Business magazine publisher, Reed Business Information, is to become the latest in a lengthening line of companies to offer free access to the internet. The new service, called Reed Connect, will target the readers of its business titles in four initial markets: property, science, agriculture and IT. RBI, a division of Reed Elsevier, will promote… Continue reading Reed Business To Offer Free Internet Access
Dialog Corporation’s first full-year financial results, which showed that the company has moved into profitability for the first time (see Dialog Focuses On Debt Reduction And New Net Products), pushed shares up by 9˝p to close at 94˝p yesterday.The Daily Mail continued to strengthen following the announcement of an internet tie-in with Dixons’ Freeserve (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
Channel 5 is continuing its jibes at ITV’s early evening news coverage with a campaign on perimeter boards at Chelsea’s away leg of the European Cup Winners’ Cup match against Valerenga. The boards at the game, which is to be screened on C5, will read: “ITV: You’re late and you know you are”, referring to… Continue reading Channel 5 Puts The Boot In To ITV News
Internet fever hit the Daily Mail & General Trust yesterday when its internet division, Associated New Media, announced a content deal with Dixons’ free service provider, Freeserve (see Freeserve And ANM Sign Web Content Deal). Shares rocketed following the news, closing 128źp up at 3,231źp.Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph report that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission has… Continue reading Sharewatch
Dixons’ successful free internet service, Freeserve, and Associated New Media (ANM), producers of the UK Plus sites, have signed a deal which will see UK Plus power the internet search and directory service for Freeserve’s million plus customers.ANM’s Soccernet service will also provide programming for Freeserve’s new football channel. ANM, which is the new media… Continue reading Freeserve And ANM Sign Web Content Deal
The fact that this is a second issue review illustrates an early teething problem for the London Metro – namely its availability (apparently part of Associated Newspapers’ strategy (see Associated Newspaper Delays Launch Of London Daily)). My BR and Victoria Line route from North London into work has thus far only turned up one sighting… Continue reading Second Issue Review: London Metro
NTL has signed a number of content deals for its interactive Entertainment Channel which launches on 31 March (see NTL Unveils Interactive Services), including one with EMAP Metro. The telecommunications company will also carry content and e-commerce provided by Ticketmaster and the Internet Movie Database.Under the deal, NTL customers will have access to the online… Continue reading NTL Links With EMAP For Interactive TV Content
FilmFour, the subscription film channel launched by Channel 4 (see Film Four On Air), is planning a £2 million campaign to promote another free trial of the channel for cable and satellite viewers during Easter Weekend. The campaign, by Rapier and WWAV Rapp Collins will run on Channel 4, ONdigital, Sky TV and national press… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Reed International continues to strengthen after Reed Elsevier’s trading statement released last week caused the share price to tumble (see Sharewatch). Reed closed yesterday up by 20źp at 546p.Telecoms companies Cable & Wireless and Telewest both held steady yesterday following a slip in shares caused by the surprise sale of 10% of C&W stock (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
BSkyB’s controversial £623 million bid for Manchester United has been rejected by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission’s investigation, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph this morning. Quoting sources close to the Department of Trade & Industry, which is now considering the MMC’s report, the newspaper says that the Commission has found the proposed… Continue reading Sky’s Man Utd Bid May Have Been Turned Down
