Cellnet this week became the first mobile phone operator to launch its own ISP business. Genie Internet will be launched in March, and will enable the internet to be accessed as easily from a mobile phone as from a fixed line site.Genie Internet plans to launch a range of services targeted at different groups. ‘Speak-mail’… Continue reading Cellnet Launches Internet Service
Again, some fairly dramatic changes in share prices on the market yesterday. Daily Mail & General Trust rose another 53p up to 3247p. Yesterday’s Sharewatch saw the group’s price rise by 35p (see Sharewatch).Granada also saw an impressive 41p rise by the close of trading yesterday, achieving a total of 1243p.BSkyB, which denied yesterday that… Continue reading Sharewatch
Outdoor contractor, the More Group UK has won a £1 million solus Adshel contract from Western Union, the worldwide money transfer company. The contract was won on a competitive pitch against MediaVest and poster specialist PPL.The pitch list included TDI, who have held the solus contract for the past two years.The advertising brief was to… Continue reading More Group Secures £1 million From Western Union
Talk Radio has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to complain about what it regards as anti-competitive behaviour by the BBC.Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive at Talk Radio, is angry that the Radio Times, published by BBC Worldwide, is refusing to carry Talk Radio’s programme listings.According to Mr MacKenzie, he has written… Continue reading Radio Times In Trouble With Talk Radio
The Broadcasting Standards Commission(BSC) has received a large volume of complaints concerned with the sexual content or innuendo of television and radio broadcasts. The regulator upheld complaints against 11 different programmes in its latest report.Mark Radcliffe’s BBC Radio show and Coronation Street all drew accusations of sexual innuendo. Documentaries by Channel 4 (Cutting Edge and… Continue reading Complainants Target Sex On Television
According to reports in today’s national press, BSkyB and French TV company Canal Plus are currently in preliminary talks concerning alliances, joint ventures and possibly the merging of the two companies.An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal sparked off speculation, but BSkyB declined to comment when contacted by Newsline. Canal Plus did confirm that it… Continue reading Canal Plus Admits Talks With BSkyB
Following media speculation yesterday that BSkyB was in talks with French media group Canal Plus, the British broadcaster’s share price climbed 18źp by the close of trading, rising to 536žp. At 11.00am today, BSkyB’s share price stood at 548˝p. Details will follow on Newsline.The Daily Mail & General Trust share price closed at 3194p yesterday,… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has received 63 complaints concerning a television advert for a magazine called Hitler’s Third Reich. The ad appeared in the break of the dramatisation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence.9 of the complaints which the ITC received were concerned with the timing of the ad, which they felt was inappropriate.… Continue reading ITC Receives Complaints Against Nazi Magazine Ad
IPC Magazines has appointed Eileen Melville to group advertisement sales director for its South Bank Publishing Group. Eileen is being promoted from her current role as advertisement systems director across all 5 of IPC’s publishing groups, and the appointment will be effective from 1 March. Easynet, one of Europe’s largest ISPs, has signed a deal… Continue reading Newsline Brief
The Times is to sponsor the world famous Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, as part of its programme for the Millenium. Visitors will be able to stand on the meridian and read the news headlines thanks to an electronic data news feed. The sponsorship deal will also involve a Times Millenium Sculpture.Peter Stothard,… Continue reading The Times Puts Its Name To The Millenium
