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 Sun has renewed its sponsorship of the popular ITV show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for its third series, which will be broadcast in March this year.The series peaked at just over 18 million viewers (see Newsline).Throughout the sponsorship deal The Sun will run its own interactive game through the newspaper, to maximise… Continue reading The Sun Shines On ITV’s Millionaires
The most impressive price increase yesterday was achieved by Emap, which added rose 55p, increasing to 1315p by the close of trading yesterday. The publisher saw a slight increase in overall circulation across its consumer titles according to the latest ABC audit (Subscribers see full item in Press features list).The media group Pearson has sold… Continue reading Sharewatch
The Financial Times Group, part of Pearson, has sold its Extel financial data business to Primark for £19 million. Primark, which is a US financial data group, will supply company data on a global basis to the Financial Times Group for use by its businesses over the next ten years, under the terms of the… Continue reading Pearson Sells Off Financial Data Group To US Buyer
Cable & Wireless has announced the appointment of a new chief executive in the form of Graham Wallace,50, with immediate effect. He succeeds Dick Brown, who left the group in January (see Newsline). Rod Olsen took the helm in the interim between the departure of Brown and the appointment of a new CEO.Wallace oversaw the… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Appoints New Chief Executive
Revenue Revenue estimates for January 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £198.5 million. ITV’s total revenue increased by 6.4% year on year, rising to a total of £138.5 million. Channel 4’s total ad revenue stood at £43.2 million in January 1999, a rise of 9.3% from the year before. Channel 5 added 24.3%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January 1999
Revenue Revenue estimates for January 1999 put total terrestrial TV ad revenue at £198.5 million. ITV’s total revenue increased by 6.4% year on year, rising to a total of £138.5 million. Channel 4’s total ad revenue stood at £43.2 million in January 1999, a rise of 9.3% from the year before. Channel 5 added 24.3%… Continue reading TV Round-Up – January 1999
The ongoing battle between BSkyB and ITV, involving ITV’s refusal to allow Sky to carry its channels on its digital service, looks set to become a political issue as both broadcasters prepare to attend a meeting with MP’s to discuss the issue.The row was sparked last year when ITV executives refused to allow ITV, and… Continue reading BSkyB and ITV Channel Row Prepares To Go To Commons
LondonTown.Com Any city guide worth its salt has to be accurate, up-to-date and, above all else, comprehensive. LondonTown.com, the ‘Official Internet Site for London’, represents London Tourist Board’s online attempt to meet all of these prerequisites.Breaking the guide roughly into ‘Where To Stay’, ‘Museums’, ‘Attractions’, ‘Pubs’, ‘Restaurants’, ‘Events’, ‘Shopping’, ‘Sightseeing’, ‘Entertainment’, ‘Nightclubs’, ‘Transport’, ‘Recreation’, and… Continue reading Website Of The Week – LondonTown.com
