Forever Broadcasting is planning to float on the Alternative Investment Market. The radio group, in which Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group owns a 17.9% stake, is expected to be valued between £25-30m.The company owns two radio stations: 107.6 Juice in Liverpool, formerly known as Crash FM, and Tower FM, which serves audiences in Manchester, Bury and… Continue reading Forever Broadcasting Seeks AIM Listing
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is believed to be in negotiations to take a controlling stake in Open. The move is rumoured to be a precursor to a stock market listing for the digital service which bought interactive television to the UK when it launched last year (see Interactive TV Launches In The UK).BSkyB currently owns a… Continue reading BSkyB Seeks Control Of Open
The best performer amongst media shares last week was Reuters Group, which ended the day’s trading on Friday up again, by 25p at £13.07.The possible merger deals between Carlton, Granada and United News and Media continue to provoke speculation in the media world. Shares in all three companies ended down on Friday, Carlton by 7p… 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
Q: Why would a satellite broadcaster owned by the two largest ITV groups use BBC Resources to help design its internet-TV service? (see ONdigital Teams With BBC For Internet On TV)A: When was the last time you heard someone say that www.granada.co.uk or www.carlton.co.uk was their favourite website? Meanwhile www.bbc.co.uk enjoys worldwide popularity and is… Continue reading BBC To Peddle Internet Know-How To Boost Revenue
Oneword radio, the digital station devoted to the spoken word, is set to become available to millions more listeners through a carriage deal with Sky Digital and its own radio via the internet service.Oneword began broadcasting its full schedule on Digital One in May this year, three months after Digital One announced its launch (see… Continue reading Oneword Will Speak To More Of The Nation Through Sky Digital Deal
Reuters was the best performer in the FTSE 100 index yesterday, although there seemed to be no obvious reason for the 6% rise. Shares ended up 72p at £12.82.Trinity Mirror announced a positive trading report yesterday (see Trinity Announces Positive Trading Report, Enhances ic24 Network) and spoke of increased revenue growth. However shares in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Not so many months ago dedicated women’s portals were hot property on the internet. A flurry of online women-focussed activity occurred in the space of a few months with offerings from Associated New Media (CharlotteStreet.com), Hollinger and Boots, (handbag.com), IPC (beme.com) and Freeserve (icircle.co.uk).They all had one thing in mind: to tap into the pockets… Continue reading Feature: Publishers Bring Women’s Sites Into Focus
MRG Evening Meeting – The Future of Radio and Outdoor MeasurementLast night’s Media Research Group (MRG) Evening Meeting covered the issue of machine assisted media research in two areas which have previously relied on manual collection – outdoor and radio. Derek Bloom of Poster Audience research and Jane O’Hara of RAJAR discussed possible alternatives to… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – The Future of Radio and Outdoor Measurement
Jane Phillimore has been appointed editor of fledgling women’s lifestyle title Aura. Phillimore, previously deputy editor of Options, takes over the role from Deirdre Vine who is to step down to the role of contributing editor. Since its launch the Parkhill Publications title has lost at least two key staff members (see Appointments Brief) amid… Continue reading Appointments Brief
