A data error meant that the TV Revenue item which appeared on Newsline earlier this week was incorrect. The revenue shares for the ITV franchises for March 1999 were incorrect and therefore the year on year comparisons were also erroneous.The correct figures are now shown below and the earlier story has also been updated. We… Continue reading TV Revenue – March 1999
Global marketing services company, WPP, jumped 34p to close at 546˝p yesterday after IBM, one of WPP’s largest clients, announced strong trading figures. WPP releases its first quarter trading statement next Tuesday.Cable & Wireless was boosted by 39˝p to 815p following rumours that the telecommunications company is possibly planning a merger with France Telecom. In… Continue reading Sharewatch
Anxiety about missing out on sporting events, and children pestering their parents are apparently the factors turning people on to Sky’s new digital television service, according to the latest survey by CIA Medialab.In February, Sky reported that its Sky Digital service had attracted 350,000 subscribers since its launch in October 1998 (see Newsline). Around 120,000… Continue reading Children And Sports Are The Incentive For New Sky Digital Subscribers, Says CIA
A strong month for ITV and a poor one for Channel 4 in terms of impacts. All audience categories are up for ITV, particularly Housewives/Children, rising by 17.9%. The strong performance of the Network is the result of the new ITV evening schedule, minus News At Ten, which was unveiled on 8 March (see First… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March 1999
Haymarket Business Publications has acquired Internet Business for an undisclosed sum from its independent publisher. The editor of the title, Tim Wilson, will retain his position. Cable & Wireless Communications’ brand director John Aarons is leaving the company on 14 June. He departs amid reports that CWC is in preliminary merger talks with Telewest (see… Continue reading Newsline Brief
The Competition Commission has written to the two regional newspaper publishers interested in buying the Mirror Group and has raised questions about their ability to manage national newspapers. Trinity International and Regional Independent Media (RIM) have both submitted bids for Mirror Group, but these were rejected by Mirror’s board as ‘inadequate’ (see Mirror Group Swiftly… Continue reading Competition Commission Questions Mirror Group Suitors
Digital cable television, due for launch later this year, is expected to win up to 555,000 subscribers by March 2000 according to The Digital Update figures published by BMRB International. Cable & Wireless Communications, NTL and Telewest are all due to launch their digital cable television services later this year (see Newsline), and these uptake… Continue reading BMRB Predicts Over Half A Million Digital Cable Subscribers In First Year
Newsquest has dismissed rumours that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the US venture capital group, was planning to sell its 36% stake in the regional publisher. The publisher is valued at £900 million. Caroline McDevitt, Chief Executive of BARB, has appointed Tony Wearn as director of research. He replaces Bill Meredith who retires this month. The… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Manchester United’s European Champions League game against Juventus in Turin last night drew in over 13 million viewers for ITV.According to early live overnight figures from the Network Centre, a peak audience of 13.2 million viewers tuned in to the game, giving ITV an audience share of 53% at that time. The match attracted an… Continue reading Man Utd Victory Gives ITV 48% Viewing Share
Capital Radio sustained a 37p drop in its share price yesterday, closing at 772p. Emap on the other hand showed a strong rise of 31p, climbing to 1,314p. Emap and Capital Radio’s joint venture, CE Digital, has submitted bids for a number of local digital radio multiplexes (see Newsline).Both Cable & Wireless and CWC made… Continue reading Sharewatch
