Chairman of News Corp Rupert Murdoch has hinted that the flotation of Sky Global Networks could be postponed until the beginning of next year. Speaking at the group’s AGM in Adelaide he said that a proposed float by the end of this year is now “an impossibility”.Recent market conditions for media and telecoms stock has… Continue reading News International Performing “Brilliantly” As Sky Global Float Delayed
Cable group NTL has withdrawn its offer to broadcast the pay-per-view rights to Premier League football matches.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
The MXR consortium has submitted its bid for the North East region digital radio licence, and at the same time announced its newest member, Ford UK.The car manufacturer will not be the first non-media company to join MXR, after Psion was brought onboard last month (see MXR Consortium Joined By Psion And UBC). MXR’s rivals… Continue reading Ford To Join MXR Consortium In North East Bid
Channel 5 has launched its online sales house – Channel 5 Interactive (C5i), announced earlier this year (see From Big Brother To Big Sales Houses, Channel 5 Prepares For Battle). Offering a tailored presence to both European and UK internet publishers and advertisers, it has the backing of C5 shareholders RTL and United News &… Continue reading Channel 5 Launches Online Sales Agency
A number of errors in this story have now been amended.A 10pm news bulletin returned to our screens last night, not on ITV, its original home, but on BBC1, kickstarting a ratings war which is expected to be the biggest in history (see News At Ten Slot Sparks Ratings War). Both sides claimed victory after… Continue reading Winners All Round As Terrestrial Channels Go To War
Hot on the heels of recent research about so-called “Silver Surfers” (see Silver Surfers’ Speed Catches Advertisers Unaware) has come the launch of a website, www.fifthmoon.com aimed at the growing number of internet users aged 50 and over.The site’s primary aim is to act as a forum for the views and concerns of this community,… Continue reading Fifthmoon Targets Growing Population Of Over-50s Internet Users
The Advertising Association released its latest adspend predictions yesterday and warned traditional media owners that the threat from technology would be felt imminently. Although overall increases in spend are expected, the breakdown of expenditure for different media is set to undergo its most radical change. Newspapers, in particular, are thought to be at threat from… Continue reading Press And TV The Greatest Casualties Of New Media, Says AA
ONdigital has added a further 16% to its subscriber base, taking the total number of subscriptions to its digital terrestrial service to 896,000. The group, which is jointly-owned by Carlton Communications and Granada Media, said the figure was double that for the same period last year.Chief executive Stuart Prebble, said: “In less than two years… Continue reading ONdigital Prepares For Christmas Rush As Subs Reach 896,000
