It is understood that BSkyB has written to Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, offering further assurances that its planned takeover of Manchester United will not unfairly influence future negotiations for Premiership broadcasting rights.According to today’s Financial Times, BSkyB has offered to remove Manchester Utd from the Premier League’s meetings with TV groups negotiating… Continue reading BSkyB Assures DTI Over Man Utd Bid
Both Cable & Wireless Communications and its parent Cable & Wireless enjoyed rises in their share prices by the close of trading yesterday of 36˝p and 23˝p respectively, following media speculation that Cable & Wireless Communications is in possible merger talks with Telewest. Telewest’s share price also rose by 19p to 296ź. Details on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cinema admission in February this year averaged 3.59 million per week – a 35% increase on January, according to figures released by Carlton Screen Advertising.February’s admissions were higher than any monthly total in the previous 12 months and with the exception of February 1998, which was boosted by Titanic‘s success, the highest February average in… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Hit Record Levels In February
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
You fall into two camps regarding Manchester United. You either hate them so much that you want them to lose every match they play in, or you only hate when they play your team in league (but secretly wish your team was as good as them). Love them or loath them, you have to admit… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 21/03/99
Share prices remained fairly stable during trading on Friday. Bristol United Press, Independent (I£), Taylor Nelson Sofres and Telewest Communications all showed increases in their prices.The Daily Mail & General Trust sustained a loss of 1p from its price, dropping to 2956p.The closing prices of media company shares yesterday were:
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
