Granada Media ended its first day of unconditional trading down 6p at £5.19 as fears it would over pay for Carlton or United News and Media continued. The share prices for Granada Media have now replaced those for Granada Group in the Sharewatch list.Rumours that Carlton might pull out of its merger deal with United… Continue reading Sharewatch
United News & Media has announced the sale of Miller Freeman USA, part of its US trade show and professional publishing arm, to Dutch publishing group VNU. The sale, worth £433m, is part of the group’s ongoing disposal of non-core assets, agreed on announcement of its proposed merger with Carlton Communications last year (see Carlton/UNM… Continue reading United Disposes Of Miller Freeman USA
Rumours that IPC was to acquire the magazine publishing assets of Gruner & Jahr UK (G&J) (see IPC Eyes Gruner and Jahr For Possible Takeover) have been quashed by the announcement that the National Magazine Company (NatMags) has made the takeover move instead.NatMags managing director Terry Mansfield said the two companies were a “great match”,… Continue reading NatMags Grabs Gruner and Jahr
ITV will voluntarily lose out on millions of pounds worth of advertising revenue if reports that it has withdrawn all ad breaks from the Queen Mother’s birthday pageant coverage are true.The military parade and pageant are to be broadcast live and take place between 5pm and 6:30pm, hours which usually represent lucrative advertising slots for… Continue reading ITV To Lose Ad Revenue By Broadcasting Queen Mother Pageant Uninterrupted
Month On Month The national newspaper sector saw an overall increase in sales of 0.4% during June, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Most titles saw a slight rise in circulation in a month on month analysis, with the only significant loss coming from Sport First, which fell by 19%.The… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – June 2000
Yesterday saw the market continue its reaction to the approval of the ITV merger deals on Friday (see DTI Clears Way For ITV Merger). United News & Media ended up 32p at £9.17, while Carlton Communications recovered from its fall on Friday (see Sharewatch) even though there were rumours that it may pull out of… Continue reading Sharewatch
Independent News & Media (INM) has been given clearance from the Competition Commission to acquire the Belfast Telegraph group from Trinity Mirror plc, as it is not thought that the transfer would operate against the public interest.Stephen Byers made the announcement yesterday, saying that when considering the Commission’s report he had been “mindful of the… Continue reading INM Acquisition Of Belfast Telegraph Group Cleared
The countries of Europe may be moving towards a state of unification, but the needs of outdoor markets across the continent continue to be diverse, according to a new survey. A study was conducted among leading figures in European Advertising by the Henley Centre on behalf of Clear Channel. It found that while pan-European advertising… Continue reading Pan European Outdoor Campaigns Are The Future, But Markets Remain Diverse
ITV’s “…from Hell” series of documentaries has fallen foul of the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for language broadcast in an April episode.The programme Salesmen from Hell attracted 29 complaints from viewers because of language including the sentence, “You walk like a wanker, you talk like a wanker, you dress like a wanker.” The programme was… Continue reading ITC Upholds Complaints On Language From Hell In ITV Documentary
BSkyB has confirmed that from today it will take a controlling stake in Open, the interactive TV service company, in a move rumoured to be imminent last week (see BSkyB Seeks Control Of OpenTony Ball, chief executive of BSkyB said plans for the future of Open included, “increased usage, more content partners, a wider range… Continue reading BSkyB Takes Control Of Open, Plans To Improve Look, Feel and Services
