The US cable TV group NTL – the bidder for Newcastle United (see Update: NTL/Newcastle United Deal) – has swooped on another British business, buying Eastern Group Telecoms for £91 million. The group will take over the business from its current owners Eastern Group, which also runs electricity and gas supply services in East Anglia.The… Continue reading NTL Acquires Eastern Group Telecoms For £91m
Cabal Communications chief, Sally O’Sullivan, has had her appointment as a member of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) extended to December 2001, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Chris Smith, has announced.“Broadcasting is facing a great deal of change over the coming years and I want to ensure the board has the expertise… Continue reading Sally O’Sullivan To Remain On BSC Board
BSkyB has struck a deal with the Football League to provide two First Division football matches on a pay-per-view (PPV) basis. Oxford v Sunderland on 27 February and Grimsby v Wolves on 27 March have been selected to test-run the scheme which will see matches charged at £7.95 each.Sky will receive half the money made… Continue reading Sky To Offer First Division Football Matches On PPV
www.1ski.comWWW.1Ski.com is definitely the new guide to skiing on the web. It’s an encyclopaedia of up to date information on everything from flights to weather conditions through to the latest bargains, and covers pretty much all the resorts in Europe and North America, from Caingorm to Sugarloaf.There’s all the stuff you’d expect to find in… Continue reading Website Of The Week – 1Ski.com
The Independent Television Commission is today issuing a Directive to Ondigital, SDN, Digital 3 and 4 and all of its licensees, and Channels 4 and 5. The issue prohibits the provision of misleading information regarding competing services or the denigration of such services.The Directive is similar to one passed by the ITC in June of… Continue reading ITC Prohibits Denigration Of Rivals On Digital TV Market
Reports are circulating today that News International, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is considering launching a free London afternoon /evening newspaper to rival The Evening Standard. The rumours come in the wake of Associated Newspaper’s announcement that it is to launch a free daily morning title for tube users (see Newsline).News International would not comment when… Continue reading News International Plans Free Daily London Title
Following the end of Express Newspaper’s working relationship with ad agency Leo Burnett (see Newsline), the publisher, which owns titles such as The Express and The Daily Star, has appointed St. Lukes in charge of its creative advertising account.St.Luke’s beat RPM3 and Young & Rubicam to the appointment. Leo Burnett did not repitch.Express Newspapers: 0171… Continue reading Express Newspapers Appoints New Ad Agency
The week of 4 – 10 Decmber 1998 showed an 80% increase in online holiday shopping in the US compared to the previous week, according to new research by Media Metrix – powered by RelevantKnowledge.Surprisingly, the majority of onlineshoppers during this seven day period were women (55%), marking a 90% increase in female unique visitors… Continue reading Big Jump in US Online Shoppers For 2nd Week of Xmas Season
Around 60% of television viewers cannot recall having seen anything they find personally offensive on television over the last 27 years. So say the findings of an ITC report released last week, Television Across The Years: The British Public’s View 1970-1997, which charts the changes in television viewing and attitudes over the period.Since the ’70’s,… Continue reading Viewing Habits Fail To Keep Pace With Technological Improvements, Says ITC
IPC magazines announced this week that it is launching a £9 million marketing initiative aimed at boosting the profiles of magazines in its women’s weeklies sector. IPC titles in this sector include Now, Women’s Own and Women’s Realm.The women’s weekly magazine sector is the largest single sector in the magazine industry in terms of sales… Continue reading Mediawatch Targets Women’s Weeklies
