Sky Digital is to expand its digital television pay-per-view film service. The digital broadcaster is increasing its number of pay-per-view screens from 48 to 72, allowing it to show a wider choice of films. Sky will also be restructuring its on-screen PPV listings.A new, independent PPV film service will also be launching on Sky’s digital… Continue reading Sky Expands Digital Pay-Per-View Movie Service
The Express has become the latest national newspaper to start offering a free access service to the internet. In London, Saturday’s edition of the paper featured a covermounted CD with the software needed to connect to Express Online.The service will rival the Sun‘s CurrantBun.com (see News International Claim ‘Huge Success’ For CurrantBun) and the Mirror‘s… Continue reading Express Joins Free Net Access Bandwagon
Fletcher Research this week launches the second wave of its Internet User Monitor, which will be the largest survey so far of UK web users. The research is to be used by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) as part of its National Audience Survey (NAS) system.The IAB is hoping to offer online advertisers regular and… Continue reading Fletcher Launches Largest Ever Poll Of UK Internet Users
Regional newspaper publisher, Trinity, was boosted at the end of last week by reports that Hollinger International may consider buying it if Trinity’s bid for Mirror Group fails. Hollinger is the newspaper group headed by Conrad Black, which owns the Daily Telegraph.On Friday, Trinity closed up 27p at 589p. With stock at this price, Trinity… Continue reading Sharewatch
Tuesday WPP Group releases its first quarter 1999 trading statement.Wednesday IBC is holding the UK Digital TV conference at 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1. The three day conference and seminar programme features speakers including Mark Booth, chief executive of BSkyB, Marc Sands, director of brand marketing at ONdigital and David Elstein, chief executive of Channel… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has served a notice revoking the licence of satellite TV channel Med TV.Med TV was fined by the ITC at the beginning of last year for three breaches of the Commission’s impartiality requirements (see Newsline), and in November the broadcaster was warned that its licence might be revoked (see Newsline).Broadcasts… Continue reading ITC Revokes Med TV Licence
Anxiety about missing out on sporting events, and children pestering their parents are apparently the factors turning people on to Sky’s new digital television service, according to the latest survey by CIA Medialab.In February, Sky reported that its Sky Digital service had attracted 350,000 subscribers since its launch in October 1998 (see Newsline). Around 120,000… Continue reading Children And Sports Are The Incentive For New Sky Digital Subscribers, Says CIA
A strong month for ITV and a poor one for Channel 4 in terms of impacts. All audience categories are up for ITV, particularly Housewives/Children, rising by 17.9%. The strong performance of the Network is the result of the new ITV evening schedule, minus News At Ten, which was unveiled on 8 March (see First… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March 1999
Haymarket Business Publications has acquired Internet Business for an undisclosed sum from its independent publisher. The editor of the title, Tim Wilson, will retain his position. Cable & Wireless Communications’ brand director John Aarons is leaving the company on 14 June. He departs amid reports that CWC is in preliminary merger talks with Telewest (see… Continue reading Newsline Brief
It is rumoured that within the next couple of weeks, Virgin will announce plans to sell videos and CDs, via the internet, for a lower price than its High Street Megastore shops.According to industry sources, Richard Branson’s VirginNet website will offer CDs and videos for a cheaper price than the stores. A spokesperson for VirginNet… Continue reading Virgin May Undercut High Street Stores With Online Sales
