Simon Gray, media development director for Newsquest Media Group, has called for regional publishers to exploit the full potential of the internet.Newsquest is currently working with Northcliffe Newspapers and has created four websites under the ‘This Is’ brand. Northcliffe is planning to launch two similar sites each week to create 17 of these ‘communities’.Gray points… Continue reading Regional Publishers Again Urged To Use The Internet
The management team at Talk Radio, led by managing director Paul Robinson, has submitted a management buyout bid to CLT-ufa, owners of the 62% stake in Talk which is up for sale.At the last minute, United News & Media (UNM) provided backing for the team by taking a stake in the bid onsortium. UNM owns… Continue reading Talk Radio Management Submits Bid
Chris Evans’ Ginger Media Group (GMG), owner of Virgin Radio, has pulled out of the Digital One consortium which it formed with GWR Group in March (see GWR And Ginger Create Digital Consortium). At the same time cable and communications company NTL has joined the consortium.Digital One was put together to propose a bid to… Continue reading Ginger Leaves Digital Consortium
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is to meet on 29 June to discuss changes in the way that consumer magazines are audited. Whilst the details of the new system are fairly complex, the basic aim behind the proposals is to tighten up the way consumer magazines report their circulations.The distinction between consumer general and… Continue reading ABC Proposes New Consumer Magazine Auditing Rules
Five manufacturers are set to launch digital radio receivers for cars and will be unveiling them at a press presentation organised by the BBC on 9 July.Grundig, Kenwood, Bosch/Blaupunkt, Clarion and Pioneer have all developed their version of an in-car digital radio receiver. The BBC is backing these developments to help digital radio attain a… Continue reading In-Car Digital Radios Unveiled
The Times has joined up with MediaTel to produce mediawatch, a new section appearing in the media times every Friday.mediawatch is aimed at those who work in the industry by providing analysis and comment of current media issues. The analysis will draw from MediaTel’s extensive source of industry data.The first mediawatch is published in today’s… Continue reading MediaTel And The Times Link Up For Mediawatch
British Digital Broadcasting (BDB) is to offer its customers a set-top box which will operate on a ‘plug-and-play’ basis.The digital terrestrial TV company believes that this feature will be a significant attraction for customers to its service, and a strong challenger to Sky’s digital satellite system.The box will cost customers about £200 and will be… Continue reading BDB Set-Top Technology To Be Portable
Cable group Telewest Communications has announced that merger discussions with rival cable group NTL are over.The announcement follows NTL’s acquisition earlier this week of two other smaller cable companies, Comtel and Diamond Cable in deals worth £1.2 billion (see NTL’s £1.2bn Acquisitions Further UK Cable Industry Consolidation).Telewest Communications: 01483 750900 NTL: 01252 402 000
The ITV Network makes an impressive start to June’s viewing figures, with a 3.6% increase on its overall viewing share from the previous week. ITV leads the way with a 34.8% share, chased by BBC1 which achieved a 26.6% share. Take a glance at this week’s top thirty programmes, and you can’t fail to notice… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 07/06/98
Predictions by Zenith Media show that ITV’s share of total commercial viewing is likely to fall to 50% by 2005; in 1997 it averaged 61%. The Network’s share of overall viewing is predicted to fall from 31% in 1997 to 27.5% by 2005.The report, UK Television Forecasts To 2005, also predicts that ITV’s ad revenue… Continue reading ITV Share Of Commercial Viewing Will Fall To 50% By 2005, According To Research
