Confidence in ITV companies took a knock yesterday after the Sunday Times published a leaked letter to the Prime Minister warning of the consequences of the relaxation of media ownership laws (see Granada Warns Of ITV Disaster). Zenith Media also predicted that ITV’s ad revenue would be the lowest in its 50 year history (see… Continue reading Sharewatch
Hachette-Emap magazines is to launch Elle Girl in direct competition with Natmag’s Cosmo Girl. Natmags confirmed a launch date for its teen girl title of 20 September earlier this year and it now seems its Emap rival will appear on the newsstands during the same month.Both titles are spin-offs of established young women’s brands with… Continue reading Elle Girl Launch Date Announced
The BBC plans to air a fourth weekly episode of EastEnders on Friday nights, according to press speculation.Reports, based on a leaked memo, claim that the fourth episode of the soap will begin on Friday 10 August with the trial of Dan Sullivan, the character accused of shooting Phil Mitchell, and will be promoted by… Continue reading Friday Tipped For Fourth EastEnders
Carlton chief executive Gerry Murphy, has accused Granada of “hysterical scaremongering” in its attempt to influence the government over the media ownership rules.Hitting back following Granada’s letter to the Prime Minister, which said that if the media ownership rules were not reformed Granada may be bought out by a foreign company and ONdigital closed due… Continue reading Carlton Attacks Granada Over Leaked Letter
Research information and software group, Kantar Media Research (KMR), is to reorganise its corporate structure and join forces with market research organisation Millward Brown Group (MBG), as part of a move to accelerate global expansion, having appointed Andy Brown, previously KMR director with responsibility for target group index and software, as its new CEO.The restructure… Continue reading Kantar Joins With Millward Brown
Shares in the ITV companies suffered falls yesterday after a combination of events brought confidence in Carlton and Granada low.Trading began the day after the Sunday Times had published a leaked letter from Granada chiefs to the Prime Minister, warning of dire consequences including the closure of ONdigital if the relaxation of media ownership does… Continue reading Carlton And Granada Have Unhappy Monday
Natmags has announced that Justine Southall will be the new publishing director of the Young Women’s Group, which includes Company, She and Zest. She takes over from Tim Lucas who will become director of business development and ad marketing. Following a company restructure managing director of Granada UK broadcasting, Stewart Butterfield, is to leave the… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Week on week comparison revealed a loss of 10.69% for United Business Media. The company, which announced on Friday that profits in its US based high-tech magazine division, CMP, would fall below expectations (see Profits Warning at United Business Media), saw shares fall 73˝p to finish at £6.14. The loss resulted from a slowdown in… Continue reading Sharewatch
In a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), The Wireless Group (TWG) has accused the BBC of abusing its position of dominance to drive commercial radio out of the sports market.TWG, owners of the commercial radio station talkSPORT claims that the BBC has been acquiring radio rights to sporting events at inflated prices… Continue reading Wireless Group Takes BBC Complaint To OFT
