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According to IDC Research, home offices in America are relying more and more heavily on the Internet as an aid to business. Their report “Home Offices on the Internet: Forecast and Analysis, 1999-2004” concludes that by 2004 there will be an estimated 92% connected. There are many factors driving this increase: the availability of internet-ready… Continue reading Internet Use In the Home Office Set to Rise

Coronation Street usually only elicits storms of protest when its time slot is moved because of football coverage. However, during the summer, the Street managed to provoke complaints to the ITC on not one, but two occasions, with varying results.In July and August, one viewer noted that the character of Ken Barlow was involved in… Continue reading Coronation Street’s Book Plugs and Carpark Thugs Come Up Against ITC

The Radio Authority has awarded the local digital multiplex licence for Northern Ireland to Score Digital. Score is owned by Scottish Radio Holdings and has already won similar licences for Edinburgh (see Score Wins Digital Licence For Edinburgh) and Glasgow (see Score Digital Is Sole Bidder For Glasgow Digital Radio Licence).The licence is designed to… Continue reading Radio Authority Awards Digital Multiplex In Northern Ireland

A new contender has emerged for the take-over of United News and Media’s (UNM) Express newspaper group. Indian conglomerate the Hinduja Group has issued a statement saying that it is interested in making a bid. An offer, rumoured to be around £100m, is expected to appear within the next few days.UNM is already thought to… Continue reading Bid Rumours Continue To Circulate For Express Group Takeover

Overall advertising expenditure could grow by more than 40% over the next 12 years, according to the latest predictions of the Advertising Association (AA). However, in its Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast, published today, the AA also warns that at least some areas of the media will have to deal with the impact of new… Continue reading AA Predicts 40% Revenue Growth Over 12 Years If New Technology Threat Is Faced

Companies taking part in the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)’s Bellwether report have revealed that their total marketing budgets for the current financial year had, on average, been revised down during the third quarter. This is the first time a downward revision has been recorded since data was first collected at the start of… Continue reading Marketing Budgets Down During Q3, Says IPA’s Bellwether Report

Month on MonthIn a month on month analysis, sales of national newspapers rose by 1.1% during September 2000. Figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) showed that small rises were seen across the majority of titles.The heaviest losses were felt at the Racing Post where sales dropped by 5.8%. The Sunday Sport fell even… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round Up – September 2000

Rumours of Vivendi’s wish to move away from BSkyB (see Sharewatch) were confirmed on Friday when the company announced that it is to dispose of its 22.7% stake in the BSkyB group in order to gain clearance from the European Commission for its merger with Seagram. BSkyB responded by saying that “Any disposal has no… Continue reading Sharewatch

The Wireless Group has today announced the acquisition of Wave 105 FM, the Southampton-based contemporary radio station. In its first deal since floating earlier this year (see Wireless Group Sets Price For Flotation), TWG is to pay £21.3m to purchase the remaining capital, excluding its current 24.6% stake.The acquisition will complement the group’s existing portfolio… Continue reading Wireless Group Expands Its Southern Portfolio

The proposed acquisition of British Interactive Broadcasting Holdings (BiB), which operates the interactive TV service Open, by BSkyB (see BSkyB Takes Control Of Open, Plans To Improve Look, Feel and Services) should be allowed, providing the satellite broadcaster agrees to provide a clean feed of premium TV to rival distributors, quelling competition concerns.Announcing the decision,… Continue reading BSkyB Must Undertake Clean Feed Guarantee For Open Takeover To Proceed