MYNME, which allows registered users to create personalised scrapbooks of NME articles, sign up for news emails about artists, releases and tickets and have a localised… Continue reading NME.com Relaunches With More Interactive Features
Cable group NTL has withdrawn its offer to broadcast the pay-per-view rights to Premier League football matches. The group, which was set to pay £328m to screen 40 matches a season (see The Game Isn’t Over Yet, Says Greg Dyke), said it was unable to agree final terms with the Premier League.Barclay Knapp, CEO of… Continue reading NTL Withdraws From Premier League Deal
ONdigital said yesterday that it was on track to reach its target of 1 million subscribers by the end of the year (see ONdigital Prepares For Christmas Rush As Subs Reach 896,000). However, some observers are concerned that the churn rate for the digital television company owned by Granada Television and Carlton Communications could be… Continue reading Sharewatch
Radio advertising may be three fifths as effective as advertising on ITV, while costing one seventh of the price, according to research published today by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).In a collaboration called RadioLab between RAB, buying agency Universal McCann and researchers Millward Brown, radio campaigns from 17 Universal McCann brands including Nescafé, Coke and… Continue reading Radio Ads – Three Fifths As Effective For One Seventh Of TV’s Prices, Says Study
