As with the cable and regional newspaper industries, the UK’s radio sector has undergone a period of consolidation in recent years creating a handful of major radio operators. With stations often covering many areas of the country, these companies have begun to brand certain stations in their networks under one name and format. EMAP On… Continue reading Feature: Networked Stations Create Radio “Brands”
Shares in Reuters leapt yesterday as the information group announced its full-year financial results and plans to spend £500m moving its services online (see Reuters To Spend £500m On Net Plans). Prices rocketed 232p to £12.39.Reuters intentions pushed other media stock. BSkyB climbed 143˝p to £16.10˝ as its own web strategy was anticipated in its… Continue reading Sharewatch
The proposed merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media was referred to the Competition Commission yesterday after months of anticipation. A three-month investigation will commence today which is expected to deliver its report on 16 May.Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers announced that the Office of Fair Trading had concluded that the planned… Continue reading Carlton-United Merger Deal Referred To Competition Commission
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) and the Office for Telecommunications (OFTEL) today announced the provisional conclusions of their joint consultation into the bundling of television and telephony services. The consultation, announced in April last year (see ITC And OFTEL Consult On Cable TV And Telephony Bundling), was set up to investigate the ways in which… Continue reading Cable TV/Telephony Bundling Not Anti-Competitive Says ITC
As the deadline for bids in the auction of the Belfast Telegraph passed last night, a number of major media groups had joined the list. The expected line-up for the Ulster newspaper is expected to include Independent News & Media, Gannett, Regional Independent Media and a management buyout team backed by venture capitalists.The newspaper is… Continue reading Media Groups Line Up For Belfast Telegraph
Major internet companies have joined together to create the first Pan-European Internet Monitor. Research group Pro Active International is conducting the survey in alliance with net companies including AltaVista, RealMedia, Yahoo Europe, 24/7 and Excite.It will be conducted by telephone, face-to-face interview, and online between February and September this year in 14 European countries and… Continue reading Net Companies Unite In Pan-European Internet Monitor
EMAP On Air has signed a £500,000 sponsorship deal with Warner Village Cinemas. A film show, Moviezone, will broadcast on selected stations giving listeners up-to-date information about current releases.The station involved in the deal are part of the Big City network in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Preston and Sheffield. This newly-formed network aims at the 15-34… Continue reading EMAP On Air Signs Deal With Warner
Information group Reuters plans to spend £500m moving its services onto the internet. Announcing its full-year financial results today the group unveiled a four-year net strategy which includes a host of technology deals.As the group posted strong results for the year it announced a joint venture with US firm Multex to launch a European net-based… Continue reading Reuters To Spend £500m On Net Plans
Information group Reuters is today expected to unveil a strategy to make its major financial products available on the internet. Plans for the partial flotation of its electronic trading business, Instinet, and the Greenhouse Fund, which invests in net start-ups, are also expected as the group announces its full-year financial results. Prices closed down slightly… Continue reading Sharewatch
When Swedish newspaper publisher Modern Times Group started sniffing around on UK soil for new ground on which to launch a free daily morning newspaper, Daily Mail and Evening Standard publisher, Associated Newspapers, moved quickly and aggressively to the defence. Firstly in London, and then in a number of other major cities around the country,… Continue reading Feature: Metros May Boost Regional Morning Market
