The BBC has published its list of promises for the coming year which include increased spend on programming. By 2006 the corporation will increase the percentage of licence fee money devoted to programmes from 76% to 85%.More internet services are also in the pipeline including websites for sports, lifestyle and the arts. But today’s news… Continue reading BBC Makes Promises, ITN Makes Threats
Flextech’s teen channel Trouble is to add a new dimension to its cable, satellite, digital and internet output this summer, with the addition of a radio station available through its website.The channel’s summer schedule includes a magazine show T-Nation, which will go out live at 4.30pm on weekdays from 24th July. The TV show, broadcast… Continue reading Trouble Launches Internet Radio Service
The Guardian Media Group has asked the secretary of state for trade and industry for consent to make a bid for Regional Independent Media, the UK’s sixth largest regional publisher. It is the third regional newspaper group to make a formal application, clearance having also been recently sought by Gannett and Johnston Press (see Johnston… Continue reading Guardian Group Joins Bidding War For RIM
Granada Media ended its first day of unconditional trading down 6p at £5.19 as fears it would over pay for Carlton or United News and Media continued. The share prices for Granada Media have now replaced those for Granada Group in the Sharewatch list.Rumours that Carlton might pull out of its merger deal with United… Continue reading Sharewatch
Month On Month The national newspaper sector saw an overall increase in sales of 0.4% during June, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Most titles saw a slight rise in circulation in a month on month analysis, with the only significant loss coming from Sport First, which fell by 19%.The… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – June 2000
Yesterday saw the market continue its reaction to the approval of the ITV merger deals on Friday (see DTI Clears Way For ITV Merger). United News & Media ended up 32p at £9.17, while Carlton Communications recovered from its fall on Friday (see Sharewatch) even though there were rumours that it may pull out of… Continue reading Sharewatch
Independent News & Media (INM) has been given clearance from the Competition Commission to acquire the Belfast Telegraph group from Trinity Mirror plc, as it is not thought that the transfer would operate against the public interest.Stephen Byers made the announcement yesterday, saying that when considering the Commission’s report he had been “mindful of the… Continue reading INM Acquisition Of Belfast Telegraph Group Cleared
United News & Media has announced the sale of Miller Freeman USA, part of its US trade show and professional publishing arm, to Dutch publishing group VNU. The sale, worth £433m, is part of the group’s ongoing disposal of non-core assets, agreed on announcement of its proposed merger with Carlton Communications last year (see Carlton/UNM… Continue reading United Disposes Of Miller Freeman USA
Rumours that IPC was to acquire the magazine publishing assets of Gruner & Jahr UK (G&J) (see IPC Eyes Gruner and Jahr For Possible Takeover) have been quashed by the announcement that the National Magazine Company (NatMags) has made the takeover move instead.NatMags managing director Terry Mansfield said the two companies were a “great match”,… Continue reading NatMags Grabs Gruner and Jahr
Month On Month The national newspaper sector saw an overall increase in sales of 0.4% during June, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Most titles saw a slight rise in circulation in a month on month analysis, with the only significant loss coming from Sport First, which fell by 19%,… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – June 2000
