Regional newspaper group, Trinity, has now received interest from a number of parties over the sale of its Belfast Telegraph newspaper. Following a ruling by trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, Trinity is required to sell the Telegraph and three other Northern Ireland papers, before the company can complete its £2 billion merger with the… Continue reading Bidders Line Up For Trinity’s Belfast Telegraph
Talk of industry consolidation pushed Granada and Telewest stocks up yesterday. Granada was boosted by 19p to 643˝p over possible further consolidation in the ITV Network and Telewest Communications strengthened by 3źp to 268p on talk of further cable industry consolidation (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications).Pay-TV group, Flextech, made up for… Continue reading Sharewatch
Media group Pearson was boosted yesterday following the report of its half-year financial results (see FT Turns In Strong Figures For Pearson). The company announced plans to double its expenditure on internet-related business to a total of £120 million. Chief executive, Marjorie Scardino, said yesterday of Pearson: “The internet is our business.” Pearson closed up… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Guardian is to launch an international tabloid version of the paper in order to boost its readership throughout the world. The paper will be distributed to major cities around the world by publishing and distribution agency PressPoint.Launching in September, the Guardian Global Edition will be available as a daily paper in hotels and other… Continue reading Guardian Launches International Tabloid Edition
Cable operator, NTL, is offering its TV, telephone and internet services to the whole of the UK in the group’s first move outside its local cable areas. The venture makes NTL the first cable operator in the UK to offer its services nationally.In order to drive interest in its services, NTL has put together a… Continue reading NTL Becomes First Cable Group To Offer Services Nationally
The introduction of subscription-free internet service providers (ISPs) has dramatically increased the number of UK homes that are connected to the internet, according to the latest Internet Access Report from Continental Research.The report shows that in just 18 months, home internet access has jumped from 5% to 18%, largely due to the success of free… Continue reading Free ISPs Boost Home Internet Use
Classic FM will next week relaunch its website, at www.classicfm.com, in the first of a series of portals GWR Group plans to roll out for its regional FM and AM radio stations. The new Classic site follows the launch of GWR’s free internet access service, classicfm.net, in June (see GWR Becomes First Radio Group To… Continue reading Classic FM Website Relaunches With E-Commerce Partners
Desmond Lynam, presenter of sports programmes at the BBC for the last 30 years, has signed a four year contract with ITV, the Network announced today. Lynam will join ITV as its main football presenter where he will cover the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup.The news will come as a further blow to… Continue reading Des Lynam Leaves BBC To Present ITV Football
Thursday Radio audience listening figures will be released by RAJAR. The data cover the period ending June 1999 and include all stations which are on the RAJAR survey.The data will be available on MediaTel from 2:00pm on Thursday and Round-Ups will appear on Newsline and the Radio features list shortly afterwards.Also on Thursday, Reed Elsevier… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Despite moves by the Swedish government to create a European-wide ban on television advertising to children, 80% of parents do not object to ads which directly target their children. This is one of the findings of the latest Sensor survey from CIA MediaLab.Perhaps unexpectedly, more people without children support such a ban than those who… Continue reading Parents Do Not Oppose Children’s TV Ads, Finds Survey
