The European Union has given British Interactive Broadcasting, the joint venture formed by BT, BSkyB, Midland Bank and Matsushita to provide digital TV interactive services, the all-clear to launch later this year.BiB was forced, however, to make concessions on a number of issues. The most important is that BiB must allow third parties access to… Continue reading EU Clears BIB For Launch
It has just emerged that JC Decaux’s bid to take over its rival outdoor firm More Group has been referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.Nigel Griffiths, Competition and Consumer Affairs Minister, said that he would be taking the Office of Fair Trading’s advice and require the MMC to investigate the proposal more closely.The news… Continue reading MMC To Investigate Decaux Bid
A new magazine aimed at what its editor describes as “the sophisticated black man” launches this week.Untold is a bi-monthly glossy which hopes for sales of around the 30,000 mark. It has been launched by editor Peter Akinti and has formed a partnership with Time Out magazine, which involves the London listings guide providing editorial… Continue reading Untold Launches This Week
The House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport today published a report which said that the BBC’s commercial and public service functions should be independently regulated whilst calling for a streamlining of content regulation. This would include the abolition of the Broadcasting Standards Commission.Following the release of The Multi-Media Revolution report, the… Continue reading House Of Commons Seeks New Regulation Rules
Southnews, publisher of 58 paid-for and free newspapers in London and the Home Counties, has announced record financial results for the year ended 28 March 1998.Pre-tax profits at Southnews rose 17% year on year to £7.4m while revenues rose 18% to £43.6m. It was also announced that the restructuring of the acquired United Southern titles… Continue reading Southnews Confident Of Successful Year
Chris Shaw, joint managing director of Universal McCann, praised the introduction of the Quality of Readership Survey and said that if its presence undermines the NRS then “so what?”Speaking at yesterday’s PPA Magazines ’98 conference Shaw went on to say that NRS was “hardly the most stable currency” and he had lost count of the… Continue reading QRS: If It Undermines NRS “So What?”
Capital Radio today dealt a blow to digital radio by saying that it will not be bidding to run the national commercial digital multiplex which is currently being advertised (see Radio Authority Advertises National Digital Licence).The company said that transmission costs are too high and, with limited consumer benefit and lack of receivers, it expects… Continue reading Capital Says No To National Digital Radio
Agency estimates put the total terrestrial TV ad revenue figure for April at £234.830m, up 14.1%, reflecting a buoyant month for almost all of the terrestrial channels.ITV’s total revenue went up 13.8% to £165.570m, C4’s increased 14.1% to £50.790m and C5’s rose an impressive 29.3% to £12.5m. GMTV slipped 2.5% to £5.970m.April ITV Franchise Revenue… Continue reading TV Revenue – April
World Cup Online (Channel One)http://www.worldcup98.co.uk/The first thing that hits you about this website is the confusing homepage. Looking like it belongs to the opening credits of a tacky TV gameshow it gives you four choices – do you want ‘News’, ‘Chatshow’, ‘Entertainment’ or ‘Cartoons’?! Not being sure what on earth the other three options would… Continue reading World Cup Website Round-Up
Agency estimates put the total terrestrial TV ad revenue figure for April at £234.830m, up 14.1%, reflecting a buoyant month for almost all of the terrestrial channels. ITV’s total revenue went up 13.8%, C4’s increased 14.1% and C5’s rose an impressive 29.3%. GMTV’s slipped 2.5%.
