http://www.dotmusic.co.ukDotmusic is a snappily designed site that gives clear and easy access to all the news in pop, from this week’s chart to the Millennium Dome’s performance space through to an interview with Blur. Obsessive fans of major pop bands could look up everything to do with their heroes, while the rest of us can… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Dotmusic
The Microsoft Corporation, the giant software company owned by Bill Gates, has struck a deal with cable company NTL to jointly develop new, broadband services for delivery to customers in the U.K. and Ireland.Microsoft announced yesterday that it was to buy a 5% stake in NTL for $500 million (£300 million), to accelerate deployment of… Continue reading NTL Teams Up With Microsoft
ITV has said that it will provide advertisers with details of its schedules two months in advance of broadcast following complaints from the industry that schedules were withheld for too long, preventing advertisers from effectively booking campaigns. Also some programmes were dropped from the schedule after ads had been booked around them. ITV has created… Continue reading ITV Offers Advertisers Earlier Schedules
Mirror Group’s embattled chief executive, David Montgomery, has resigned from the company this morning as expected (see Montgomery Expected To Step Down From Mirror Group). Montgomery has stepped down with immediate effect following the breakdown of takeover talks with Trinity International and the rejection of second bid from Regional Independent Media (RIM) (see Mirror Group… Continue reading Montgomery Resigns From Mirror Group
BBC Online is the second most popular UK site after only a year – 42% of UK users have visited the site within 2 weeks. Only Yahoo! UK & Ireland claimed a larger amount of visits, with 61% of UK users having visited the site in the same period. These findings are according to the… Continue reading BBC Online Second Most Popular UK Website
This morning Mirror Group Newspapers lost its CEO, David Montgomery, amidst takeover discussions with regional newspaper publishers, Trinity International and Regional Independent Media (RIM) (see Montgomery Resigns From Mirror Group). He took the decision to step down ahead of a possible ousting by the company’s shareholders and non-executive director, Sir Victor Blank.Montgomery was seen as… Continue reading Possibilities For Mirror Group
Pearson, the international media group, announced yesterday that it is to sell off some of its business and reference titles. The businesses up for sale include: Jossey-Bass, MacMillan General Reference and McMillan Library Reference.The group, headed by Marjorie Scardino, looks set to make between £180 and £220 million from the sales.Pearson released a promising trading… Continue reading Pearson To Sell Off Business Titles
It is expected that Mirror Group chief executive, David Montgomery, will step down from the company at this morning’s board meeting following a bitter battle with Mirror’s non-executive chairman, Sir Victor Blank. Whilst some reports suggest that a degree of conciliation may have been reached, the feeling is that Montgomery has lost the confidence of… Continue reading Montgomery Expected To Step Down From Mirror Group
Revenue Estimates from agencies put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £190.27 million for December 1998. ITV saw a 4.2% increase year on year in its total revenue which rose to £131.62 million in December 1998. Channel 4’s total ad revenue rose by 11.8% to £42.5 million, and Channel 5 enjoyed a rise of 39.4%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – December 1998
Revenue Estimates from agencies put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £190.27 million for December 1998. ITV saw a 4.2% increase year on year in its total revenue which rose to £131.62 million in December 1998. Channel 4’s total ad revenue rose by 11.8% to £42.5 million, and Channel 5 enjoyed a rise of 39.4%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – December 1998 (Subscribers)
