A new venture from new media company Worldpop and Mobile Channel Network (MCN) could enable a future where advertisers can follow their target audience, even on holiday. The Mobile Ibiza information service, which launched yesterday, hopes to register as many of the 700,000 British clubbers heading for the Balearics as possible, in order to provide… Continue reading Worldpop Launches Mobile Information Service For Clubbers
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has outlined its support for the concept of “light touch” regulation, but argues that “this must be accompanied by a more accountable approach from broadcasters and other content providers.”Launching its third Annual Report, the BSC noted that swearing, violence and the portrayal of sex continued to be a cause for… Continue reading Lighter Regulation Must Mean More Accountable Broadcasters, Says BSC
National Readership Surveys Ltd (NRS), the industry-funded organisation which controls the UK National Readership Survey, is inviting bids for its next four year readership contract, worth over £2m per year.Ipsos-RSL has held the contract since 1992. The next contract would begin on 1 January 2002 and would involve the continued production of readership data for… Continue reading NRS Invites Bids For New Research Contract
Scottish Media Group is now listed as SMG. Yesterday it restructured its share capital, creating a 4 for 1 share split (see Scottish Media Group Announces Restructure Plans). This meant that shares ended trading effectively up 17¼p at £3.21.Granada announced plans regarding its media arm flotation yesterday (see Granada Unveils Plans For Media Arm Flotation).… Continue reading Sharewatch
London will gain nine more digital radio stations tonight, as Switchdigital launches its range of services just eleven weeks after winning the second digital radio multiplex licence for the capital (see Switch Digital Wins Second London Licence).Three of the stations will be existing London stations Heart 106.2 FM, Jazz FM 102.2 and BBC London Live… Continue reading Second London Digital Radio Multiplex Prepares To Switch On
GWR has called for a raft of reforms to radio legislation in a submission to the Government’s Communications Reform White Paper team. The group wants a lighter, more flexible system of regulation with the UK radio ownership threshold raised to 25%, in line with conventional competition law.In its submission, GWR said, “UK commmercial radio struggles… Continue reading GWR Calls For Lighter Regulation In Communications White Paper
Bright Station ended an otherwise steady week by dropping 5½p to 86½p. Reuters also fell 7p to £12.50, despite having the third highest percentage increase of media shares over the week.Granada rose 28p to £6.48 on Friday. Granada Media, due to be floated shortly (see Granada Group To Float Media Arm), is expected to be… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Granada releases prospectus detailing plans for the flotation of its media arm (see Granada Group To Float Media Arm).The Competition Commission releases its report into the proposed mergers of Granada and Carlton Communications and Granada and United News and Media (see… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The number of UK TV homes with digital television is expected to reach 6.3m by the end of this year. The latest figures from Merrill Lynch predict that of 24.3m TV homes, 1m will take ONdigital services and 4.8m will be with BSkyB. Nearing the end of the decade, the percentage of TV homes with… Continue reading UK Digital TV Homes Could Top Six Million By 2001
WPP held its AGM today and gave a trading update which detailed a positive start to the year. On a constant currency basis, worldwide revenues were up by more than 18%. Within this, UK revenues rose by nearly 11%.Revenues from advertising and media investment management ended the first five months of 2000 up more than… Continue reading WPP Tells AGM Of Rising Revenues
