Shares in Reed International bounced back after reaching their lowest point for four and a half years on Tuesday. Rumours were circulating that the publishing group may reopen merger talks with Wolters Kluwer. Prices closed up 8˝p to 361žp.BSkyB rose 6p to 603˝p amid merger speculation as the chief operating officer of Vivendi, the French… Continue reading Sharewatch
Trinity Mirror has appointed a sales director for its new media division. Jason Smith will supervise advertising sales over the local and national websites of the recently merged group (see Trinity-Mirror Deal Gets ‘Unconditional’ Go-Ahead).The new media operations of the group include the Mirror’s ic24 brand umbrella site which has links to the company’s national… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Appoints New Media Director
ITV has signed a £1 million sponsorship deal with Ambrosia Splat! Custard for its Saturday morning kids’ television programme, SM:TV Live. The sponsorship is the first television deal for Bestfoods, owner of the Ambrosia Custard range.The Splat! Custard brand will be associated with SM:TV for one year under the deal, which was negotiated by BMP… Continue reading ITV Signs £1m Custard Sponsorship For SM:TV
BARB has developed a new version of its measurement system to collect digital television audience data. A probe inside viewers’ set-top boxes will allow the research board to measure audience data for digital channels.Channels are currently measured by checking the frequency being received by a television set. With digital broadcasts however the frequency is identified… Continue reading New Measurement Device For Digital Data
After discussions with the Football Association, BSkyB has decided relinquish its exclusive broadcast rights to the England v Scotland European Championship playoff match at Wembley Stadium. The crucial play-off fixtures were drawn by the FA this morning and pit England against Scotland in two-legs, the second of which is at Wembley on Wednesday 17 November.Sky… Continue reading Sky Relinquishes Exclusive Rights To England v Scotland Euro Clash
Media group United News & Media (UNM) was today reported to be in discussion to acquire a one-third stakeholding in digital terrestrial television company, ONdigital.UNM owns three ITV franchises – Anglia, Meridian and HTV – and Carlton and Granada, the other two ITV heavyweights, joint own ONdigital. United’s franchises account for 24% of the ITV… Continue reading UNM Reported To Be Interested In ONdigital Stake
Bruce Steinberg, general manager of Sky Networks, announced his resignation yesterday. Although remaining within the broadcasting company as a consultant, he is leaving to pursue other opportunities. The news follows a spate of resignations at the group which began with the loss of chief executive Mark Booth in April (see Mark Booth Leaves BSkyB For… Continue reading Sky Networks Loses General Manager
The Radio Authority has awarded the digital radio multiplex licence for the Tyne & Wear to the sole applicant, EMAP Digital Radio. Covering an area with a population of around 1.4 million, EMAP will broadcast eight programme services including its Magic and Kiss formats.Other services include Xfm, provided by Capital Radio, and an Adult Contemporary… Continue reading EMAP Radio Awarded Tyne & Wear Digital Radio Licence
A new study by consumer research group, the Henley Centre, has found that the television, rather than the PC, will be the most popular route to accessing interactive services in the future. Henley Centre claims that people associate the television with quality, leisure time and the internet with work. For this reason, and the fact… Continue reading TV Will Be Route To Interactive Services, Says Henley Centre
Shares in BSkyB were boosted by the launch of its interactive television service Open (see Interactive TV Launches In The UK). Prices rose 16p to 597˝p.WPP saw a drop in its prices despite a boost from Merrill Lynch, who raised its 1999 forecast for the advertising and marketing group. Shares closed down 2˝p to 617˝p.The… Continue reading Sharewatch
