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
Hallmark Entertainment Network, the US-based 24-hour general entertainment service, is to launch on BSkyB’s digital platform early next year. The family-based channel, which is famed for its original movies and mini-series, will be especially tailored for the UK.Its programming will be acquired from Hallmark Entertainment, the station’s parent company, and third parties including BSkyB. Day-time… Continue reading Hallmark Entertainment Network Gets Carriage On BSkyB
In the second quarter of this year customer take-up of cable television services hit its lowest ever quarter on quarter growth rate of just 1.9%. Between April and July, only 55,157 new homes subscribed to cable TV, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission. At the same time investment in the construction… Continue reading Cable Television Take-Up Hits All-Time Low
GWR Group has signed a 15 month advertising with Coldseal Windows, believed to be the biggest in radio history. The £6 million deal will see Coldseal ads aired from September 1999 to 31 December 2000 across GWR’s local stations. Coldseal has boosted its coverage with this latest deal, by including four new GWR stations in… Continue reading GWR And Coldseal Sign Largest Ever Radio Advertising Deal
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
As a result of yesterday’s £33.8 billion ($56 billion) US merger between Clear Channel Communications and AMFM, the UK radio sales subsidiaries, Clear Channel Radio Sales (CCRS) and Katz Radio Sales, are likely to merge their operations creating the UK’s only independent radio sales house.Clear Channel Communications operates over 700 radio stations around the world,… Continue reading Clear Channel And Katz Radio Sales Houses Set To Merge Following US Deal
News International’s free internet service provider (ISP), CurrantBun.com, is to be relaunched on Monday 11 October, less than seven months after its launch (see The Sun Serves Up CurrantBun). The Sun-branded service is to be expanded to include content from the Times and the Sunday Times with the aim of attracting a broader, more mainstream… Continue reading CurrantBun.com Set To Relaunch
Reuters fell by 16p yesterday to close at 697˝p as the information group launched its first real-time internet services, aimed at global agricultural markets and the North American power industry.Shares in Granada leapt 12˝p to 551˝p amid rumours of interest in the stock from a notable investor.Shares in Dialog fell back again a jump earlier… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Premier League has confirmed that negotiations for its next television rights deal could begin in the next few months. Talks will be led by Peter Scudamore as his first task as new chief executive when he takes up his post next month.The present four-year deal comes to an end after the 2000-01 season. It… Continue reading Negotiations Over Premier League TV Rights Imminent
