Cable company NTL has extended its contracts with the ITV companies and Channel 4 to cover the remainder of the analogue era. Effectively, the deal clears the way for the eventual ending of the conventional analogue age.Under the £500 million deal, NTL will continue to transmit ITV and Channel 4 broadcasts until the government and… Continue reading NTL To Carry ITV And Channel 4 Broadcasts Until Analogue Switch-Off
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk ‘This is Money’ is the new website from Associated New Media, the new media publishing division of the Daily Mail & General Trust, owners of The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard. It bills itself as ‘your personal financial advisor’ and is targeted straight at the money-loving heart of Middle England, offering advice on… Continue reading Website Of The Week – This Is Money
Associated Newspapers is to delay the launch of its free daily paper London Metro (see Newsline). The title will now launch on 15 March, and will have an initial print run of 100,000, which the publisher hopes will rise to 350,000 by April/May.The postponement is due to distribution problems according to spokesperson at Associated Newspapers.Meanwhile,… Continue reading Associated Newspaper Delays Launch Of London Daily
Newscom, which reported its interim results today (see Newsline) dropped 26p from its share price by the close of trading yesterday, ending the day at 749p.Sky’s shares fell 8žp by the close of trading yesterday to 562˝p, amidst speculation that its reported talks with Canal Plus had broken down over management issues (see Newsline). This… Continue reading Sharewatch
This week is the last in which News At Ten will feature in the ITV schedule. ITV axes ITN’s famous news bulletin this Friday (see Newsline), and ITN is launching Now Web Radio, which is a live radio webcast made specifically for the internet.The web broadcast, which at the moment is a trial, will be… Continue reading ITN Launches Live Web Radio Broadcast
The media buying and planning group, Aegis, have announced unaudited preliminary results for 1998. Pre-tax profit increased by 17% to £51.1 million, and earnings per share, fully diluted, were up by 6% to 3.7p.Turnover for the group grew by 13%, totalling £4,130 million for 1998.Chief executive of the group, Crispin Davies, commented: “These results demonstrate… Continue reading Aegis Report 13% Gain In Turnover
Following reports last week that broadcasting giants BSkyB and Canal Plus were in talks over a possible merger (see Newsline), the two groups have apparently reached a stalemate situation over the matter of management.According to media reports, Canal Chairman Pierre Lescure said in an interview that Canal Plus will have the leadership, or there will… Continue reading Canal Plus Demands Leadership Of Possible BSkyB Merger
Channel 5 has announced that it is to move its main evening news bulletin to 6pm, after receiving approval from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).The weekday 5 News, presented by Kirsty Young, will be brought forward from its current spot at 7pm on 15 March, and the channel’s hourly updates will also be expanded and… Continue reading Channel 5 Moves News Bulletin
Reports are circulating that ITN were planning taking legal action against Sky after the broadcaster announced plans to launch a Sky News At Ten bulletin. ITV is dropping ITN’s News At Ten this Friday, and Sky intends to launch its new 10 o’clock bulletin on Monday. ITN has apparently written to BSkyB claiming that it… Continue reading Sky Could Face Legal Action Over News At Ten
The NRS figures for the national newspaper titles in January 1999 painted a generally bleak picture of the market. The Daily Mail and The Mirror were the only nationals to see rises in circulation, rising 8.5% and 4.5% respectively.The Independent and The Times lost the greatest proportion of readers. The Independent dropped over 18% of… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – January 1999
