The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has rejected the proposals put forward by ITV for halting the decline in audience figures for its evening news output. ITV will have to come up with a final set of proposals in time for the next Commission meeting on 22 June.Sir Robin Biggam, the ITC chairman said “The ITC… Continue reading ITC Rejects ITV’s Proposals For Halting Audience Decline
Egg, the internet financial services brand, has signed a content deal with interactive TV platform, Open. The deal will make Egg’s products and services available to 3 million homes via digital television. Following the launch of the service later this year, customers will be able to make applications and service their accounts through the television.Egg… Continue reading Egg Signs Up To Offer Banking Via Digital TV
Channel 4 is “open to the possibility” of creating subsidiaries which could be floated on the stock market in future, although the idea of full flotation has once again been rejected by the board individually and as a whole (see Channel Four Chief Calls For Abolition Of BBC Board Of Governors). Speaking at the presentation… Continue reading Channel 4 Doesn’t Rule Out Subsidiary Flotation
The market was not impressed with Granada’s decision to float its media arm; shares in the group fell 46p to 554p. Speculation over a possible bid proposal for either Carlton Communications or United News & Media sent their shares tumbling too. Carlton, believed to be the favoured partner, fell 20p to 756˝p and United dropped… Continue reading Sharewatch
Guardian Newspapers has this week announced the completion of extensive research into its papers’ sections and supplements. Guardian and Observer Sections 2000 is a detailed report covering the readership of its supplements, and is fully compatible with the National Readership Survey (NRS).Its research has shown that, of its weekday supplements, the most popular are the… Continue reading Guardian Publishes Sections Research For Advertisers
Nicholas Rudd-Jones has become group managing director (publishing) of Johnston Press. Rudd-Jones became managing director of Wiltshire Newspapers, part of Pearson Group, in 1995 before moving to United News and Media in 1997. Here he was initially commercial director, before moving on to become managing director of Express Newspapers, a post he held until this… Continue reading Appointments Brief
UK radio listening is performing strongly according to the RAJAR audience figures for the first quarter of this year, with the whole industry adding more than 33,000 hours’ listening quarter on quarter. Commercial radio’s share of listening has increased, on a national and local level, helping the commercial sector to close the gap slightly between… Continue reading Feature: Radio Groups Show Improvements In Latest RAJAR Report
Granada Group is to be split into two divisions following its merger with contract caterer Compass Group (see Sharewatch). The group’s media division will be renamed Granada Media as a result of the separation, and will float on the stock exchange later this year.The hospitality and media divisions are to be split within 12 months… Continue reading Granada Group To Float Media Arm
A TV sponsorship deal will be extended to radio for the first time in a deal between EMAP, Channel 4 and Malibu. Flava, a youth programme on C4 will be turned into a weekly radio show on EMAP’s Kiss and Big City stations in the deal, which is believed to be worth around £500,000.The radio… Continue reading Channel 4 And EMAP Unite In Sponsorship Deal
Shares in Granada fell by over 6% yesterday as the market responded to the news that the group was to purchase contract caterer Compass Group and split its hospitality and media arms into two separate businesses. Prices closed at 600p yesterday. This morning Granada confirmed that the deal was going ahead.Highbury House Communications saw a… Continue reading Sharewatch
