ITV has failed to hit its peaktime viewing target for the second quarter of the year, according to research compiled by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). The IPA’s Trends In Television report shows that ITV’s average share of the 1900-2230 hours peaktime slot came in at 37.5%; the Network’s target is to achieve… Continue reading ITV Fails To Meet Peaktime Targets In Second Quarter
Tim Bleakley, sales director at Talk Radio, has been appointed to the new position of managing director of sales at the Wireless Group, the radio company formed when TalkCo acquired The Radio Partnership earlier in the month (see Talk Radio Buys The Radio Partnership).Bleakley will be responsible for setting up Impact, a new sales house… Continue reading Bleakley To Head New Sales House For Wireless Group
Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated and hyped films of all time, has been knocked off the number one spot in the UK weekend box office charts in its third week by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.On its third weekend, The Phantom Menace may have… Continue reading Austin Powers Knocks Star Wars Off Top Spot In UK Cinemas
Cable company Telewest Communications is expected to unveil plans for a high-speed internet access service when it releases its interim financial results tomorrow. Although a spokesperson for the company would not reveal any details, it is understood that the service has been produced in a collaboration with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Telewest.According to a report in… Continue reading Telewest Expected To Offer High-Speed Net Access
Regional newspaper group, Trinity, has now received interest from a number of parties over the sale of its Belfast Telegraph newspaper. Following a ruling by trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, Trinity is required to sell the Telegraph and three other Northern Ireland papers, before the company can complete its £2 billion merger with the… Continue reading Bidders Line Up For Trinity’s Belfast Telegraph
Talk of industry consolidation pushed Granada and Telewest stocks up yesterday. Granada was boosted by 19p to 643˝p over possible further consolidation in the ITV Network and Telewest Communications strengthened by 3źp to 268p on talk of further cable industry consolidation (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications).Pay-TV group, Flextech, made up for… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cable operator, NTL, is offering its TV, telephone and internet services to the whole of the UK in the group’s first move outside its local cable areas. The venture makes NTL the first cable operator in the UK to offer its services nationally.In order to drive interest in its services, NTL has put together a… Continue reading NTL Becomes First Cable Group To Offer Services Nationally
The introduction of subscription-free internet service providers (ISPs) has dramatically increased the number of UK homes that are connected to the internet, according to the latest Internet Access Report from Continental Research.The report shows that in just 18 months, home internet access has jumped from 5% to 18%, largely due to the success of free… Continue reading Free ISPs Boost Home Internet Use
Classic FM will next week relaunch its website, at www.classicfm.com, in the first of a series of portals GWR Group plans to roll out for its regional FM and AM radio stations. The new Classic site follows the launch of GWR’s free internet access service, classicfm.net, in June (see GWR Becomes First Radio Group To… Continue reading Classic FM Website Relaunches With E-Commerce Partners
Media group Pearson was boosted yesterday following the report of its half-year financial results (see FT Turns In Strong Figures For Pearson). The company announced plans to double its expenditure on internet-related business to a total of £120 million. Chief executive, Marjorie Scardino, said yesterday of Pearson: “The internet is our business.” Pearson closed up… Continue reading Sharewatch
