ITN and NTL have announced they are to launch a joint venture news channel. The ITN-branded channel will roll out across the NTL network later this year.ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis said: “IN NTL we have found a prefect partner to exploit the opportunities offered by new technology and digital broadcasting, including interactivity and enhanced… Continue reading ITN And NTL To Launch News Channel
Carlton Communications saw one of the greatest falls on the FTSE on Friday, dropping 68p to 728p. In the midst of a planned merger with United News & Media prices have been volatile but the group intends to boost stock with an outline of its internet strategy this week.Jazz FM jumped 20% after a bulk… Continue reading Sharewatch
UK cinema admissions rose by 21.2% year on year for December 1999 according to the latest figures released by Carlton Screen Advertising. Total admissions across the month came to 10.7 million, mainly from two films which topped the charts the previous month as well – The World Is Not Enough and The Sixth Sense.Average weekly… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Up 21% In December
A new magazine for the radio industry has been launched. Airplay will be the sister publication to Broadcaster’s Bulletin and will cover all aspects of radio broadcasting.Establishing itself as a quality magazine for the developing radio market, it will contain features and industry news. It will be distributed to station managers, managing directors and other… Continue reading Radio Market Gets New Magazine
BSkyB this morning denied that it has made a preemptive bid for the new Premier League contract, following the second report claiming such a move in four months. In October last year, a Financial Times article reported that Sky had held informal negotiations with a number of key clubs in the League with a view… Continue reading Sky Denies Premier League Bid For A Second Time
The UK’s largest regional newspaper sales house, Amra, is restructuring its operations following the integration of the Mirror Regional Sales business. Amra, which is owned by Trinity, took on Mirror Regional Sales when Mirror Group and Trinity formed to create the UK’s largest regional newspaper group, Trinity Mirror (see Trinity Mirror Consolidates Regional Sales Into… Continue reading Amra Restructures Sales Teams
Shares in WPP suffered their biggest decline yesterday, falling 105p to £10.29, despite the company reporting rising profits in its annual results (see Network Inflation Drives Advertisers Away From TV, Says WPP). Commerzbank downgraded the advertising group on the basis that its share price was not matched by its growth prospects.Radio group GWR was one… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR) body has this morning announced the appointment of Jane O’Hara as its new managing director. She replaces current executive director, Peter Jenkins, who is planning to leave the group at the end of May 2000 (see RAJAR Director To Leave In Spring 2000). O’Hara currently works as a consultant… Continue reading RAJAR Appoints New Managing Director
It is just three months since the UK cinema industry celebrated its most successful weekend in history and already the record has been broken again. Over the weekend of 11-13 February, box office admissions reached a new high of £14.2 million, pushed by the release of computer-animated film Toy Story 2 and The Beach, starring… Continue reading Feature: Advertisers Respond To Changing Cinema Audience
The planned women’s magazine from Dennis Publishing (see Dennis To Promote ‘Project Denise’ With £1.5m Campaign) will hit the newsstands on 24 Febuary. PS is a bi-monthly title targeting 30-something women and concentrating on the home shopping market. EMAP is to relaunch Select magazine in March. Its circulation was down in the latest ABC audit… Continue reading Magazines Brief
