BSkyB has teamed up with US electronic company TiVo, whose products allow viewers to personalise their television viewing. Personal video recorders will be launched in the UK later this year.The machine has a hard disk which can store up to 30 hours of programmes and can be instructed to record an evening’s programmes. The viewer… Continue reading BSkyB To Bring Personal TV Viewing To The UK
Last night MediaTel held its second Media Question Time event at the BBC Radio Theatre. Media professionals from all areas of the industry gathered to watch and grill a distinguished panel. BBC Radio media correspondent Torin Douglas chaired the event and on the panel were Richard Eyre, managing director of Pearson Television, Hugo Drayton, managing… Continue reading MediaTel Question Time Event Assesses The Future Of New Media
EMAP On Air had appointed a dot.com manager. Hitesh Bhatt, who has been at the division since its launch, will take on the newly-created role. He will be responsible for developing the dot.com side of the business and formulating cross-media ideas across EMAP’s divisions.Dave King, sales director at the group said: “The internet and radio… Continue reading EMAP On Air Gets Dot.com Manager
As the race to corner the interactive market steps up, BSkyB has announced it is to broadcast Britain’s first national interactive advertisement. It has teamed up with Ogilvy & Mather to trial the UK’s first fully interactive ad for Unilever’s Chicken Tonight.The pilot advert, to be launched in April on Sky Premier 2, will allow… Continue reading BSkyB To Broadcast First National Interactive Ad
Programmes Who says there isn’t decent light entertainment on television anymore? BBC1’s coverage of Man United hilarious participation in FIFA World Club Championships certainly seemed to disprove that. United’s drawn first match was watched by an audience of 10.17 million, while their 3-1 defeat two days later attracted 9.2 million people.Channel 4’s decision to give… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – January 2000
Reed International, the UK division of Anglo-Dutch group Reed Elsevier, continued to tumble; stock shed over 8%, closing down 45źp to 503p. Its parent group announced poor financial results last week (see Jobs To Go At Reed Elsevier As Part Of Cost Cutting).The news that Granada has been referred to the Competition Commission in regard… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly industry focus, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.MediaTel’s Media Question Time takes place at the BBC Radio Theatre. More details to appear on Newsline shortly.Tuesday National newspaper readership figures for January 2000 are released by the National Readership Survey (NRS). A Round-Up will be available on Newsline shortly afterwards.Thursday Audio… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The BBC has this morning denied reports that it is hatching plans to sell off its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide. Rupert Gavin, chairman of Worldwide, is quoted on the BBC’s own news website as saying that “there is no question of selling off any of BBC Worldwide.”The statement follows an article in yesterday’s edition of… Continue reading BBC Denies Plans For Worldwide Sell Off
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is to allow business magazines to include demographic data when they report their circulation figures in order to increase the usefulness of the certificates to advertisers and agencies. The enhancement to the audit will allow publishers to include an extra four tables of demographic data so that they can… Continue reading ABC Allows Business Mags To Report Demographic Data
Programmes Who says there isn’t decent light entertainment on television anymore? BBC1’s coverage of Man United hilarious participation in FIFA World Club Championships certainly seemed to disprove that. United’s drawn first match was watched by an audience of 10.17 million, while their 3-1 defeat two days later attracted 9.2 million people.Channel 4’s decision to give… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – January 2000
