Two thirds of home internet users in the UK currently do not pay a fee to a service provider, turning instead to one of many free ISPs that have launched in the last few months. Of all the free players, Dixons’ Freeserve currently dominates with 31% of home Net users holding an active Freeserve account… Continue reading ‘Fickle’ Net Users Flock To Free ISPs
Reuters rose by 35p to 903˝p yesterday following reports that it is preparing to move into online retail stockbroking.Radio group GWR, which yesterday announced the launch of a free internet access service, climbed 1˝p to 461˝p yesterday.BSkyB fell by 1˝p to 594˝p despite press reports that its digital TV service is signing up customers at… Continue reading Sharewatch
Talk Radio has announced a two year deal today which gives the station exclusive radio coverage for all of Manchester United’s home games in European competitions. The deal will cover the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons, and will make Talk the only station to broadcast every Manchester United game in European tournaments. The matches will also… Continue reading Talk Secures Broadcast Rights To All European Man Utd Games
Haymarket’s new internet title, The Net, hit the newsstands at the end of last week, adorned with the gorgeous Catherine Zeta-Jones. This clearly demonstrates that a pretty face sells, as the only mention of Zeta-Jones in this issue is in a review of her movie. The magazine aims to show people around the ‘world wide… Continue reading First Issue Review – The Net
Consumer publisher Future Network has revealed investors will be able to snap up its shares for £3.85 each when it makes its debut on the London Stock Exchange this week. This values the group at £577.5 million. 30% of Future will be offered in the flotation this Friday, with 38 million new shares expected to… Continue reading Price Set For Stake In Future
News International has cut the cover price of the Sun to just 10p in the Carlton television region, starting today. The promotion applies to every edition of the red-top paper and is set to run indefinitely. The Sun currently has a circulation of 3.7 million, making it Britain’s most-read daily newspaper.The cut in price for… Continue reading Sun Drops Cover Price To 10p In Carlton Region
Television coverage of the marriage of Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones was watched by a total of 13.9 million people, according to unofficial overnight figures. A total of 8.6 million watched Saturday’s Royal Wedding on BBC 1, whilst 5.3 million tuned in to ITV’s coverage.In terms of share of viewing, the BBC took 47% and… Continue reading Royal Wedding Coverage Attracts 14m Viewers
The Sun is launching a website dedicated its Page 3 Girls. The site, at page3.com, can be accessed by registering with the paper’s currantbun.com internet service provider. Media planning and research agency, BMP OMD, has appointed Jo Foster as its new director of strategy and research. The group is planning to increase the amount of… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Press Holdings’ chief executive, Bert Hardy, is to step down from the post to assume a non-executive role. The company, which publishes the Scotsman and Sunday Business amongst other titles, said that Hardy is recuperating following an operation.Andrew Neil, editor in chief at Press Holdings, will now take on the additional role of publisher with… Continue reading Press Holdings Chief Steps Down
