The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has said that it is not satisfied with undertakings made by the Birmingham Post & Mail (BPM) to offer advertisers compensation for six years of inflated circulations for three of the group’s newspapers.Last month it was discovered by BPM’s parent company, Trinity Mirror, that the Birmingham Evening Mail,… Continue reading IPA Unhappy With Plans To Handle Birmingham Papers’ False ABCs
As news emerged that cable company Telewest has been holding merger talks with Flextech, shares in the latter shot up 182˝p to 1,532˝p. Telewest’s prices closed up 12p to 351źp.Shares in broadcaster BSkyB fell as it announced a deal with German pay-TV group Kirsch (see BSkyB Moves Into German Pay-TV Market). Prices closed down 6˝p… Continue reading Sharewatch
Guardian Unlimited has appointed David Rowan as editor. He takes over from Simon Waldman, who was made head of the newspaper’s nine sites in October (see Guardian Unlimited Appoints New Head).Rowan has been at the Guardian for over ten years and is currently editor of the digest magazine, Editor. David Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian,… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Gets New Editor
Pay-TV group Flextech and cable operator Telewest Communications have this morning confirmed that they are in talks which could lead to the merger of the two groups and the creation of a £10 billion TV and telecommunications company.In a statement the two companies said: “These discussions, which include the possibility of a combination of the… Continue reading Telewest And Flextech Reveal Merger Talks
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has secured a foothold in the growing German pay-TV market by taking a near £1 billion stake in the country’s leading subscription broadcaster, Kirch.Sky is to pay DM2.9 million (£930 million) for a 24% stake in KirchPayTV. The deal between Kirch and BSkyB follows months of discussions which were stalled, over the… Continue reading BSkyB Moves Into German Pay-TV Market
FIFA, the international governing body for football, has announced that it is to allow pay-television channels to bid for the broadcasting rights to the 2002 World Cup. The move raises the possibility of all but a handful of matches being broadcast solely by pay-TV cable and satellite companies, although FIFA has guaranteed that matches involving… Continue reading FIFA Signals The End Of Free To Air World Cup
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has this week relaunched its website at www.ipa.co.uk. The site, which is designed and hosted by MediaTel Net, provides IPA members and guests with access to information about the Institute’s activities, services and publications.The IPA represents the interests of advertising agencies to the Government, media owners and unions,… Continue reading IPA Relaunches MediaTel-Designed Website
Pay-TV group Flextech, which announced the acquisition of international television programme distributor Minotaur last week (see Flextech Buys Distribution Company), saw its shares soar during Friday. Stock closed at the end of trading last week up a massive 267˝p (24.7%) at 1,350p.The announcement by cable company Telewest on Friday that it is lining up ecommerce… Continue reading Sharewatch
Carlton and Granada have set up a joint $125 million (£78 million) deal to bring the Ask Jeeves internet search engine to the UK. The deal between the two ITV companies and Ask Jeeves Inc. comes as Carlton has upset the ITV apple cart somewhat by announcing the terms of an £8 billion surprise merger… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Bring Jeeves To The UK
UK cinema admissions reached 13.3 million in October, representing a 4.2% increase on the same month last year. Ticket sales were boosted largely due to the success of the Blair Witch Project which contributed to cinema’s best ever weekend, the 29-31 October, when the film opened. Total sales for this weekend clocked up £13 million;… Continue reading Blair Witch Project Boosts Cinema Admissions For October
