Shares in media group Pearson were boosted at the end of last week, just before the announcement that ITV chief executive, Richard Eyre, is to become the new chief executive of Pearson Television (see Eyre Departs ITV For Pearson Television). Pearson closed up 38p at 1,367p. At the same time time, Granada, a major ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Tuesday The Media Research Group (MRG) is holding an Evening Meeting to examine the issues of measuring digital television audiences. Paul Milsom from BMRB and John Clements and Dave Chilvers from Continental Research will be presenting to the group.A report will be available… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Billed as ‘young urban thinking’, Limb by Limb magazine is the first product from Speakeasy Media, the multimedia publishing company launched by Jasper Gibson last year. It mixes highly-stylised features and articles designed to appeal to the target audience of professional men and women, aged 18-35 who live and work in London.Commenting on the launch,… Continue reading First Issue Review – Limb By Limb
Flextech yesterday signed a deal to provide shopping services on Open, the interactive television service which launched earlier this month (see Interactive TV Launches In The UK). The five shopping outlets will be available to subscribers of Sky Digital.The pay-TV group will initially offer two services, both of which are linked to its own channels.… Continue reading Flextech Launches Shopping Services
BSkyB is to promote its Sky Digital service with an £8 million advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas. Sky has developed the campaign after research showed that many consumers were still unaware that the company is giving away its set-top box hardware for free. ITV is looking for a senior executive in preparation for… Continue reading Newsline Brief
BSkyB has this morning effectively denied reports that the company has approached two major Premiership football clubs offering a £1 billion deal which would secure the company’s broadcasting rights to Premiership games until 2003.The Financial Times this morning reports that Sky has held informal negotiations, ahead of the official tender process, with the chairmen of… Continue reading BSkyB Denies Having Made £1bn Football Rights Bid
Capital 95.8FM continued its reign as the top commercial station in the London area in the latest RAJAR figures, released yesterday. Despite a 2.8% drop in its weekly reach, the station’s share of London listening remains healthy. Capital Gold, however, saw its weekly reach drop by 9.8% period on period.Chrysalis Radio’s Heart 106.2FM also sustained… Continue reading September 1999 RAJAR: London Stations
An in-depth study into the internet habits of adults in Britain has revealed that 27% of the population are now regular users of the net. The study, conducted by CommerceNet and Nielsen Media Research, has been sponsored by some of Britain’s leading companies and aims to give a definitive account of web usage.It has found… Continue reading More Than A Quarter Of UK Adults Are Now Regular Net Users
Shares in Reuters began to climb back yesterday after its recent falls, which saw the stock almost half in value (see Sharewatch). The information group bought back 4.7 million shares on Wednesday and press comment has further boosted its status. Prices closed up 31˝p to 569˝p.Flextech saw a leap in its prices as the pay-TV… Continue reading Sharewatch
