Ulster Television rose 13½p to £3.02½ on Friday, ending a successful week which saw a total rise in share price of 14%. Interest in the company was thought to be because of its internet activity, as on Thursday it launched the first free all-Ireland web service UTV internet. Earlier this year Ulster Television acquired Direct… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.A national newspaper ABC round-up for May will appear on Newsline.Wednesday Advertising and communications group Cordiant Communications holds its AGM.Thursday Digital Versatile Television, which claims to be the UK’s first web-based TV channel, launches.Friday Today sees the deadline for the Competition… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Future Publishing has poached Dylan Armbrust from his role as deputy editor of VNU’s Computeractive. The fortnightly home computing magazine enjoyed a large hike in its last ABC figures, which now stand at over 325,000.This move has sparked rumours that Future is to launch a rival publication to Computeractive, headed by Armbrust. A source at… Continue reading Computeractive’s Deputy Ed Leaves For Mystery Role At Future
Internet access in the home has increased substantially since 1999 in all countries except the US, according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers. However, even with these increases, more American consumers (44%) continue to access the internet than their Australian (38%) or European counterparts (31% in UK, 31% in Germany and 16% in France). Internet access… Continue reading US Online Time Falls
MediaTrader, the online media availability service launched by MediaTel just over two months ago (see MediaTel Launches MediaTrader), continues to maintain its position as the leading online media trading site.Latest media owners to sign up include Chrysalis, Real Media, Ziff-Davis, Stadium Radio, Space Mountain and Bag Media. They join over 40 media owners who are… Continue reading MediaTrader Continues To Maintain Pole Position In Media Trading Site Contest
A drop in both circulation and readership occurred across the national press market during 1999. Total circulation fell by 1.9% throughout last year, an actual fall of 511,651 sales. The popular papers in both the daily and Sunday sectors lost the greatest sales overall – falling 1.6% and 3.9% respectively. January – December 1999 ABC… Continue reading National Press Market Round-Up – 1999
Now Digital has won the local digital radio multiplex licence for the Bath and Bristol area. This is the second such licence won by the group (see GWR’s Now Digital Takes Wolverhampton Digital Licence), a wholly owned subsidiary of GWR, and is expected to be joined shortly by another for the Coventry area, where Now… Continue reading Now Digital Gains Second Digital Multiplex Licence
Market makers forced BSkyB shares even lower yesterday, anticipating the flood of shares which will appear on the market when Vivendi sells some of its stake (see Sharewatch). Shares in the satellite broadcaster slid 66p to £11.45 yesterday, giving a total loss in value of 22% over the week.Daily Mail and General Trust produced interim… Continue reading Sharewatch
It is thought that more than a dozen bids could be in place for the internet broadcasting rights package of Premier League football. Names touted include large online media owners such as TrinityMirror and BT. Also thought to be in the running are Sportal.com, in which BSkyB has a 5.4% stake (see Sky Furthers Net… Continue reading Premier League Internet Broadcast Rights Attract Multiple Bids
Interactive television is finally starting to become viable, according to new research from the Myers Group and eMarketer. The research was carried out on the US market, which is seen as a barometer for what will happen in UK new media within the next few years.A survey of media executives found an increased level of… Continue reading Interactive TV Gaining Positive Reception In US
