News Corporation, one of the world’s largest media companies, has announced that it is to acquire all of Liberty Media Corporation’s 50% interest in Fox/ Liberty Networks. In a complex deal worth US$1.43 billion, AT&T Corp’s Liberty will swap a half stake in a regional sports network joint venture for News Corp American Depositary Receipts… Continue reading News Corporation To Acquire Liberty’s Interests in Fox Entertainment
The Sunday Mirror has complied a three part glossy guide to modern parenting, starting on 11th April. The part work series is written by childcare expert Penelope Leach, and will run for three consecutive weeks looking at a child’s first year, toddlers and the teenage years. Popular illustrator and author Posy Simmonds is to return… Continue reading Newsline Brief
ITV has come under attack from Doreen and Neville Lawrence, the parents of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence. The broadcaster is planning to screen a set of interviews with the teenager’s alleged killers, and Imran Kahn, solicitor for the Lawrences, has accused ITV of cashing in on the murder.The five prime suspects in the case… Continue reading ITV Comes Under Fire For ‘Cashing In’ On Murder
Adscene’s share price fell by 3˝p by the close of trading yesterday to 195˝p. The group received a takeover approach earlier this week (see Newsline).Pearson gained 51p rising to 1411p. The media group’s 1998 annual report, released this morning, shows that chief executive Marjorie Scardino’s pay package exceed one million pounds: Scardino saw a 39%… Continue reading Sharewatch
A number of US companies yesterday issued a warning about a new and potentially dangerous computer virus which is currently being distributed through the internet. The virus is embedded in an executable file which can be attached to an email message and sent to hundreds of users in one go.These emails contain a file called… Continue reading New Net Virus Threatens Office Workers
Digital One , the national commercial digital radio multiplex operator owned by NTL and GWR (see Newsline), has appointed a marketing manager. Jeff Astle, 29, takes up the role tomorrow and joins from the GWR group. He will report directly to the Group’s chief executive, Quentin Howard.The digital radio consortium has also appointed Clarke Hooper… Continue reading Digital Radio Multiplex Appoints Marketing Manager And Agency
The Sun‘s new free internet service, CurrantBun (see The Sun Serves Up CurrantBun), has roused a tremendous response from both readers of the paper and potential content providers, according to a statement from the tabloid’s parent company News International (NI).Claiming tens of thousands of calls to the CurrantBun hotline, Sun editor David Yelland says that… Continue reading News International Claim ‘Huge Success’ For CurrantBun
Performance was generally poor in February this year as far as readership levels were concerned, according to the latest NRS figures. The Daily Mail, Financial Times and the Mirror were the only national titles to show improvements in readership during the second month of 1999. The Daily Mail and the FT showed readership increases of… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – February 1999
A poster ad for Irn-Bru, which featured a Jersey cow next to the line, “When I’m a burger, I want to be washed down with Irn-Bru,” was the most complained about ad in 1998, according to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) annual report. The Authority received 589 complaints about the ad for A G Barr’s… Continue reading Irn Bru’s ‘Cow’ Ad Offends Consumers
Performance was generally poor in February this year as far as readership levels were concerned, according to the latest NRS figures. The Daily Mail, Financial Times and the Mirror were the only national titles to show improvements in readership during the second month of 1999. The Daily Mail and the FT showed readership increases of… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – February 1999
