Shares in media group Pearson fell by over 2% yesterday amid news that incoming director-general of the BBC and former chief executive of Pearson Television, Greg Dyke, has handed back his shares in the company to avoid a conflict of interests.Granada continued to see a fall in prices although analysts were at loss as to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Most titles in this sector showed a decline in sales for the period yet the overall average was up, year on year. This was mainly due to a number of new magazines launched in the past year – 25 Beautiful Homes, BBC Good Homes, Feng Shui For Modern Living, Living etc and Real Homes.Time Warner’s… Continue reading Decline In Home Interest Magazine Market
Shares in Reuters climbed today amid news that the information bureau will soon begin online share trading. With approval from Goldman Sachs the move, which involves a deal with online brokerage company E*Trade, will allow its investors to trade after hours. Prices rose by almost 2% to 923p.BSkyB, whose 40% owner News Corp yesterday reported… Continue reading Sharewatch
Email by TV will soon be a reality after digital broadcaster ONdigital yesterday announced a partnership with Demon Internet. The deal will allow the broadcaster to offer its digital terrestrial television subscribers the ability to send and receive email messages while watching television, using a combined keyboard and remote control.The service, which is expected to… Continue reading ONdigital And Demon Internet In TV Email Deal
Month On MonthMonth on month comparisons from the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) show that sales in almost all national newspapers fell in July this year. The only exception to this trend was the Mirror which took almost 85,500 new sales and its sister paper the Sunday Mirror which rose by… Continue reading Mirror Papers Buck Decline In Latest Monthly Circulation Figures
Channel 5 is sticking to what it does best in its autumn programme schedule, announced this week. The station, which was criticised earlier this year by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (see Channel 5 Erotic Dramas Criticised By BSC) for ‘eroding the standards of UK television’, has a schedule that features the usual mix of films,… Continue reading Channel 5 Stays With Controversial Programming For New Schedule
Granada’s planned online venture G-Wizz, due to be launched in October, is reported to be currently seeking an advertising agency. The £30 million venture is expected to spend £5 million on the campaign.G-Whizz, which will be the UK’s first free internet Entertainment Service Provider, will offer access to a range of sites based around Granada’s… Continue reading Granada Seeks Agency For Net Project
Managing director of Sky Entertainment, Ian West, yesterday quit the company ahead of a restructure which is believed will create major changes to the organisation of the satellite broadcasting group.Observers within the industry predicted an integration of the distribution department which West headed and the programming division Sky Networks, run by Elisabeth Murdoch. It is… Continue reading Restructure Planned At Sky As Ian West Departs
The latest magazine circulation figures, for the January-June 1999 period, show that the computing, games and internet market is currently burgeoning with a growth of over 14.1% from the titles listed here. This is in stark contrast to the men’s and women’s monthlies sectors, which have both fallen into decline according to these latest figures… Continue reading Computing Sector Shows Strong Growth Whilst Lifestyle Monthlies Are Failing
Month on MonthMonth on month comparisons from the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) show that sales in almost all national newspapers fell in July this year. The only exception to this trend was the Mirror which took almost 85,500 new sales and its sister paper the Sunday Mirror which rose by… Continue reading Mirror Papers Buck Decline In Latest Monthly Circulation Figures
