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Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has cleared all three bid proposals for regional newspaper publisher Regional Independent Media. Byers said that a transfer of RIM’s newspaper titles to either Gannett, Johnston Press or the Guardian Media Group would not operate against public interest. The three put forward bid proposals for RIM, which owns the… Continue reading Byers Clears RIM Bid Proposals

Chrysalis Group claimed a first today when it unveiled its long-awaited web venture, Ride The Tiger (see Chrysalis Turns Corner Into Profit). With its new domain name, puremix.com is the UK’s first personalised multi-channel internet radio.The venture was born after extensive research into the listening habits and music tastes of Britain. The team carried out… Continue reading Chrysalis Launches UK’s First Personalised Music Radio Service

The limitations of unlimited internet access services have again resurfaced, this time regarding BT’s SurfTime package. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has this month upheld a number of complaints about the service.Twenty-nine customers complained to the regulatory body that the internet calls package was misleading. SurfTime promised “unlimited internet calls every evening and weekend for… Continue reading ITC Raps Availability Of BT SurfTime

The consolidation of United News & Media’s TV assets into Granada Media last week caused a series of reshuffles in ITV resulting in airtime sales for the whole network being sold, for the first time, by one of two companies – Carlton Sales and Granada Media. Carlton bought HTV – the franchise which serves the… Continue reading Feature: ITV Sales Now Dominated By Big Two

The National Readership Survey (NRS) is now releasing data on 16 additional newspaper sections, bringing the total number covered by the survey to 37. The data for the six-monthly period ending September 2000 will include this data for the first time.The decision to increase the section coverage available on the NRS survey was made last… Continue reading NRS Increases Coverage Of Newspaper Sections

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has appointed Dominic Morris to the new position of director of policy, ahead of the release of the Government’s Communications White Paper. Currently controller of policy development at the BBC, he will join the regulatory body on an as yet undetermined date.Sir Robin Biggam, chairman, said: “With the White Paper… Continue reading ITC Appoints New Director Of Policy

After Daily Mail & General Trust entered the bidding for the Express Newspaper group, with an offer of around £120m (see DMGT Prepares Bid For Express Newspapers), shares at DMGT were up 3p to 934p. Express owners United rose 17p to 849p.BSkyB responded to a US report that Microsoft was in talks to take a… Continue reading Sharewatch

IPC tx has claimed a first by signing a deal with AvantGo to offer its TV and showbiz content on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). The agreement will be the third platform across which the unmissabletv content is available.Unmissabletv.com launched as a website last year (see IPC To Launch Television Website), bringing together IPC Media’s television… Continue reading UnmissableTV Rolls Out Onto Third Platform

Daily Mail & General Trust is reportedly preparing a bid for its mid-market rival, the Express Newspaper group. DMGT is expected to table a formal offer of up to £150m to United News & Media this week.Such a bid would bring all of the UK’s mid-market titles under single ownership and would inevitably raise competition… Continue reading DMGT Prepares Bid For Express Newspapers

UK viewing figures for TV football games are in decline, according to a recent report from TV Sports Markets. As the price of football broadcasting rights run into billions (see The Game Isn’t Over Yet, Says Greg Dyke), the research shows that average audiences are down compared to last season.The first Premier League games shown… Continue reading TV Football Viewing In Decline, Says Report