Shares in outdoor advertising group Maiden fell by 15p yesterday after interim results reported a poor first half. Prices closed at 355p.Scottish Radio dropped by 11˝p yesterday to 946p. The group has acquired Angus County Press, which publishes seven local weekly newspapers for £4.2 million.An analyst briefing pushed shares in Carlton Communications by 14žp to… Continue reading Sharewatch
Channel 5 is about to enter the retail market with the launch next week of 5 Direct. A multimedia distribution venture, it will allow consumers to order products advertised on the channel.The first merchandise available will be a dual video package featuring sci-fi movies Species and Species II and including a cinema promotion poster. The… Continue reading Channel 5 Launches Retail Venture
ONdigital has today announced details of its interactive plans, which include total internet access for all subscribers and a range of on screen shopping and entertainment services.The digital pay TV broadcaster will start the roll-out of services at the end of this year. Email will be available to all subscribers early in 2000 after an… Continue reading ONdigital Announces TV Internet Plans
IPC Electric, the new online trading division formed by IPC Magazines, has begun putting together its commercial and marketing teams with a series of new appointments.Nick Wakefield joins from Associated Newspapers as sales manager. He will be responsible for all IPC Electric revenue streams, including advertising, sponsorship and e-commerce. Capital Interactive’s Justin Leo has been… Continue reading IPC Electric Forms Commercial And Marketing Teams
It seems that the positive trading statement released by media group EMAP yesterday (see EMAP Anticipates Second Half Revenue Growth) failed to impress. Shares in the company dropped by 52p (5.9%) to 826p by the end of trading. EMAP has also announced plans to report results for its internet division, EMAP Digital, separately from the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Attic Futura, publisher of Britain’s biggest-selling teen magazine Sugar, has signed a deal with internet service provider AOL UK to take its magazines to the web. AOL UK members will have access to content from Attic Futura’s Sugar and TV Hits magazines. The deal extends the association between the two companies, created in 1996 when… Continue reading Attic Futura Takes Sugar To The Web With AOL Deal
A week after the launch of its first radio stations on the Net (see Chrysalis Radio Launches On The Net), the Chrysalis Radio Group will soon allow online listeners to access its services via their telephones. A deal with Motorola allows callers to use voice commands to search the web.The new technology is called PersonalOffer… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Allows Listeners To Talk On The Internet
Regional newspaper publisher, Community Media, has agreed to stop its exclusivity deals with advertisers after it was reprimanded by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) this week. This could be the last time a media owner gets off so lightly with anti-competitive behaviour; new legislation will impose huge penalties on publishers that offer discounts to… Continue reading OFT Reprimands Exclusive Deals By Regional Publisher
The Broadcasting Standards Commission has upheld 28 complaints about the Channel 4 series Psychos. The complainants were concerned that the five-part series reinforced prejudices of people within the mental health system.Most complaints were about the title of the series itself. Channel 4 said that Psychos was intended to refer to doctors rather than patients and… Continue reading BSC Upholds Complaints About Psychos Series
Information group Reuters continues to sustain losses after a negative meeting with analysts last week caused stock to plummet (see Sharewatch). Shares were down a further 27˝p to 682˝p; in total they have dropped 25%.Shares in Ulster Television rose by over 5% yesterday to 196p. A new managing director, John McCann, who takes over the… Continue reading Sharewatch
