By the end of 2000, television sets are set to overtake PC’s as gateways to the internet, according to Pace Microtechnology. The manufacturer of set-top box technology required to receive satellite and cable television, said that Britain was the world’s fastest-growing market for interactive and digital services.The company, which makes boxes for BSkyB, ONdigital, Telewest,… Continue reading ‘Digital Gateways’ Set To Lead The Race For Net Subscribers
A quarter of all households in Britain now has internet access but, of those logging on, the highest proportions are found in the south of the country and in the highest income brackets. These are the results of a new quarterly survey from the Office for National Statistics tracking internet access.Over the first three months… Continue reading Digital Divide Widens As Take-Up Doubles
The underlying rate of inflation rose to 2.2% last month, according to official figures. The key index, used by the Bank of England to set interest rates, which excludes mortgage payments, rose from 2.0% in May to 2.2% in June, but is still well below the Government’s target rate of 2.5%. The increase is seen… Continue reading Inflation Climbs To 2.2%
Granada has announced the offer price and allocations for the flotation of its media interests as Granada Media plc (see Granada Unveils Plans For Media Arm Flotation). Conditional trading began today at 8am, with shares offered at £5.15 per ordinary share.Charles Allen, chairman of Granada Media, said, “Today’s listing on the London Stock Exchange firmly… Continue reading Granada Media Begins Conditional Trading
By the end of 2000, television sets are set to overtake PC’s as gateways to the internet, according to Pace Microtechnology. The manufacturer of set-top box technology required to receive satellite and cable television, said that Britain was the world’s fastest-growing market for interactive and digital services.The company, which makes boxes for BSkyB, ONdigital, Telewest,… Continue reading ‘Digital Gateways’ Set To Lead The Race For Net Subscribers
ONdigital saw a 15% increase in its subscriber base in the three months to the end of June. The digital terrestrial television platform said today that it had 774,000 customers and was on target to reach one million by the end of the year.The group, which is joint-owned by Granada and Carlton Communications, also revealed… Continue reading ONdigital Adds 15% To Subscriber Base, Reveals Details Of ONnet
The possibility that BSkyB is to take full control of Open has not inspired confidence in investors (see BSkyB Seeks Control Of Open). Shares in BSkyB dropped again yesterday, by 32p to £12.23.Granada fell 4p to £6.30 yesterday as the market waited for the overnight pricing of Granada Media shares. Conditional dealing in the shares… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.Tuesday ONdigital, the digital terrestrial broadcaster which is joint-owned by Carlton Communications and Granada, announces its quarterly figures and details of its plans to provide full internet access through television sets (see ONdigital Signs Deal To Provide Full Net Access Through… Continue reading The Week Ahead
While new media busies itself with targetting children on the internet (see The parenting magazine market is not what you would describe as blooming. Practical Parenting, the monthly title covering pregnancy, birth and childcare, has seen a decline in readership over the last five years, down from 109,000 in 1995 to 77,000 in its last… Continue reading Publisher Goes Back To School To Tap New Magazine Market
Subscribers to the theory that television news is “dumbing down” have been given vindication of sorts with the release of a report that shows the percentage of bulletins devoted to tabloid staples such as royalty, showbiz and crime stories has increased over the last 25 years.The report, titled “From Callaghan to Kosovo: Changing Trends in… Continue reading Policy And Business Giving Way To Posh And Becks, Says Report On TV News
