Carlton Online is to take part in a fast access internet trial with BT, it announced late last week. Viewers will be able to access the internet and experience high quality audio and video on their PCs.Carlton also announced recently that it was to take part in an interactive television trial in London and Liverpool… Continue reading Carlton And BT Trial Fast Access Internet
FT.com will supply Yahoo! UK and Ireland with a regularly refreshed news alert service. FT.com content will be accessible to Yahoo users through the Yahoo! news and finance services.Yahoo! visitors will be able to keep up-to-date with news from FT.com, and Yahoo!’s users can go to FT.com to access further news or delve more deeply… Continue reading FT and Yahoo! Strike Content Agreement
Total broadsheet circulation fell during November this year by 3.5% The Financial Times was the only title to show a substantial rise in circulation, showing a growth of 11.5%, and The Sunday Times has the highest circulation of all the quality newspapers. The title to suffer the biggest actual loss in circulation was The Sunday… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 1998
Premiership football club Newcastle United says it has received a takeover approach worth up to £157.6 million. The club, which has not named the possible bidder, said a “preliminary approach” had been made at no more than 110p a share.However, no formal offer will be lodged until monopoly regulators have reported on BSkyB’s controversial bid… Continue reading Takeover Bid For Newcastle United
Regional newspaper publisher, Adscene, has sold Flair Press, which comprises the substantial part of the Commercial Printing Division, to Spectrum Press for approximately £1.3 million. Adscene describes Flair’s operations as non-core and a drain on the Group’s management resources.Adscene says that its publishing operation is showing improvement on the previous year and that advertising is… Continue reading Adscene Disposes Of Non-Core Assets
The editor of Sky magazine, Chris Hemblade, is stepping down from the position, and his deputy Michael Hogan is moving up to take his place.Hemblade wants to devote more time to writing, and has plans to freelance for Emap’s secret Project J, being run by his predecessor Mark Firth, as well as other titles.He is… Continue reading Editor Heads For The Sky
According to a new study from Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, local television news remains the single most frequently used and most influential source of information for most Americans.The survey conducted by NFO Research of Greenwich, Conn. finds that 84% of respondents watch local TV news at least once a day.The survey finds that there has… Continue reading Survey Finds Internet Usage Grows
London Electricity has signed a deal to sponsor LWT’s local weather service. The deal, which starts this week, will be the first time that London Electricity has moved into the television market.Granada Media: 0171 396 6161
According to weekend press reports, ITV is still undecided about the structure of its weekly 60-minute news programme. It is thought that the problem centres around the format and content of the new show.Granada television, the winner of the news contract, is said to be in disagreement with the ITV network centre about whether the… Continue reading ITV Companies Undecided About News Programme
Panasonic is to again sponsor ITV’s Christmas schedule, following the success of last year’s campaign. The £1/2 million deal will cover 35 hours of programming and will run from 21 December till 28 December. ITV has found a sponsor for its Saturday morning entertainment programme SMTV:Live. Nesquik will start a sponsorship tie-in with the programme… Continue reading Newsline Brief
