Carlton Communications is understood to be planning to close three of its pay-TV channels – Carlton Select, Carlton World and Carlton Kids – as part of a broader restructure of the group’s pay-TV and digital operations.According to trade press magazine, Broadcast, Carlton’s managing director of programmes, Lord Waheed Alli, has been considering axing the stations… Continue reading Carlton Expected To Axe Pay-TV Channels
EMAP has promoted Tom Moloney to chief executive of the media group’s US magazine publishing division, EMAP Petersen. Moloney, previously chief operating officer, takes charge of the company after a period of poorer than expected ad revenues which have caused EMAP’s stock price to drop dramatically in recent weeks (see Sharewatch).Despite this EMAP describes Moloney’s… Continue reading Management Changes At EMAP Petersen
The Independent Television Commission has embarked on a review of the digital points system, the results of which will be announced on October 11. It is believed the system, which was designed to prevent one broadcaster dominating the platforms, will be overhauled and the Sky Sports 2 problem (see Digital TV Wrangles Continue Over Sky… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Hull-based telecoms operator Kingston Communications is set to launch Europe’s first interactive television service to run over normal telephone lines.Kingston Interactive Television will use ADSL (asymmetrical digital subscriber line) technology to transform ordinary phone lines into high-speed digital lines and the service will include up to 55 digital channels, video-on-demand, internet access and email through… Continue reading Kingston Communications To Launch Interactive Television Service
Shares in digital partners Granada and Carlton Communications dropped yesterday despite reporting a 66% rise in subscription figures for their ONdigital service yesterday (see ONdigital Sales Up By 66%). Carlton fell by 7źp to 426p; Granada was down 6˝p to close at 526p.Shares in Reuters rose 3˝p after the Lehman Brothers set its December 2000… Continue reading Sharewatch
Potential bidders for the Financial Times Newsletters division have begun to emerge. The most likely suitors expected to make a bid for the group next Tuesday are Informa and Euromoney with Emap, Metal Bulletin and Wilmington Press also rumoured to be interested.Euromoney Publications, part of the Daily Mail & General Trust group, has plenty of… Continue reading Bidders For FT Newsletters Emerge
Shares in Carlton Communications fell 8˝p to 433źp after Charterhouse Securities cut its numbers for this year and next by 5% and 6% respectively. Carlton’s digital partner Granada also took a tumble, falling 19p to close at 532˝p. Their joint venture ONdigital announces its subscriber figures today.Shares in publisher Emap continued to fall. The Stock… Continue reading Sharewatch
Digital One, the only commercial digital radio multiplex to operate on a national basis, has joined forces with BBC Digital Radio to push the introduction of digital provision. In the deal, struck yesterday, the two rival groups will collaborate on a range of marketing and research initiatives.The main aim of this long-term partnership is to… Continue reading Digital One And The BBC Unite In Digital Push
ONdigital has added a further 164,000 subscribers since June, with a record 82,000 signing up during September. The digital terrestrial television broadcaster announced its latest figures today which showed an increase in sales of 66% to 411,000.The joint venture between Carlton Communications and Granada has had a difficult quarter with a number of high-profile resignations,… Continue reading ONdigital Sales Up By 66%
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) is to publish a list of guidelines for strategic marketing on the internet. Called Guide To The Internet – A Practical Guide For Marketers, its aim is to lead the way in the promotion of good practice and self regulation within new media.The guide was written by Matt… Continue reading ISBA Publishes List Of Guidelines For Internet Marketing
